Abstract
Abstract Life-threatening injuries represent those types of lesions that certainly lead to the victim’s death if no qualified medical care is applied in due time. We hold important the aspect of imminent danger, and that the lesion, in its natural way of evolution, will determine the person’s death, his life being saved only by a qualified medical intervention. The juridical correspondent is represented in article 194: bodily harm - The new criminal code and the new criminal procedure code. The authors review and comment on the main particular aspects of life-threatening traumas, based on topography, anatomical aspects and forensic interpretation, in order to offer arguments to be incorporated from a medico-legal point of view, reported to the criteria of life-threatening conditions. We shall illustrate the subject by 6 case reports.
Highlights
In accordance with the criminal law stipulations, regardless of the medical care duration, the post-traumatic lesions can be categorized as severe by the life-threatening status they posses
Severe bodily injuries by life-threatening conditions are stipulated in article 194 of the Criminal law and are based on acts that lead to physical integrity or health alteration, an injury that has as consequence life-threatening conditions, and is punishable by 2 to 7 years of imprisonment [1]
The great variety of human body reactivity reveals that in some cases, even though the severity of the lesion is great, usually deadly, healing can occur without life-threatening conditions at any time, while in other cases, a relatively mild injury can lead to severe life-endangering complications or even death –directly or based on some underlying conditions [2, 3]
Summary
In accordance with the criminal law stipulations, regardless of the medical care duration, the post-traumatic lesions can be categorized as severe by the life-threatening status they posses. Severe bodily injuries by life-threatening conditions are stipulated in article 194 of the Criminal law and are based on acts that lead to physical integrity or health alteration, an injury that has as consequence life-threatening conditions, and is punishable by 2 to 7 years of imprisonment [1]. This aspect is decided only by medico-legal expertise, the vital risk being defined by the severity of the lesions or their complications that can lead to death, which must be greater than the body’s natural healing ability. The great variety of human body reactivity reveals that in some cases, even though the severity of the lesion is great, usually deadly, healing can occur without life-threatening conditions at any time, while in other cases, a relatively mild injury can lead to severe life-endangering complications or even death –directly or based on some underlying conditions [2, 3].
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