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Injury Causation Analysis

Injury Causation Analysis

 

NBI experts are adept at determining injury causation in a multitude of settings, including motor vehicle accidents, slips, trips, & falls, occupation related, and athletic participation.

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

 

NBI accident reconstructionists and biomechanical experts evaluate vehicle and occupant kinematics (i.e. movement patterns) and kinetics (i.e forces and load) to help determine and potentially explain injury mechanisms in high and low speed vehicular collisions.  Lap and shoulder belts, pretensioners, and airbags are examined in order to determine their influence on mitigating or possibly contributing to injury.  As part of our analysis we aim to determine seatbelt use and nonuse, pre- and post-impact body postures, and occupant trajectory, loading, and impact patterns.

NBI experts are adept at determining injury causation in a multitude of settings, including motor vehicle accidents, slips, trips, & falls, occupation related, and athletic participation.

SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS

     

    Investigations of slip, trip and fall events are conducted as part of NBI’s injury causation analysis, as well as determining the accuracy of the event descriptions by the claimant and witness.  As part of these examinations, certified experts conduct slip evaluations using the ENGLISH XL VIT Tribometer. As a supplement to the biomechanical analysis, human factors issues are evaluated. These include the potential influence of low lighting, fall recovery, age, neurological and physical deficits.  Building and/or city codes are further scrutinized to determine whether they were in accordance with recognized standards and how this may have contributed to the accident in question. 

    OCCUPATION RELATED

       

      Approximately 600,000 workers annually experience a non-fatal, occupation-related injury. NBI’s team of doctors and scientists can help determine whether the injury in question was attributed to the work environment / work-related tasks, and whether or not injury could have been prevented.

      ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION

         

        Whether it be from youth soccer, collegiate football, basketball at the local gym, or simply running around the block, the dynamic and capricious nature of sports lends itself to sustaining injury. Through medically reviewing the injuries in question and examining the biomechanics and human factors issues related to the event, NBI can help determine whether or not the injury was caused by athletic participation and if protective equipment could have potentially mitigated injury. Commonly examined sports injuries include, concussions and traumatic brain injuries, disc herniations, muscle strain, ligamentous tears, joint sprains, and bone fractures.