Parametrization of injuries by the FORTIS system at solving traffic accidents with pedestrians

DOI: 10.5176/2382-5642_FSCR14.34

Authors: Miroslav Kelemen, Nikita Bobrov, Ján Mandelík, Peter Havaj

Abstract: This paper deals with the PC FORTIS forensic system for parametrization of injuries, which allows to make the scoring of injuries, while it offers possibilities for its utilisation for the needs of the road transportation experts at the analysis of vehicle - pedestrian accident cases. The paper points out the present limited possibility of using the verbal description of injuries for the needs of experts from the field of road transportation, as well as the options of the FORTIS system that creates a new area for a deeper interdisciplinary approach in the field of expert evidence. The work presents forensic investigation of fatal injuries of pedestrians and an assessment carried out via the FORTIS system in comparison with AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale).

Keywords: pedestrian, injury, description of injuries, PC program for parametrization and localization of injuries