For teenagers, parties are a key way to build social skills, build life-long memories, and cement friendships. Whether it’s graduation parties, after-prom festivities, or just weekend festivities, these parties tend to happen at teens’ parents’ homes. So what happens when a teen is injured or killed at a party? If…
The news has recently been covering severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore—turbulence that lead to one fatality and at least 30 serious injuries. The incident has shed light on a danger of flying that many passengers don’t consider. If you’re injured at the Miami airport or any…
If you’ve suffered a life-changing injury, you may decide to work with a personal injury attorney to make sure you can pursue the financial recovery you need to pay for property damage, medical bills, lost income, and more. With unexpected medical emergencies a leading cause of personal bankruptcy in Florida…
If you’re injured in a workplace slip and fall, machinery accident, or any other incident, you may need to take some time off work to heal and recover. When you are ready to return to work, you need to do so in a way that supports your financial life and…
Head injuries can have a long-term impact on a person’s memories, cognitive function, and personality. In some cases, people who have sustained a traumatic head injury need to re-learn speech or need to learn to adjust to life with short-term memory loss. New research about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, though, suggests…
In Colorado, Florida, and many other states, emergency rooms are common sites of slip and fall injuries. While there haven’t many studies about ER falls specifically, research shows that in inpatient hospital units in general falls happen at a rate of 1.3 to 8.9 per 1,000 patient days. These falls…
According to the National Safety Council, over 50,000 injuries and over 500 fatalities happen each year, on average, due to workplace violence. The Civil Mediation Council further reports that 35% of employees polled said they were targets of workplace violence or abuse. No-one expects a colleague or co-worker to harm…
Older adults are at risk of falls as they age, because of conditions which can affect balance and strength. They’re also more vulnerable to many injuries, including broken bones, broken hips, and spinal cord trauma, and these injuries tend to be more complicated than those sustained by younger adults. If…
Utility workers rely on bucket trucks to access overhead wires and workplaces. As the name implies, this truck has a container or bucket where workers can climb in with their tools and equipment so they can be lifted up to an otherwise inaccessible area. The challenge is that bucket trucks…
Mechanical bulls and other mechanical rides can be found at shopping centers, amusement parks, and even at private parties, since they can easily be rented. While kids love them, they lead to severe childhood injuries and injuries to teens, too. If your child has been injured by this type of…