Recommendations of the RPO «Chamber of Legal Consultants»: Procedure for victims of illegal actions of third parties during the state of emergency

As soon as possible after the beating, call the police or arrive at a medical facility (depending on the condition and well-being). Inform police officers about the need to receive a referral of the victim for medical examination to the Bureau of forensic medical examination to fix injuries and determine harm to health.

If the victim feels a sharp deterioration in health, call an ambulance. If hospitalization is offered, go to the hospital, undergo an examination. Depending on the results of the examination, undergo inpatient or outpatient treatment. Even if hospitalization has not been carried out, it is necessary to continue outpatient treatment (according to indications).

Call friends, relatives, people who can help you, report the incident, ask for help: escort to the police, provide temporary accommodation, look after children, etc. In the future, these persons may act as witnesses in your case.

If the state of health allows, then it is necessary to contact a trauma center. In his absence, to the nearest polyclinic or hospital.

Even if there is no visible damage after the attack, in any case it is necessary to contact a medical institution. Tell the doctor in detail all the complaints about well-being, about all the pain in the body. Ask the doctor to enter all the information in the medical record. It happens that the consequences of beatings can be delayed in time, that is, bruises (bruises), redness, etc. They may become visible within a few days, as well as the symptoms of a concussion. In this regard, it is necessary to contact a medical institution immediately after the beatings, as well as as the state of health worsens.

Make sure that the following information is recorded in the medical record (by whom the beatings were inflicted (if the beatings were inflicted by an unknown person - this also needs to be reflected), at what address, what injuries are there, what complaints of pain are there at the time of treatment, diagnosis, recommendations;

Be sure to get a certificate stating that the victim applied to a medical institution for bodily injuries.

Write an application in any form to all medical institutions to which the victim applied for the issuance of copies of medical documents (medical card, trauma card, medical reports, extracts, etc.).

If possible, it is necessary to carry out an independent photo and video fixation of bodily injuries in the presence of 1-2 witnesses. During the video fixation, it is necessary to reflect: with the help of what technical means the photographing was carried out, the date, time, place of the photographing, the name of the victim, the full name and addresses of witnesses in whose presence the photographing was carried out.

Write a statement to the police that the victim was attacked. The application can be submitted to the police, or directly to the police who arrived on your call, the police are obliged to accept applications, both in writing and orally. Therefore, if you do not have the opportunity to make a written statement, then you can dictate it. We recommend that you check after what was written from your words.