Being stranded on the side of the road with a broken-down vehicle is a stressful event. When motorists fail to take proper precautions, interactions with disabled vehicles may change from inconveniences to tragedies. It is important to know what your duties are to...
Personal Injury
Misdiagnosis errors can lead to long-term damage
People throughout Indiana and across the United States place their trust and lives in the hands of trained medical professionals. When patients go into the emergency room or outpatient clinic, however, they may leave with the wrong diagnosis. According to BMJ Quality...
How to handle tinnitus due to construction work
In the construction industry, there are various hazards that your supervisors and managers should protect you from. According to the CDC, about 14% of all construction workers suffer from hearing difficulties, with about 7% suffering from tinnitus. While you cannot...
What can you expect following an accident that leaves you paralyzed?
To suffer severe injuries at the hands of someone else's negligence is difficult to cope with, particularly when those injuries involve the spinal cord and may include paralysis. According to Healthline, most patients who have paralysis do not regain mobility or...
Can a TBI ruin your relationships?
When you get into a crash and suffer from a head injury, it is likely that the state of your relationships is not high-ranking on your personal scale of worries. While you will often have other, more pressing concerns to handle at first, you should not ignore the...
Do helmets protect from head injury?
Motorcyclists generally understand the elevated risk of injury that they face compared to other vehicles. This includes elevated risks for head, neck and spine injuries, along with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Helmets cut down on the amount of damage dealt to the...
Which occupations have the highest rate of worker fatalities?
Many people head off to work every day in the United States with the intention of following the safety specifications and guidelines of their workplace, but what happens when those safety measures fail and a worker dies on the job? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
What issues do skull fractures pose?
When you suffer a blow to the head in a car crash, impact damage like concussions and traumatic brain injuries are not the only potential risk you may experience. You could also deal with a skull fracture. Unfortunately, skull fractures can pose life-threatening...
Do you know the statute of limitations for medical malpractice?
When you go to the hospital for a procedure, you trust that the physician performed the surgery perfectly. If the surgeon or a member of the surgical team made a mistake, you may experience severe complications. When medical malpractice occurs, you only have a certain...
Going over statistics on job-related injuries in Indiana
Regardless of the field you work in, you need to recognize the different risks you face. Every day, workers sustain serious injuries when accidents occur on the job. From falls on construction sites to repetitive strain injuries and exposure to toxic chemicals,...