what are the proper procedures a health professional must take when he appears in court to testify?

Answer 1

um? wear some clothes and tell the truth?

Answer 2

Normally the attorney (it can be either the prosecuting attorney or the defending) will send the doctor a medical file detailing the victim's injuries after he or she has been examined by another doctor(s). This file may include pictures of the injuries or the site where the injuries took place as well as the previous doctors' reports. In very rare circumstances, the professional may wish to actually visit the site in the case of an accident.

In some cases, the professional may be asked to examine the victim directly and the attornies tend to push for this to be done in their legal offices which is not the best situation but is sometimes done. Most of the time it's done in the health professional's office.

After the professional has completed his or her assessment, he or she will document it and add the findings to the medical file for the case with a duplicate for his or her personal files and then show up in court when requested and testify as to his or her findings.