Helmets are an important part of prevention concerning skull fractures and scalp lacerations. When participating in sports and recreational activities including football, basketball, hockey, lacrosse, horseback riding, bicycle riding or motorcycle riding it is important to wear a helmet for preve...
When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation is necessary to help the body heal and assist the brain in doing functions that used be automatic. Rehabilitation will help the TBI victim learn different ways to do things if previous abilities have been lost. Rehabilitation will help...
Here is the scenario: You have been out on Workers' Comp for 6 months and you have gone through physical therapy and all the other conservative measures that can be taken to rehabilitate your injury. Despite your efforts, there has been no improvement and your Doctor says the only other option is...
A blow or jolt to the head or even abrupt and forceful movement of the head without striking the head can disrupt the normal function of the brain causing a concussion which is a traumatic brain injury. This can occur even without a loss of consciousness. When this occurs it is urgent to initiall...
A traumatic brain injury can cause multiple symptoms including cognitive problems, memory problems, organization and multitasking problems, confusion, headaches, visual problems, speech problems and other physical manifestations. One of the biggest problems of suffering a traumatic brain injury i...
Recreational injuries can occur during participation of leisure activities that are being done to provide relaxation for the participants. Recreational injuries that occur during leisure activities are certainly not expected and require investigation as soon as possible in order to ascertain the ...
A person with a traumatic brain injury must take steps to ensure safety. Below is a home safety checklist to assist the individual with the traumatic brain injury and his or her caregiver. 1. While cooking, is a timer available to help you keep track of items cooking on the flame? 2. Do you use a...
It is important for the child with a traumatic brain injury to get back to school as soon as possible and the educators must be made aware of the injury. The school must be aware and it must be identified that the child has a traumatic brain injury. The school must perform an assessment to specif...
Traumatic brain injury is extremely common in children as it is in adults. Traumatic brain injury in children up to age 14 results in nearly 3,000 deaths, over 37,000 hospitalizations and just under 500,000 emergency department visits. Traumatic brain injury in children has a progressive effect a...
A catastrophic injury that occurs at work, such as the recent case in Rhode Island where a worker died after a 70 foot fall from the Mt. Hope Bridge in Bristol, can have a wide number of implications. One incident can involve Workers' Compensation benefits, Third Party Liability, Occupational Saf...
Honesty is a virtue that is instilled in many individuals at a young age. The ability to tell the truth, even when its consequences may not be to one's benefit, is not always easy to do. It sometimes takes a thorough examination of multiple witness reports for Rhode Island authorities to determin...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than 2.6 million children of all ages up to 19 years old are treated in the emergency department each year for sports and recreation related injuries. Recreational injuries are by definition physical as all of the various form...
The sudden loss of a loved one or family member can be a life-altering experience that no individual ever wants to face. The emotional toll is overwhelming and finding a way to recover and move on can seem impossible. Unfortunately, traffic accidents involving pedestrians are one of the top cause...
People that suffer from a traumatic brain injury suffer multiple symptoms that can include post-traumatic dizziness or vertigo. These symptoms of dizziness occur in a large percentage of the cases in addition to other symptoms including cognitive problems, behavioral problems and physical impairm...
Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable is a law firm of affiliated lawyers with expertise in representing victims injured by the negligence of truck drivers and the trucking industry. The Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable has experienced trucking attorneys who help people with serious injuries rec...
Proposed legislation in Rhode Island would create stricter penalties for those convicted of driving under the influence. Recently, the Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed a bill that would toughen the penalties imposed on drunk drivers in certain situations. The bill provides for lengthier pri...
If you are injured as a result of a personal injury case, even if you are unemployed, you should review your particular situation with the lawyer representing you as you may still be eligible for loss of future income. Karns & Kerrison is extremely experienced in representing victims involved in ...
Safety experts are also typically consulted on slip & fall cases. This is an expert witness trained in safety who can testify regarding the hazardous condition or defect that caused your injury. Another more complex type of expert is a human factors expert. A human factors expert is an expert wit...
Another way that slip & fall cases can be assisted is through the use of an expert witness. When someone falls or is injured on someone else's premises, and because the nature of slip & fall cases requires a good deal of proof in order to recover damages, it is often helpful to have the experienc...
One of the most important forms of evidence regarding a traumatic brain injury case is that of before and after witnesses. What Kind of Testimony Can the Witnesses Provide? People that actually knew the plaintiff prior to the injury can give compelling testimony as to the differences in the behav...
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