When you leave your elderly loved one in the care of a nursing home, you may not expect to find him or her neglected when you come to visit. Knowing how to notice tell-tale signs of neglect happening when you are not around is important. Odd behavior According to the...
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Do you have a runny nose after a car accident?
Because of airbags and other vehicle safety features, many individuals walk away from serious car accidents. Still, every single year, an estimated 4.4 million Americans suffer severe enough injuries in crashes to need emergency medical treatment. While many...
What do you know about spinal cord injury symptoms?
Days after your car accident, you notice new injuries and discomfort. Does the pain you feel in your back indicate a spinal cord injury? To better determine if the accident caused your pain, see what Mayo Clinic says about spinal cord injury symptoms. Get the facts on...
Should you worry about skull fractures?
When getting into a crash, you should worry the most about injuries to the head, neck and back. These areas of the body often suffer the most from damage due to their delicate and prominent nature. In particular, injuries to the head can result in traumatic brain...
Can wearing a helmet protect you from head injury?
Motorcyclists often face an elevated risk of injury when hitting the road due to the small size of their vehicle and lack of protective covering. Because of this, motorcycles often have a reputation for the danger they pose to all riders, sometimes even with the use...
Understanding negligent entrustment
Your first impulse following a car accident in Pennsylvania may be to focus on your own concerns rather than thinking about the person that caused your accident. Yet oftentimes, the massive medical expenses and personal property costs that accompany a collision leave...
Nighttime driving dangers: what you should know
If you are like many other people in Pennsylvania, your day does not end once the sun sets. You may be coming home from work, rushing to a late-night party or headed out for dinner with friends. Navigating the roadways at night, however, is often more dangerous than...
What to do after a car accident
When you are in a motor vehicle accident, you must know what steps to take to protect your ability to file an insurance or personal injury claim if necessary. Injuries may not be evident at the time of your accident. Do not assume you will not need to take legal...
Is this the sign of a TBI?
After suffering from a blow to the head, you are likely to experience injury to the brain. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in particular have the potential for short and long-term impacts that can alter the course of your life. Thus, it is important to understand what...
Is this a sign of a TBI?
After suffering from a blow to the head, you are likely to experience injury to the brain. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in particular have the potential for short and long-term impacts that can alter the course of your life. Thus, it is important to understand what...