FORENSIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL WORKER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE 140 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the forensic characteristics of a medical and pharmaceutical worker in the investigation of criminal offenses provided for in Article 140 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The purpose of the study is to study the typical features and forensically significant signs of medical and pharmaceutical workers who were brought to criminal liability for committing criminal offenses provided for in Article 140 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
It is established that a medical worker is a person who has a medical or nursing professional qualification, carries out professional activities in the provision of medical care and carries out other activities related to such activities in accordance with the legislation, including as an individual entrepreneur who has a license to conduct business activities in medical practice. A pharmaceutical worker is a person who has a pharmaceutical professional qualification, carries out professional activities in the provision of pharmaceutical care and carries out other measures related to such activities in accordance with the legislation
In the context of investigating the improper performance of professional duties by a medical or pharmaceutical worker, the following characteristics of the offender’s personality are important: age, gender, place of residence, marital status, circle of friends, education, place of work, position, work experience, category, health status, skills and abilities. Essential characteristics of the offender’s personality are information about education, qualifications, position held and the nature of the duties that the person performs in accordance with the job description or functional duties.
Improper performance of professional duties by a medical or pharmaceutical worker is most often committed by: 1) obstetrician-gynecologist - 66.7%; 2) surgeon - 40%; 3) anesthesiologist - 23.3%; 4) infectious disease physician – 6.7%; 5) pediatrician – 6.7%; 6) traumatologist – 6.7%; 7) paramedic – 6.7%; 8) nurse – 6.7%; 9) leading researcher of the department of reconstructive and restorative surgery of ENT organs – 3.3%; 10) urologist – 3.3%; 11) ultrasound diagnostics doctor – 3.3%; 12) neurosurgeon – 3.3%; 13) general practitioner – 3.3%; 14) senior researcher of the department of anesthesiology and intensive care – 3.3%.