No parent wants to see their child get hurt, but most parents figure that a few hits or tumbles are a normal part of growing up. That may largely be true -- except where head injuries are concerned. If your child has any kind of head injury, it's critical to ensure...
Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injury, part 2 – diagnosis and treatment
In a previous post about traumatic brain injuries, we explained the common causes of a TBI, and the symptoms associated with one, like a headache, dizziness or blurry vision. Here, we'll talk about how a medical team might diagnose a traumatic brain injury and the...
Traumatic brain injuries can devastate family finances
Recent headlines have revealed the dangers of repeated head trauma in sports. Similarly, you may have joined others who watched with hopeful expectation as comedian Tracy Morgan made a triumphant return to the stage after suffering a brain injury in a motor vehicle...
Things not to say to people with brain injuries
When someone you love, work with or are otherwise acquainted is injured in a terrible car accident, a workplace mishap or through violent crime, it is often difficult to determine what to say or do to help him or her recover. For those who have suffered brain...
Traumatic brain injuries common in car accidents
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have gotten a lot of attention publicly lately, due to issues that athletes and other public figures have suffered. But did you know that sports are actually a fairly uncommon way to get a TBI, and that falls and motor vehicle accidents...
Florida implements new safety rules for high school football
On behalf of Attorneys at Law PLLC posted in Injuries on Monday, August 8, 2016.Amid growing concern over concussions, the FHSAA has passed new regulations to limit the amount of hits endured by high school football players in practice.To...