Getting into a motorcycle crash can result in hefty injuries regardless of whether you are wearing appropriate safety gear or not. A helmet can help protect you to some degree, but motorcyclists in general are at much larger risk of brain trauma and head injuries. In...
Once you have sought out medical treatment for a workplace injury, you may worry about the future of your job. Your injury may be serious enough that you will not be returning to work anytime soon, so you might have concerns that your employer will decide to fire you....
While over at your friend's house recently, her dog bit you while playing. Neither you nor your friend knows how to handle the situation, and you want to proceed in a way that protects your friendship. Insurance Information Institute offers insights and facts on...
If you drive, ride a bike or walk near traffic during the winter, you need to understand how adverse weather increases the likelihood of an accident. In New Jersey, winter weather poses a serious threat to the well-being of drivers, vehicle occupants and others on the...
Because of personal protective equipment and enhanced safety protocols, the number of many types of work-related injuries in the U.S. has declined in recent years. Unfortunately, that is not the cause with traumatic brain injuries, as work-related head trauma...
After a severe car crash, you may start to feel aches and pains that signal something is severely wrong. Knowing the signs of a spinal cord injury can help prevent further health complications. Lack of sensation According to the Mayo Clinic, car accidents are...
Workers' compensation not only pays out benefits for injuries that occur at the workplace, but it also will pay death benefits to the family of a worker who dies during a work incident. If you have a loved one who died on the job due to an accident, then you have the...
In any accident involving fire, smoke inhalation becomes a major risk. Smoke inhalation occurs because of oxygen deprivation. The burning materials, gases and other chemicals create simple asphyxiation, chemical asphyxiation, chemical irritation or a combination of...
As frustrating as it can be to have to deal with the consequences of a car accident in New Jersey, most of those who experience them assume that they are just that: an accident. Yet the fact that the drivers who cause them typically have no intention of doing so does...
After suffering from a brain injury, you may find that your memory is not what it used to be. You could struggle to recall things that just happened. You might have trouble remembering appointments or obligations. Unfortunately, brain injuries have a big impact on...
