Fact Finding Hearings in Cases with Allegations of Inflicted Head Injuries

Introduction

Head injury cases are complex on many levels.

This webinar aims to focus and demystify, so that practitioners will be able to understand and challenge medical evidence in cases where inflicted head injury is alleged.

The webinar will also deal with relevant updates for 2025 that affect working practice, such as the Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service (SIHIS) Pilot.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Anatomy of the head - what you need to know
• Skull, dura, brain and blood vessels
• Types of head injuries
• Skull fractures - causation and dating
• The nature and signs of brain injuries including:
• Subdural haematomae/bleeds on the brain
• Retinal haemorrhages/bleeding in the eyes
• Encepaholpathy/seizures and loss of consciousness
• Mechanisms and timing
• Drops and falls
• Blows
• Shaking
• Combinations of mechanism
• Shearing forces - the underlying mechanisms
• Selecting, instructing and challenging experts
• Which kind of experts to instruct
• SIHIS - What is it and what are the implications?
• Challenging the orthodox explanation

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 1st May 2025

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