Slip-and-fall injuries occur when you least anticipate them. Falling on irregular pavement or down stairway that are defective can cause life-changing back and head injuries. It’s also essential to talk to a slip-and-fall attorney to ensure the negligent parties don’t take advantage of you‚ although it is necessary to get clinical treatment for the injuries. Actually‚ several million Americans have a serious enough slip and fall injury to need clinical treatment. One serious slip-and-fall injury can really
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hire a Florida injury attorney‚ after they’ve suffered a personal injury. Often‚ they have strong misconceptions about injury Attorney Florida proceedings. Clearly‚ they assume that they are either able to handle the case or that they simply do not want to get involved with a court case. The fact is that a large number of people have false assumptions about lawyers and the role that they play in a legal case. A personal injury lawyer plays a significant role‚ in a personal injury case. The legal
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Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year‚ traumatic brain injuries contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. A TBI is caused by a bump‚ blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI. The severity of a TBI may range from “mild‚” i.e.‚ a brief change in mental status or consciousness to “severe
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Understanding Work Related Injuries Felecia Burse HCR/230 October 3‚ 2012 Benita Fisher Workers compensation is insurance that a employer provides coverage for employees who have suffered an injury or illness resulting from job related duties‚ the coverage include medical and rehabilitation cost and loss of wages‚ the insurance can be purchased from a licensed insurance company by the employer‚ if a employee dies because of a work related injury or illness those considered to
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against the Seattle Seahawks‚ thus requiring surgery. This devastating injury is rarely heard in the world of football. Lisfranc fracture got the spotlight when Ryan Kalil‚ a very promising athlete sustained this injury. Kalil who is a three-time Pro Bowl selection and one of the best centers in the world of football was placed on injured reserve. Football is a very rough game and the foot is subject to this kind of injury. This injury happens when the front of the foot is twisted against the back of
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to ankle injuries‚ particularly injuries to the peroneal tendon. This is mainly due to the increase in boot stiffness since the elimination of figures and shift of training focus to freestyle‚ mainly‚ jumping. Today‚ boots must be stiffer than ever to accommodate impact from more triple and quadruple jumps (Porter et al. 2007). This in turn causes ankles to become weaker and injury rates to increase‚ especially due to poor training habits. According to estimations‚ up to 78% of injuries could be
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Since 2004‚ 92 high school boys have died due to football related injuries. Andre Smith was the most recent student to join the list. This year alone there have been seven football related deaths. These statistics often raise the question‚ “Why?” Despite the frequency of these unfortunate events‚ not many steps have been taken to avoid future accidents. The impact of these deaths are visible in the declining number of students enrolling to play football for the past 4 years. Although football has
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Research Paper When an injury or pain come around‚ and it’s something serious most people my brush it off and wait for it to heal itself or pass‚ because they don’t want to pay for treatment or they have have “time”. But in reality brushing it off rarely works‚ when/if this ever happens then you need to go to physical therapy. Without it your problem may never heal properly and will end in permanent damage. Some people would be unconvinced that physical therapy doesn’t work‚ therefore this paper
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What is a brain injury? What does being "brain-injured"? A brain-injured patient is a person with severe brain damage that result in achieving the thought process. Brain damage may occur after: - Head injury - An aneurysm or stroke - A tumor - A brain abscess - Following a disease affecting the nervous system (multiple sclerosis‚ Behcet’s disease ...) Consecutive brain damage such accidents and diseases often cause coma‚ neurological damage and cognitive impairment. What problems does it
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Head injury Any trauma to the scalp‚ skull or brain‚ TBI. Head trauma includes an alteration in consciousness‚ no matter how brief. Common causes: motor vehicle crashes and falls. Firearm‚ assaults‚ sports-related injuries‚ recreational accidents. Deaths occur at three points in time after injury: 1) Immediately 2) within 2 hours 3) 3 weeks after the injury GCS on arrival is also a strong predictor of survival: GCS < 8 30% to 70% chance of survival. GCS > 8 indicating >90% survival. Neurological
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