[Actualization of assessment of morphologic features of incisions and chop wounds of 'barrier' tissues of the head].

Aim of this study is to determine the influence of the basic conditions of the traumatic interaction of cutting and chopping objects with 'barrier' tissues of the scalp on the formation of morphological signs of damage. It was suggested to perform the comparative analysis of the morphological signs of incised and chopped scalp tissue wounds obtained by changing one given parameter in experimental damage modeling. The influence of the basic conditions of the traumatic interaction of cutting and chopping objects with the 'barrier' tissues of the scalp on the formation of morphological signs of the resulting damage was determined.

[Mechanical injury: definition of concepts].

The work was devoted to the definition of a mechanical injury in the forensic medical literature. The study of the forensic medical terminology is important because of the absence of a uniform understanding of such terms as 'injury', 'wound', 'wound canal', and 'wounding' by different authors. Different approaches of authors towards the definition of terms and concepts cause confusion in the scientific knowledge, thus breaking its orderliness and continuity.

[The efficient method for the forensic medical investigation of the thoracic wound channels for the reconstruction of the victim's body position at the moment of injury].

The objective of the present study was the development of the expert action algorithm for the purpose of forensic medical expertise of a corpse with punctured, stab and slash, and gunshot wounds with the purpose of reconstruction of the victim's body position at the moment of injury. The following methods were proposed based on the results of the study: the method for the access to the internal organs of the corpse allowing to preserve the configuration of the thoracic wound channels during the full-scale autopsy for its subsequent evaluation and the method for the reconstruction of the initial shape of the wound channels in the body and the extremities and thereby to facilitate the forensic medical expertise examination of the corpse. In addition, the real-world examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach to the planning, organization, and performance of the expert actions for the purpose of the reconstruction of the victim's body position at the moment of injury.

[The problems of professional competence in the complementary professional forensic medical expertise programs of advanced training and professional requalification].

This article reports the results of the analysis of the new tendencies and normatives of the working legislation in the field of additional professional education in the speciality of «forensic medical expertise» and the application of the competency-based approach to the training of specialists in the framework of professional requalification and advanced training programs. Special attention is given to the problems of organization of the educational process and the elaboration of additional training programs based on the competency approach to the training of specialists at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Law with the professor V.N.

[Specific features of the injuries to the head inflicted by hits with long objects with the impact surface of various shape].

The article was designed to characterize the specific features of the injuries to the head inflicted under experimental conditions by hits with long objects with the impact surfaces of various shape. The data obtained can be used to improve the conduction of forensic medical expertises for the identification purposes. A combined approach for the layer-by-layer description of head injuries is proposed to be used for the identification of morphological features of interest.