4 research outputs found
Análise da realidade pericial no âmbito do direito penal no gabinete médico-legal da Covilhã
A avaliação médico-legal do dano corporal em direito penal assume um
papel fulcral na fundamentação da decisão judicial, nomeadamente no que
respeita à sanção penal a aplicar a quem foi responsável pela produção desses
danos. No âmbito da profunda reorganização médico-legal portuguesa
verificada em 2001, foi criado o Gabinete Médico-Legal da Covilhã que entre as
suas competências integra a realização destes exames periciais. Tendo em
vista conhecer qual o padrão de violência mais frequente e qual a realidade
pericial no âmbito da Clínica Forense em direito penal na zona geográfica
coberta por aquele Gabinete, procedeu-se a um estudo retrospectivo,
envolvendo o período de 2006-2008, de todas as perícias neste domínio nele
concretizadas. Com base nelas estudou-se o dia da semana mais prevalente,
assim como a hora, o tipo de agressão em causa, agressor(a), vítima (s), onde
foi assistido(a), quem solicitou o exame, local/actividade, tipo de arma e meio
utilizados, natureza do dano, tempo de cura e incapacidades para o trabalho
em geral e profissional, e se resultaram danos permanentes e/ou perturbações
psico-sociais. Avaliou-se também a qualidade da resposta pericial
proporcionada pelo Gabinete em causa à população por ele coberta, nomeadamente através do estudo do número de vezes que o(a) agredido(a) foi
examinado(a), o tempo de resposta após solicitação do exame e a correcta
abordagem ou não de todos os parâmetros de dano valorizáveis em direito
penal no âmbito do respectivo relatório pericial.The Forensic Medicine evaluation of the injury in criminal law has a key
role in the reasoning of the court’s decision in respect to the base penalty to be
applied to whom was responsible for the production of such damage. Under the
reorganization of the Portuguese Forensic Medicine in 2001, a Gabinete
Médico-Legal da Covilhã was created and among its powers, it includes the
realization of expert examinations. In order to know what pattern of violence
was more frequent and the real expertise within the Forensic Clinic in criminal
law in the geographical area covered by that office, a retrospective study was
done, corresponding to a period between 2006-2008, of all the expertise in this
area it implemented. A study was done regarding, the day of the week and time
of day, type of aggression involved, aggressor, victim (s), type of weapon used,
who requested the examination, place / activity, type of weapon and used
means of injury, nature of injury, time of healing and disability for work in
general and professional and if permanent harm resulted, and / or psycho-social
disorders. The quality of response provided by expertise of the office was also
evaluated concerning the population covered by it, particularly by studying the number of times the victim was examined, the response time after the
examiners solicitation and the correct approach of injury recoverable in criminal
law under the expert report
Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Portugal, February to May 2017: lessons learnt and upcoming challenges
In Portugal, measles vaccination coverage and population immunity are high, and no endemic measles cases had been reported since 2004. The World Health Organization classified measles as eliminated in the country in 2015 and 2016, based on data from the previous 3 years. However, in a context of increasing incidence in several European countries in 2016 and 2017, Portugal experienced two simultaneous measles outbreaks with a total of 27 laboratory-confirmed cases (0.3 cases/100,000 population) in two health regions between February and May 2017. Nineteen cases (70.1%) were adults, of whom 12 were healthcare workers. Overall, 17 cases (63.0%) were not vaccinated, of whom five were infants younger than 12 months of age. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. Measles virus sequencing identified different possible origins of the virus in each region affected. Although measles transmission was stopped in less than 2 months from the first case being notified, these outbreaks represent an opportunity to reinforce awareness of measles diagnosis. We highlight the intensity of the control measures taken and their impact on the rapid control of the outbreaks and also the fact that high vaccination coverage was crucial to stop transmission.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, and in a context of high measles vaccination coverage and immunity.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018
Free PMC Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152152/We report three simultaneous measles outbreaks with 112 confirmed cases in three Health Regions of Portugal, from February to April 2018. The mean age of cases was 30 years, 79% worked in a healthcare setting and 87% were vaccinated. Genotype B3 was identified in 84 cases from the three outbreaks. Primary cases in each outbreak were imported. Several cases presented with modified measles, highlighting the importance of rethinking the measles case definition for vaccinated cases.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio