Injury Illustrated : How Medical Images Win Legal Cases

The best storytellers and presenters know that a picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures simplify stories. They make stories memorable. They clarify complex concepts and they educate the audience in the easiest way. That is why attorneys work with artists—medical illustrators, to be exact. **Injury Illustrated** is the first book of its kind. It is the essential guide on medical illustrations used in the legal context. This book examines the creation of visual graphics known as demonstrative exhibits. These exhibits provide an understanding of traumatic injuries, surgeries, and radiology studies for the jury, judges, adjustors, mediators, and the attorneys. These chapters describe how to tell a clear story about gross anatomy, medical malpractice, and/or death investigation in court by using medical images. While medical illustration and injury law are very different professions, illustrators are the ideal partners for lawyers when solving problems and preparing for litigation. Divided into five sections, this book details who medical illustrators are, how they are educated in medicine, the skills and services they can provide to trial lawyers, and the countless benefits resulting from record review and case preparation.  Find techniques to best use medical images during all stages of litigation  Learn how graphic exhibits engage a jury and empower justice  Understand why attorneys win more cases by collaborating with medical illustrators All readers will learn about this unique career and the attorney-illustrator relationship. More specifically, attorneys, artists, animators, law students, medical students, forensic scientists, and medical experts will understand how demonstrative exhibits assist legal proceedings in forensic matters and civil lawsuits. Warning; these images will be graphic and the cases at times will be catastrophic. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 12 Legal Notice 14 Chapter 1: Dominos 16 Chapter 2: The Brief 22 Section A: Who Am I? The Beginning of a Medical Illustrator 28 Chapter 3: You’re Grounded 30 Chapter 4: Suspicious Minds 34 Chapter 5: Bunny Suit 40 Section B: Who Are We? The Unknown World of Medical Illustration 46 Chapter 6: Disgusta 48 Chapter 7: Stars Are Born 54 Chapter 8: Sutured Together 60 Chapter 9: History of the Association 64 A History of Medical Illustration 64 Roots of Medical-Legal Illustration 69 Researching Averbach 70 Law Schools and Medical Instruction 72 The Path becomes a Highway 73 Section C: Why Would an Attorney Hire a Medical Illustrator? 78 Chapter 10: Pantyhose 80 Chapter 11: Message in a Bottle 86 Chapter 12: Hondas 98 Chapter 13: The Process 100 Chapter 14: Wile E. Coyote 106 Chapter 15: Tin Cans 112 Chapter 16: Can’t Trust a Photo 118 Chapter 17: Interpreting Radiology 126 Chapter 18: Radiology Is Not Enough 132 Chapter 19: Netflix 138 Chapter 20: Muddy Waters 142 Chapter 21: Healing Trauma 146 Chapter 22: Bad Facts 152 Chapter 23: No Facts 156 Chapter 24: Pre-Trial Panic 162 Chapter 25: Six Degrees of Separation 168 Section D: What Additional Benefits Does an Attorney Get from Collaboration with a Medical Illustrator? 174 Chapter 26: Boutique Feel 176 Chapter 27: It’s Not Rocket Science 182 Chapter 28: Headless Horseman 186 Chapter 29: Defending Doctors 192 Chapter 30: Deep Pockets 196 Chapter 31: MVP 204 Chapter 32: Pancakes 208 Chapter 33: Out of the Box 214 Chapter 34: Power Tools 222 Chapter 35: Holograms 226 Chapter 36: Exhibit Hall 230 Section E: The Closing Argument for Evoking Emotion 234 Chapter 37: The Wall 236 Chapter 38: Gross 240 Chapter 39: Pin the Tail on the Donkey 248 Chapter 40: Perfect Data 254 List of Figures 258 Injury Illustrated: How Medical Images Win Legal Cases Is The First Book Ever Published On Medical-legal Illustration. It Provides An Understanding Of Anatomy, Surgical Cases, And How Medical Illustration Can Clearly And Succinctly Illustrate Trauma, Medical Malpractice, And Death Investigation For Forensic Use In Court. It Also Addresses How And Why Attorneys Win Cases Utilizing Medical Illustrators. Just As Lawyers Are, Medical Illustrators Are Trained To Summarize Complex Facts Clearly And Accurately. The Secret Is To Eliminate Complex Terms And Utilize Visuals To Present Clear And Compelling Evidence. While Singularly Different Professions, Medical Illustrators Are The Ideal Partners For Injury Attorneys To Solve Pressing Challenges. Medical Illustrators Can Better Understand And Articulate Injuries, Medical Conditions And Malpractice In Such Criminal And Civil Cases. The Utilization Of A Visual Artist Allows The Attorney To Visually Illustrate Their Client's Injuries, Summarizing Complex Medical Records Clearly And Effectively. The Book Is Divided Into Five Sections Which Detail Who Medical Illustrators Are, What They Do, The Services They Can Provide To Attorneys, And The Myriad Benefits Of Involving Illustrators In Cases. Artists, Animators, Lawyers, Medical Students, Law Students, Forensic Scientists, Medical Professionals And Students Will Learn How This Unique And Rewarding Career Path Can Illuminate Complex Concepts To Benefit Legal Proceedings. "Medical-Legal Illustration tackles how and why attorneys win cases utilizing medical illustrators. This is the first book on medical-legal illustration and provides an understanding of anatomy, surgical cases, and how medical illustration can clearly and succinctly illustrate accidents, medical malpractice, and death investigation for forensic use in court. Medical illustrators are trained to summarize complex facts clearly and accurately, just as lawyers eliminating complex terms utilize visuals to present clear and compelling evidence. Seemingly very different professions, the visual artist solves countless problems for the injury attorney, defining their client's injuries, and summarizing complex medical records. Medical illustrators are the ideal partners for injury attorneys needing both better understand and articulate medical conditions, injuries, and malpractice in such criminal and civil cases. The book is divided into five section which detail who medical illustrators are, what they do, the services they can provide to attorneys, and the myriad benefits of involving illustrators in cases. Artists, animators, lawyers, medical students, law students, forensic scientists, medical professionals and students will benefit to learn how this unusual career path can illuminate complex concepts to benefit legal proceedings"-- Provided by publisher Medical-Legal Illustration is the first book on medical-legal illustration, providing an understanding of anatomy, surgical cases, and how medical illustration can clearly and succinctly illustrate accidents, medical malpractice, and death investigation for forensic use in court.