Wounds, Welts and Witness Testimony. A Forensic Nurse’s Guide to Bodily Injury Cases

Almost every state has a penal code/statute that relates to the seriousness of the injuries sustained by a victim of a crime. Most states define it as Serious Bodily Injury; some have a lesser called Substantial Bodily Injury. California calls it Great Bodily Injury and it is a felony strike that adds prison time to the sentence.
This CLE course will review 5 cases to address different types of bodily injury and provides insight on how best to litigate them to achieve the desired outcome.

Highlights

• Wrist Fracture
• Nasal Fracture
• Head Injury (Mechanism)
• Fabrication of Injuries/Past Medical History