The Art of the Explanation Makes or Breaks a Case

𝗠𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱.

They placed 3 IVs! Explain how she exsanguinated!


Serving as an expert witness requires special talents

• Rephrasing intricate concepts
• Paraphrasing difficult thoughts
• Breaking down complicated topics
• Simplifying convoluted demonstrables
• Walking through complex explanations

In short, 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚


Failure to do so eloquently is a major retention killer

Because if the attorney doesn't understand you

You can be certain the jury will not either


𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙄 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮❓


The uterus can bleed up to 500ml/min

A 20 Gauge IV has a max flow of 63ml/min

The mother's total blood volume was 5000ml (5L)

Three 20G IVs have a combined max flow of 189ml/min

𝙎𝙤. They could never catch up to her uterine atony

With three crappy small IVs, hopes, and prayers

And that is why she exsanguinated, coded, and died.


𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙪𝙨:

The best run ACLS in the world wouldn't save her

The mother didn't need Epi and chest compressions

She needed larger IV access ... and blood. 𝙇𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩.



𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨?