Online - The Science of Whiplash & Other Personal Injuries

Course overview

An in depth look at Personal Injury. What makes a good personal injury case, and cases you should avoid. The key ingredients that determine an appropriate case and injury. How to do a proper history, examination, and plan treatment appropriately. How a doctor can insure that the doctor and the patient do not make mistakes in a PI case that is detrimental to the patient or the practice. How to tell when there really is an injury and when the evidence does not support a case. This class will discuss the actual scientific basis for whiplash and other injuries that occur in automobile collisions, slip and fall and other potential personal injuries. Whiplash is a fading injury with the new designs of safety components for cars. However, there are other injuries that are now occurring that chiropractors are experts in treating. This portion of the class will specifically explore injuries, how to determine if they have happened as a result of injury and how to treat them. Most important is the documentation that you have that proves the injury occurred and demonstrates the liability for the injury.