Emotional changes are common after a brain injury
A traumatic brain injury can have a host of impacts on a victim. While some of these are physical, there are also some emotional changes that might come after an injury of...
Nov 6, 2020
Losing a limb is catastrophic in many ways
Limb loss can occur for several different reasons. In most cases, people lose a limb because of medical conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, vehicle...
Why insurance isn’t always enough after a spinal cord injury
Motor vehicle liability insurance is a critical protection that makes it reasonably safe for people to drive on public roads. If you get into a crash caused by another driver,...
A car crash could leave a child with a brain injury
Have you ever stopped to consider what would happen to your child in a car crash? While it is not a pleasant thing to contemplate, it can be a useful reminder to drive with...
How can truck drivers reduce the risk of a crash?
If a truck hits you, then chances are you will end up in the hospital or mortuary. However well-built your car and however many air bags you have, it is unlikely to cope with...
How to reduce the risk you are in a car crash
Driving is probably one of the most dangerous things you do. While activities such as base jumping or felling a tree may carry more inherent risk, they are probably not...
Where does the U.S. rank in traffic deaths?
It’s sometimes hard to consider where countries actually rank in road accident deaths. For instance, if the United States has 40,000 deaths in one year, that sounds massive to...
Don’t neglect the mental health impacts of spinal cord injuries
People who suffer a spinal cord injury have a lot to deal with all at once. Making the necessary changes to their lives can be rather challenging, especially because it is so...
What are the common types of catastrophic injuries?
Living with a new disability and catastrophic injury is difficult. You may never be able to live the life you had before you were injured. Whether your injuries are a result...