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What is frontal lobe damage?
The frontal lobe is an area of the brain that contains many crucial parts, such as the prefrontal cortex and frontal eye fields. When this area gets damaged, it will reflect on the health and well-being of the victim. Thus, it is important to understand… Read more
What does recovery look like for a burn victim?
A burn injury can cause intense pain and physical scarring and require a lifetime of rehabilitation. Recovery from a burn often involves grueling medical treatment and therapy. Relying on your family and friends for support can facilitate your progress throughout your experience. Knowing some of… Read more
Are you sitting in the safest airplane seat?
Even if you have an extensive travel history, you probably have stayed mostly at home during the last couple of years. Now that Americans are traveling again, you may be itching to book a flight and head to your favorite destination. While fatal aviation accidents… Read more
What is wrongful death?
The loss of a loved one due to the negligence acts of another person is the general basis for a wrongful death claim. According to FindLaw, wrongful death is a civil court process wherein you can request monetary damages for your loss. If you have a situation… Read more
What is the American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale?
Certain workplaces pose a higher risk of injury to staff, whether on a construction site or working within an industrial plant. In the event a spinal cord injury takes place at work, immediate medical attention is a must to mitigate worsening effects. Doctors use the American… Read more
Are there different levels of TBI severity?
Depending on numerous factors, serious accidents can lead to a broad range of injuries. From broken bones and spinal cord damage to head trauma and paralysis, slip-and-falls and motor vehicle collisions could ultimately require medical treatment, hospital stays, surgery and physical therapy. Based on the… Read more
How do you identify skull fractures?
When you take a blow to the head, it often results in some form of injury to the brain or skull. In particular, with enough force behind a blow, you can actually end up dealing with a fractured skull. How can you identify skull fractures… Read more
What are the signs of a skull fracture?
If you suffer any break to your cranial bone, it is a skull fracture. The most common cause of a skull fracture is a blow to the head. Car accidents often cause enough force upon impact to crack the skull. Sometimes, a skull fracture can… Read more
Breaking down the Glasgow Coma Scale
Anytime you have a loved one that suffers through a serious accident in Pasadena, you are no doubt grateful for the fact that they survive. That gratitude might be slightly tempered, however, if you learn that they have sustained a traumatic brain injury. Many in… Read more
Spinal cord injuries: Depression can make life more complicated
A spinal cord injury has various impacts on the victim. One that most people won’t think about is the mental effect that a catastrophic injury has on them. Dealing with this impact can be a challenge, but it isn’t impossible as long as you are… Read more
Catastrophic injuries are costly, compensation might help
People who are involved in accidents can suffer from a host of injuries. Some of these are worse than others, and they are known as catastrophic injuries. These are injuries that have a host of impacts on a person’s life. They are sometimes temporary, but… Read more
Lesser known impacts of spinal cord injuries
Thinking about a spinal cord injury often conjures up thoughts of paralysis. What many people don’t realize is that there are many things that happen beyond the inability to move the arms and legs that can occur in these cases. Sometimes, these are the effects… Read more
Know your options for dealing with catastrophic injuries
A catastrophic injury can change the course of your life. It will impact your ability to live as you always have. It might even mean that you are unable to work. Because of this, you might choose to seek compensation after the accident. Compensation can… Read more
Type of spinal cord injury can impact recovery
A spinal cord injury must be taken seriously so that you don’t make it any worse. You have to find out as much as you can about the injury you have because you might need the information in the future. One instance in which this… Read more
Function recovery is possible in some spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries are serious matters, but they aren’t all the same. There are two classifications of this type of injury that all damage falls into. The first is that you have a complete spinal cord injury. This means that the spinal cord is damaged… Read more
Catastrophic injuries can be difficult to define
Just about any serious injury can feel catastrophic to the victim. However, no widely-accepted legal definition for catastrophic injuries exists at this time. Despite the lack of a definition, many lawyers view catastrophic injuries as those that have a long-lasting or permanent effect on the… Read more
Look to the future after negligent catastrophic injuries occur
Finding a definition of what makes injuries catastrophic is practically impossible. Some victims might be so grateful to have survived a car accident that they view serious injuries as minor compared with the possibility of death. On the other hand, parents caring for a child… Read more
Catastrophic injuries come with long-lasting consequences
Any injury serious enough to require medical attention can disrupt your life, but catastrophic injuries are particularly devastating. When such injuries occur due to negligence, many victims experience financial difficulties on top of the injury’s physical effects. Unfortunately, all of the effects associated with catastrophic injuries… Read more
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