When you’ve been injured in a car accident that wasn’t your fault and you begin to see the bills piling up and your injuries affecting your daily life, you start to get very comfortable with the idea of suing the driver who hurt you. You envision a Perry Mason moment when the other driver is [...]
Unless a long-term illness is involved, you never expect to learn that a close family member has lost his or her life much too soon. It comes as an enormous shock that you weren’t prepared for when it’s a spouse, which can create financial hardship on top of grief. Even harder to accept is when [...]
Having persistent post-concussive symptoms is what has become known as the condition post-concussion syndrome (PCS). It’s what happens when victims continue to have concussion symptoms extending the average recovery period beyond a couple of months. These injuries can happen from a wide range of actions such as playing contact sports or your head being knocked [...]
Most people are more cautious about being beside a tractor trailer but don’t think twice about being behind one. Unfortunately, this is just as dangerous a spot to be sitting and can easily leave you with serious injuries. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) there are more than 6,000 people injured each [...]
Surgery in which the surgeon performs a procedure on the wrong body part is referred to as wrong site surgery. It constitutes a rare, yet vivid and disturbing medical error that can have devastating consequences for the victim in West Palm Beach, FL. These errors are often referred to as “never events” because they should [...]
Patients in Pompano, FL and throughout the state who seek medical help have an expectation that the medical professionals and doctors they submit themselves to for evaluation will determine what is causing their ailment. A patient’s symptoms often indicate to the doctor the proper diagnosis to make. However, when doctors miss these symptoms or misinterpret [...]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), car accidents are a leading cause of injury in the U.S. On average, some 2.5 million Americans are treated in emergency rooms and close to 200,000 are taken to the hospital every year due to these accidents. Motor vehicle accidents in West Palm Beach, FL [...]
Living near the beach and the ocean down here in Florida is, for many, the perfect lifestyle. It’s likely the reason so many people flock to our state for vacations to enjoy some sun and sand. However, injuries and accidents can ruin a day – or worse – no matter how beautiful the scenery and [...]
Brain damage is one of the most devastating injuries a patient can sustain in a medical care environment. The effects of an injury to the brain can range from mild cognitive impairment to a long-term vegetative condition – and in the worst-cases, even death. For individuals in Homestead, FL who survive a brain injury that [...]
Collisions with commercial trucks often kill or severely injure drivers and passengers because of the vehicles’ huge sizes and excessive weights. Typical injuries include traumatic brain injury, damage to the spinal cord, broken bones, nerve damages, heart attacks, respiratory difficulties, and muscle damage. Many victims need a lifetime of medical care. According to GTG Technology [...]
