La negligencia e impericia y sus excepciones frente a la responsabilidad penal del profesional de la salud en Colombia

Abstract

Throughout history, the human being has studied the way in which he can heal health conditions or in his body. Hence, the science of medicine has arisen by virtue of which, according to a series of rules and stages, various protocols and procedures have been consolidated that have evolved to control the problems that affect a part or organ of your body. , which have been called the lex artis. However, in their development, circumstances may arise in which the health professional is unaware of said protocols or, even knowing them, performs them in the wrong way, which when applied to Colombia generates criminal liability, when a damaging result in integrity is actually produced. of your patient.