Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Clinical and medico-legal guidelines on the methods of ascertainment

Ferrara, S. D; Ananian, V.; Baccino, E.; Banczerowski, P.; Bordignon, D.; BOSCOLO BERTO, Rafael; Domenici, R.; Gorriz Quevedo, J.; Graw, M.; Hell, W.; Hernandez Cueto, C.; Knudsen, P. J. T.; Masiero, S.; Montisci, M.; Norelli, GIAN ARISTIDE; Pinchi, Vilma; Raudys, R.; Raul, J. S.; Sterzik, V.; Tessitore, E.; Tuusov, J.; Vanezis, P.; Vermylen, Y.; Vieira, D. N.; Viel, G.; Viero, A.; Villanueva, E.; Zoia, R.

doi:10.1007/s00414-015-1243-x

The manuscript presents the International Guidelines developed by the Working Group on Personal Injury and Damage under the patronage of the International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM) regarding the Methods of Ascertainment of any suspected Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD). The document includes a detailed description of the logical and methodological steps of the ascertainment process as well as a synoptic diagram in the form of Flow Chart.

Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Clinical and medico-legal guidelines on the methods of ascertainment / Ferrara, S.D; Ananian, V.; Baccino, E.; Banczerowski, P.; Bordignon, D.; Boscolo-Berto, R.; Domenici, R.; Gorriz Quevedo, J.; Graw, M.; Hell, W.; Hernandez Cueto, C.; Knudsen, P.J.T.; Masiero, S.; Montisci, M.; Norelli, G.A.; Pinchi, V.; Raudys, R.; Raul, J.S.; Sterzik, V.; Tessitore, E.; Tuusov, J.; Vanezis, P.; Vermylen, Y.; Vieira, D.N.; Viel, G.; Viero, A.; Villanueva, E.; Zoia, R.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 0937-9827. - STAMPA. - 130:(2016), pp. 13-22. [10.1007/s00414-015-1243-x]