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Brain Injuries

Identifying Symptoms of Neurological Injuries

Identifying the Symptoms of Neurological Injuries

Neurological injuries can have serious long-term negative effects on a person’s health. Classifying head trauma as a neurological injury can mean brain trauma, spinal cord damage, skull fractures, broken bones in the spine, and destruction of the peripheral nerves. There are several ways that a person can suffer a neurological injury such as after a car accident, from a sporting event, or from exposure to toxins.  For victims that suffered a neurological injury after an accident caused by a negligent [...]

How Much are Personal Injury Claims for TBIs Worth

How Much are Personal Injury Claims for TBIs Worth?

One of the first questions a victim of an injury accident asks their lawyer is how much they can get from their injury claim. This is understandable considering the amount of distress that a person may have had to endure from their injury incident. When it comes to accidents that result in traumatic brain injuries, there can be a wide range of harm sustained. Minor head trauma where only temporary vision issues occur is going to look much different [...]

Will Your Brain Injuries Continue to Get Worse

Will Your Brain Injuries Continue to Get Worse?

Trauma to the head can easily result in injuries to brain tissue. The amount of damage and the repercussions from a brain injury can range from mild to severe. Your brain is your body’s processor. Your brain is responsible for: Thinking and cognition. Emotions and feelings. Being responsive and reactive. Physical movement. Perception. Behavior. Damage to any part of your brain can substantially impair your ability to function in daily life. Often, brain injuries are long-lasting, even those that were deemed to be minor. Even after [...]

Types and Levels of Brain Injuries from Florida Injury Accidents

The Different Types and Levels of Brain Injuries that Stem from Sudden Accidents

A brain injury isn’t just a term that describes one type of physical bodily harm with a specific severity. In fact, there is more than one type of brain injury and the severity of damages to the brain can vary. The symptoms and treatment program that a victim is put on is based on the specific injury that the brain sustained. Brain injuries can happen in a variety of situations. Car and motorcycle accidents are leading causes of brain injuries. [...]

Ways To Reduce A Bicycle Crash in Florida

Ways To Reduce Bicycle Crashes in Florida

The warm climate that Florida has to offer makes it a perfect state for bike riding. Depending on the neighborhood that you live in or the area you are interested in traveling in, riding a bike is typically a safe activity. Though some communities have more bicyclists than others, a bicycle accident can occur in any city or town throughout Florida. When a bicyclist has an accident in Florida, it either occurs when a rider encounters some type of [...]

What Are Head Injuries

What Are Head Injuries?

Head injuries are very common and they can result from many situations. These damages can be so severe they cause victims to have permanent disabilities and in many cases result in death. Head injuries can mean anything from cuts and scrapes on the head to fractured bones and brain damage. If you sustained a head injury as a result of a Flordia traffic accident or any other injury accident that was caused by the negligence of another party, call [...]

Did You Sustain a TBI After Your Florida Accident

Did You Sustain a TBI After Your Florida Accident?

Have you been in an accident and sustained a major impact to your head? If so, you are at high risk of suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). This is a serious condition that can leave you with temporary symptoms of life-long suffering. TBI has also been associated with death in the most severe instances. The medical treatment needed to care for TBI has the potential to be far-reaching, extensive, and long-term. With this type of prolonged medical therapeutics [...]

How A Florida Motorcycle Crash Can Change A Victim's Life

How to Increase Florida Motorcycle Passenger Safety

There are so many reasons avid motorcycle riders cite as to why they love the ride. The openness, the freedom, the exhilaration, motorcycle riders enjoy the activity for a lot of understandable reasons. However, riding a motorcycle is very dangerous. Riders do not have the amount of protection that vehicles have which means that when they crash they often sustain debilitating injuries if not death.  Passengers are often overlooked when we think about devastating outcomes in a motorcycle accident but [...]

Will Federal Laws Mandating Helmet Use Reduce Florida Accidents

Will Federal Laws Mandating Helmet Use Reduce Florida Accidents?

There is an abundant population of motorcycle riders in the state of Florida. Currently, there is no requirement by law for riders who are over the age of 21 and carrying at least $10,000 of medical coverage to wear a helmet. Even though it is well-known that helmets are the single best piece of protective gear a motorcyclist can wear to reduce the severity of their injuries and their chance of death in a crash, many bikers choose to [...]

Orlando, FL – Fatal Collision on Orange Blossom Trail Involving Motorcycle

Why Motorcycle Passengers Are at Higher Risk For Injury in a Florida Crash

Riding a motorcycle is a double-edged sword. Avid riders enjoy the freedom of the open roads but riding a motorcycle is a dangerous activity even for the most experienced drivers. Not only are drivers at high risk for serious injuries in a crash, but so are any passengers they have riding with them.  A Reuters report showed that passengers are more vulnerable to obtaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a crash than are drivers. In approximately 40% of [...]