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Newport Beach, CA:
What is a birth injury?
Infants who are born with problems due to medical malpractice will generally need extensive medical investigations to determine the cause of trauma.
Can I Get Workers' Compensation For Repetitive Motion Injuries?
What do bloggers, baristas, and construction workers have in common? They all suffer from repetitive motion injuries at work! Repetitive motion injuries, also known as cumulative trauma injuries or repetitive stress injuries, are caused when overuse or repetitive motions...
How Accidents Cause Trauma
Trauma is a scary thing. After an accident, it is a real possibility.
What happens when you fracture your skull?
Skull fractures can become catastrophic injuries. You may suffer a skull fracture due to blunt force trauma or penetrating trauma. Both types of trauma commonly occur during car accidents. According
How Is Trauma Diagnosed After an Accident?
Diagnosing trauma isn’t easy, but accident survivors should know they have rights.
How to Cope with Emotional Trauma
Personal injury lawyers are often working with people during the lowest point in their lives. Lawyers run a high risk of secondary trauma listening to so many tragic stories and interacting with traumatized people every day.
Why is trauma activation so expensive?
It doesn’t mean a five-figure trauma activation fee is warranted for a patient with a cut on his head requiring two staples.
Head Injury? Warning Signs That Signal Trauma
It’s summertime, which means more and more people are outside enjoying outdoor sports and activities. The risk of injury may slightly increase, so it is important to be able to identify which symptoms are worrisome. Head injury symptoms are especially crucial to know about, as this type of injury can be life threatening.
Avoid these common mistakes after your auto accident
After the trauma of a car crash, it can be hard to come to grips with the myriad logistical issues that ensue, especially if ...
Is A Concussion A TBI?
A concussion is a traumatic brain injury because it is an injury to the brain caused by the trauma of an external force such as a vehicle crash.
What Happens During A Traumatic Brain Injury?
What exactly happens in your head when trauma occurs in the region? Today, we take a closer look at the forces at play during a traumatic brain injury.
How To Spot a Concussion and When To Seek Legal Advice
Concussions can result from very serious head injuries, often received in car accidents, or from repeated head trauma. Call now for a free case evaluation.
Are There Medications to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury?
When you've suffered a bump or blow to the head, or you've had trauma to your head, neck, shoulders or upper body, there's always a risk that you've sustained
What to Expect at a Neurological Exam
When you suffer any type of head trauma or injury, your first course of action should always be to seek medical treatment, even if the bump or bruise seems relatively minor.
Hit In The Head? Do These Things Immediately After
Any trauma to your brain is serious business. That’s why concussion injuries should never be taken lightly. A concussion is a trauma to your head resulting in a head or brain injury. While there may not be active bleeding, there is still bruising and inflammation. Physiologically, it does not differ from any other bruise on... View Article
As many as 1 in 5 trauma victims may die needlessly
Where you live may determine whether or not you survive a car crash, gunshot wound, or other traumatic injuries
Trauma-Induced Epilepsy May Be Prevented By Cooling The Brain Following Injury
In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control.
3 Techniques For Attorneys To Deal With Work-Related Trauma
Attorneys in all practice areas can use simple self-care techniques to help manage stress, depression, burnout and substance abuse caused by secondary trauma experienced through their casework, mental health experts said at a recent virtual forum.
What are some signs of a spinal cord injury?
After a car accident, you may notice you have increased trouble doing simple, everyday tasks. Your spine in particular may feel achy or weak. This phenomenon is often known as spinal cord trauma, and
What's Considered A Traumatic Brain Injury?
A traumatic brain injury is caused by a blow or jolt to the head from blunt or penetrating trauma and is common in personal injury accidents. Get a free consultation with the TBI lawyers at Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys.
