4 Causation (0.5 hr.)

Question 1

what is the relationship between injury, disability and causation

Answer 1

cause=>injury=>disability

Question 2

What 3 factors need to be established in order to make a causation determination?

Answer 2

1. what is the injury/disability?
2. what relevant work exposures were present?
3. what other causes might produce the disease (non-industrial exposures)?

Question 3

What are the 5 types of causation?

Answer 3

1. direct causation
2. contributing cause
3. aggravation
4. precipitation
5. acceleration

Question 4

What should an evaluator do if there are conflicting accounts of the injury regarding causation?

Answer 4

Use clinical judgement and your opinion should be expressed conditionally in each of the possible scenarios