After a recent motor vehicle accident, you learned you sustained a traumatic brain injury. With help from medical professionals in New Jersey, you improve your chances of physically recovering from the incident. Mayo Clinic explains common treatment methods for TBIs....
Think twice before signing a blanket medical authorization
Car accidents have the potential to leave drivers and passengers with catastrophic injuries. If you are one of the roughly 4.4 million Americans who suffer injuries in collisions every single year, you may be short on cash and looking to settle your insurance claim as...
Top questions about personal injury claims
When you suffer from an injury, circumstances can get very confusing very quickly. It is natural for you to have questions. You may be wondering what constitutes a personal injury or who is liable. Here are the answers to some of the top questions. What is personal...
Should you file a claim for workers’ compensation or disability?
A recent illness left you unable to work or earn a living. Your employer has workers' compensation insurance, but you do not know if you should file a claim or turn to disability insurance instead. To help ensure you protect whichever claim you make, Chron breaks down...
Should you worry about infection after a bite?
Many individuals have two main concerns after suffering from a bite attack. First, will it scar? Second, does the dog have all of its vaccinations? If you feel like the injury will not scar and you know the dog is safely vaccinated, you may forget that there are other...
3 rules for teenage drivers
When your child becomes old enough to drive, you may find yourself nervous to let him or her get behind the wheel. However, this important step in independence does not have to be scary if you have rules in place before your child hits the road. You can help your...
Is eating while driving dangerous?
There is no question that a teenager checking his or her text messages while driving is a distracted driver. However, there are multiple activities or events that can distract drivers, and these are not limited to cell phones or teenagers. In fact, eating while...
Fatal job-related accidents in different industries
Many workers die when things go wrong on the job, and people who work in particular fields are especially likely to sustain serious or fatal injuries. Going over data on deaths in different sectors helps draw attention to the risks workers face. It can also highlight...
How does accident reconstruction work?
After a serious auto accident, law enforcement or an outside agency may do a reconstruction of the accident scene. The process seeks to discover exactly what occurred before, during and after the incident. Accident reconstruction can help you to learn about liability...
Is your work ladder putting you at risk?
When working from a ladder, you are vulnerable to serious injury in an unexpected fall. If your ladder tangles with overhead power lines, you may also suffer electrocution. For these and other reasons, ladder violations remain on the Occupational Safety and Health...
