Caracterización ética de la valoración de pacientes con lesiones en el ámbito legal

Abstract

Introduction: The role of Forensic Medicine in human rights and humanitarian forensic action is becoming more and more visible worldwide. Hence, ethics is an important part in all areas of our lives, it is undoubtedly an inherent and inseparable part of both medicine and legal cases. Bioethical principles are fundamental aspects in the medical action, so I have carried out this research to document on the subject, with the aim of describing the ethical characterization in the assessment of patients with injuries in the legal field for a correct professional practice. Materials and methods: A descriptive documentary study were carried out, making use of the bibliographic method integrating analysis and synthesis, where different scientific articles and legal documents referring to ethical determination, legal regulations, and the evaluation of patients with injuries obtained from platforms such as Pubmed, Scielo, Google Scholar, Elsevier, among others, were consulted. Results: The results obtained show that ethics and bioethics have a clear influence on the practical practice of the physician, so that the principles should be considerably recognized and safeguarded by the normative entities of the justice administration system. Conclusion: The assessment and interpretation of injuries should be applied to bioethical principles; autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice, to safeguard professional and patient interests, while at the same time a commitment to professionalism, confidentiality and accuracy while respecting legal standards.