Injuries

The Injuries screen allows for the viewing and recording of injuries to plaintiffs in the case.

Structure of This Page

This page is first populated by the quick injuries selected in the case wizard during the intake of the case. The quick injuries are listed in the injury details as a sub-table to the injuries summary table. The information listed in the injury details sub-table includes:

1. Injury Date

2. Name of the injury

3. Treatments to the injury

4. Sequelae associated with the injury

5. Medical Provider associated with the injury

6. Description of the injury

7. Comments

8. Injury ICD Code

By clicking on the Add Injury Details button, the following information can be indicated:

1. Indication if the injury being entered is a specific injury (which is the default when opening the panel), a quick injury, or other injury

2. The side of the body where the injury is located. This can be multi-selected for bilateral injuries.

3. Selection of a body part

4. Selection of an injury. Once you select an body part, the injury and sequelae fields populate. New injuries types can be added by clicking on Add New.

5. Selection of sequelae associated with the injury. This can be multi-selected. New sequelae can be added by clicking on Add New.

6. Selection of treatments associated with the injury. New treatments can be added by clicking on Add New.

7. Injury/Diagnosis Date

8. Date injury was established

9. Medical provider(s) associated with the diagnosis of the injury. This can be multi-selected. A new medical provider can be added by clicking Add Medical Provider. See Medical Providers for additional details.

10. Additional injury description

11. Comments

After all injury details have been added for the plaintiff, an injury summary can be added to the case by selecting the edit option on the mouse icon.

Once the injury summary panel is opened, the following information can be indicated:

Under the summary tab-

1. Written summary of plaintiff’s injuries. This field can be auto-populated with the injury details entered for the plaintiff by clicking the Auto-populate button.

2. Written summary of plaintiff’s injuries specified for the pleading documents. This field can be auto-populated with the injury details entered for the plaintiff by clicking the Auto-populate button.

Under the confinements tab-

1. Information regarding the plaintiff’s confinement to a hospital

2. Information regarding the plaintiff’s confinement to a bed

3. Information regarding the plaintiff’s confinement to his/her home

4. Information regarding the plaintiff’s additional incapacitation

5. Additional comments regarding confinement and incapacitation