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Towards an OGM discipline: ethical remarks
The present technological transformation calls for a new kind of vet: he has to accomplish his own institutional
tasks bearing in mind the definition of a “good practice” code and also performing educational and informative
tasks in zootechny in order to ensure the animal well-being.
Therefore, his contribution can be relevant in developing and interpreting laws related to the protection of animal
welfare and further considerations on the ethical and deontological thought, concerning the technological
use of animals.
The vet’s role is also fundamental in the following areas: further study of bioethical issues related to
zootechny and the professional growth of whoever is engaged, in different ways, in productive activities and
research on animals
Traumatic aortic rupture due to a sudden deceleration following a car accident: a case report
LINEE GUIDA PER LA VALUTAZIONE MEDICO LEGALE DEL DANNO ALLA PERSONA IN AMBITO CIVILISTICO
Instrumental misdiagnosis and colon perforation: an autopsy case.
The authors report the case of a 75 year old man with bilateral inguinal hernia who suddenly died a few hours after hospitalization. Autopsy revealed death was related to a stercoral peritonitis ensuing from a perforation of the colon. The clinical picture during hospitalisation showed no typical signs of this. Court proceedings identified failure by the radiologist to identify the radiological signs of an intestinal perforation. The case report reviews the matter of the cause-effect relationship between death and radiological misdiagnosis and on the possible judicial consequences in Italy for the doctor, responsible for the failure to diagnose
Voluntary interruption of pregnancy in Europe, medical-juridical issues and ethical approach to the regulation
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