HEIGHT ASSESSMENT

Course overview

HEIGHT ASSESSMENT IS IMPORTANT FROM A CLINICAL, ANTHROPOLOGICAL, FORENSIC AS WELL AS MEDICO-LEGAL STANDPOINT. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE SIGNIFICANCE ASSOCIATED WITH HEIGHT ASSESSMENT, THE DIFFERENT METHODS THAT CAN BE USED FOR ITS ASSESSMENT ACROSS AGE GROUPS, AND THE METHODS EMPLOYED FOR SKELETAL REMAINS. THESE METHODS OFTEN REQUIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT, BEST KNOWN TO TRAINED NURSING STAFF AND CLINICIANS IN LIVING INDIVIDUALS AND FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGISTS WHEN IT COMES TO SKELETAL REMAINS.