Whiplash Traumatology, Neurophysiology, Pain and Treatment Seminar Series: Module 1

Module 1: Motor Vehicle Crash Forensics

• What is Crash Forensics

• Types of Collision Vectors / PDOF

• Rear Impact
  

  • Phases of Injury/Sequence of Events

  • General Crash Times – Kinematic response in msec.

  • Reverse S Curve

  • Neurophysiological consequences

  • Example Live Crash Testing

  • Common Injury Patterns Assessment and Diagnosis

  • Acceleration Deceleration Injury Patterns

• Front Impact
  

  • Phases of Injury/Sequence of Events

  • Kinematic Response

• Side Impact
  

  • Phases of Injury/Sequence of Events

  • Kinematic Response Near Side Collision

  • Kinematic Response Far Side Collision

• Special Considerations

• Small Overlap Collision

• Human factors affecting injury outcome

• Force loads acting on the spine

• Accident Risk Factors
  

  • Acute Risk Factors

  • Late/Chronic Risk Factors

• Accident Reconstruction and Injury
  

  • ACR it’s start in personal injury

  • General objective of ACR

  • ACR and Injury Analysis

  • ACR and court rulings on injury

• Introduction to Event Data Recorders