A person does not think about compensation right after getting an injury. Still, the thought does pop up when the time to pay the medical bills arrives. If you have been hurt in an accident, you can ask for damages if a person’s negligence caused your injuries....
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What types of catastrophic injuries can you sustain in a car crash?
When you become injured in a car crash, those injuries can certainly seem catastrophic to you. But are they really? Per an article in The Lawyer’s Monthly, no definition exists as to what constitutes a catastrophic injury. Nevertheless, these extremely serious...
What are cold stress injuries?
It is harder for the human body to survive and thrive in cold extremes compared to hot extremes. This means that you are often at higher risk for cold injuries in seemingly milder weather than you are for heat injuries in hotter weather. Cold stress as a term refers...
Did your crash fracture your skull?
Getting into a car crash will almost certainly guarantee you will have to deal with injuries in the aftermath. Head, neck and back injuries often make up the bulk of the most common ones, but skull fractures do not often rank high when people are thinking about the...
Does your child need counseling after a dog attack?
When dogs bite, they often leave victims with catastrophic injuries. Regrettably, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, dogs are more likely to attack children than adults. The injuries children suffer may go beyond bodily damage. From a clinical...
The correlation of emotional health and physical recovery
An unexpected and traumatic accident may leave victims dealing with pain and uncertainty. Life-changing injuries can completely alter a person's life including the way they move, think and feel. Even as people adjust to their disability the emotional effects may...
Who are the most common victims in traffic crashes?
Car accidents happen at an alarming rate in Kentucky and across the country. Despite recent advances in vehicle safety, accidents also remain a leading cause of both injury and death for Americans. The individuals who ultimately become victims in traffic crashes,...
What constitutes a hit-and-run accident?
If you envision a hit-and-run, what do you see? Most people see might picture a car speeding through a stop sign, striking another and speeding off before the police arrive. While this is technically an example of a hit-and-run, it is not the only example. According...
The long road to recovery with a spinal cord injury
Car accidents may seem like the most likely culprit of spinal cord injuries, but even a bad fall down a slippery set of stairs may be enough to cause one. SCIs cause a number of complications in a person's life and may range from minor nerve damage to full-blown...
How a cyclist can avoid becoming the victim of road rage
No one wants to encounter a driver with "road rage." However, bicyclists are far more physically vulnerable than motorists. They can also become victims simply because a driver has a problem with sharing the road with cyclists. Trying to have a discussion with the...
