The Evolution of the Kharkiv Forensic Medical Service over 228 Years of Its Existence

Y.M. Kravchenko1, prof. V.O. Olkhovsky1, prof. O.V. Dunayev2

 1State Educational Service «Kharkiv Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination», Kharkiv Regional Society of Forensic Physicians and Criminologists1

2Kharkiv National Medical University

The establishment and development of the Kharkiv Forensic Medical Service from 1797 to 2025 is highlighted, in particular the chronology of the introduction into practice of new types of forensic medical examinations.

Key words: forensic medical examination, Kharkiv Forensic Medical Service, types of forensic medical examinations.

https://doi.org/10.15407/internalmed2025.02.093

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