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J Law Med. 2021 Dec;28(4):1066-1081.
The law shapes the disposition and actions of persons, and what is acceptable and ethical in a community. However, laws in society can potentially be co-opted to influence medical and legal thought in other areas, using an "off-label" conceptual interpretation. For example, medical authorities have recognised the dangers of blows to the head in boxing, with some being fatal. Elsewhere, recent criminal law target assaults causing death by one punch. These laws, alongside coronial inquests, can be helpful in shifting the outlook on boxing, its risks, and fatalities. The cause of both forms of deaths usually involves traumatic brain injuries. This article analyses the contexts surrounding one-punch laws, and some legal proceedings and coroners' inquests, to seek alternative perspectives and the medical and ethical implications of such laws. The discussions also refer to legislation, and socio-legal and medical ethics debates in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States.
法律塑造了个人的性格和行为，以及在一个社区中什么是可接受和合乎道德的。然而，社会中的法律可能会被利用，通过“超说明书使用”的概念解释来影响医学和法律领域的其他方面的思想。例如，医学权威已经认识到拳击运动中头部受到打击的危险，其中一些是致命的。在其他地方，最近的刑法将导致一拳致死的攻击定为犯罪。这些法律，以及验尸官的调查，可以帮助改变对拳击、其风险和死亡的看法。这两种形式的死亡通常涉及创伤性脑损伤。本文分析了一拳致死法律以及一些法律程序和验尸官调查的背景，以寻求替代视角，以及这些法律的医学和伦理影响。讨论还涉及英国、欧洲和美国的立法以及社会法律和医学伦理辩论。
