The aftermath of a road accident, or slip & fall case, can be devastating for the victim(s). There’s no denying that the victim should get the compensation they deserve, but proving facts in the court of law, or investigating matters may not be as easy as black & white. That’s exactly where biomedical forensics comes in. There are companies that specialize in biomedical consulting, where they investigate what are the various impacts of applied forces, motion, and other factors on the human body, relying on advanced technology, data, and other parameters. This kind of investigation is purely based on science, and results are often used for variety of purposes.
How does it work?
The purpose of biomedical and biomechanics consulting is to determine how motion, force, and other factors may have caused an incident or injuries to the victim. For instance, what was the position of the occupant? Was the victim wearing a seatbelt? There are several other questions that biomechanical engineers aim to answer, using their training and expertise, trying to minimize the gap between medicine and engineering. The victim may not have been injured, for example, if he/she was wearing a seatbelt, or if the other vehicle hadn’t collided with such force. In most cases, engineers try to recreate the scene, use a wide range of techniques for analysis, besides tests that find how different factors may come in together.
In some cases, this kind of consulting is absolutely necessary to ensure that the injuries are in sync with the actual incident. For example, a victim may have had a previous injury, which only got worse in the accident being investigated.
Getting help
Insurance companies, victims, employers, government agencies and other bodies may rely on the expertise of biomedical and biomechanics consultants to get advice on various accidents and incidents. Sometimes, the idea is to determine if the accident was responsible for the injuries, while in other cases, the results of such tests can be used to find faults in a vehicle, or to determine, if the victim is getting the compensation, he/she deserves.
Final word
There are limited services and companies that specialize in biomedical consulting, and their work is often used as evidence as they rely on a methodical and scientific approach. You can check online for such businesses and ask more about their processes, tests, and techniques, to know more on how and to what extent they can help your case.
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