Behind the Visuals: Using Surgical Animations to Make Complex Medical Information Understandable Throughout Litigation
When it comes to presenting complex medical information in a legal case, visual elements can be a powerful tool. Successful visuals should provide both a comprehensive overview of the facts and simplify complex information. The goal is to allow jurors, mediators, and even the other side to visualize the whole picture and gain an objective perspective on what occurred during a procedure or incident. This helps the audience make better-informed decisions, leading to more favorable settlements and verdicts.
In fact, a 2016 NIH study found that visual demonstratives help audiences understand complex topics easier, maintain attention, and remember accurate information over extended periods. Conversely, not using litigation visuals risks underserving the clients who rely on their attorneys to attain justice and compensation.
Surgical animations are highly specialized digital illustrations that show a detailed recreation of a surgical procedure. From beginning to end, this includes anatomical features, relevant instruments and devices, as well as any other significant details.
Medical and surgical animations help viewers understand the severity of a person’s injuries. They show why a high-value demand is necessary. They illustrate the pain, the invasiveness, and how labor-intensive a surgery was. When a mediator, a potential jury, or even the opposing counsel can see how life-changing and profound these surgeries were, it fosters compassion and empathy.
"As a certified medical illustrator, my biggest strength lies in my ability to act as a translator," explains Danielle Burgess, a Certified Medical Illustrator and DK Global’s Creative Director of Medical Illustration and Animation. "In this way, I am able to help our team — and often our clients — to more thoroughly comprehend the details of what the surgeon is trying to communicate."
To maintain a litigation visual’s probative value and safeguard its admissibility, they need to be accurate and authenticated by an expert. DK Global’s Certified Medical Illustrators, Visual Consultants, and animators align visual demonstratives with medical evidence to ensure admissibility. Then, they collaborate with retained medical specialists through the entire production process to maintain accuracy.
“Accuracy is the key," shared Burgess. "We only use documented and factual information, providing visuals that educate what we can show with certainty. Specifically, we only show what we know.”
For those involved in medical legal cases, surgical animations are an invaluable tool to ensure an accurate understanding of highly complex topics. They provide a comprehensive overview that simplifies complicated information and gives all parties in the courtroom an objective perspective on what occurred. Without a visualization, the injuries and suffering in a lawsuit are confined to complex medical records and vague imagery. If you’re looking to take advantage of this type of visual presentation, contact DK Global today and discover how litigation visuals can reinforce your case’s value.
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