Biomechanics and Injury Causation
Impact Forensics experts apply scientific and engineering principles to our investigations, with biomechanics playing a crucial role in understanding injury mechanisms and accident kinematics. By examining factors like body position, movement, and the nature of the applied forces, biomechanical analysis can provide insights into the likelihood of injury, its severity, and the precise mechanisms involved.
The application of biomechanics assists with determining not only the nature and severity of injuries but also the factors contributing to their causation, which can play a critical role in both legal proceedings and independent investigations.
Our biomechanical expertise has been applied to a range of incidents including motor vehicle collisions, workplace and construction injuries, shooting incidents, and premises liability matters but has a wide range of application where injury assessment bolsters and appends traditional forensic engineering investigations.
Premises Liability – Slips, Trips, and Falls
Our staff has extensive experience in the assessment and investigation of premises liability cases such as slip, trip, and fall incidents. Impact Forensics experts provide evaluation of the built environment including factors like walking surface assessments, code compliance analysis, environmental hazard identification, surveillance video examination, and other factors that may have led to a fall or injury. Our team considers how human movement and interaction with these conditions and the body’s response to the slip or trip and subsequent fall can be quantified to assess injury likelihood and severity.