Open AccessForensic Engineering Use Of Surrogates In Injury And Fatality Cases
Author(s) -
John P. Leffler
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the national academy of forensic engineers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2379-3252
pISSN - 2379-3244
DOI - 10.51501/jotnafe.v24i2.678
Subject(s) - causation , crash , poison control , forensic engineering , slip (aerodynamics) , computer science , engineering , aeronautics , computer security , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , medical emergency , epistemology , philosophy , programming language , aerospace engineering
In Personal Injury And Fatality Cases, Particularly Those Involving Biomechanics, It Can Occasionally Be Difficult To Evaluate Causation Scenarios Without The Use Of A Human Tape Measure, More Commonly Known As A Surrogate. In These Cases, For The Incident To Happen In The Manner Alleged, Certain Bodily Positions, Configurations And Movements Would Be Necessary. A Surrogate Provides Tangible, Real-World Dimensional And Range-Of-Motion References That Can Assist Both The Causation Analysis And The Triers Of Fact. Three Case Studies Will Illustrate The Benefits Of Using Human Surrogates: A Vehicle Crash Injury, An Alleged Ramp Slip-And-Fall, And A Tractor/Mower Fatality.