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Truck Accident Lawyer Discusses PTSD Among Survivors of Semi Tractor-Trailer Crashes
When large trucks are involved in serious crashes, the impact on those involved is often far more than physical explains a truck accident lawyer in New York City. More than 3 million people suffer injuries in U.S. traffic accidents every year. The National Center for PTSD estimates that nine percent of these individuals have PTSD. One of these is a survivor of a tractor-trailer accident that killed five of her fellow nursing students. The April 23, 2015, wreck happened on Interstate 16 near Savannah, Georgia, when a big rig failed to slow down as it approached stalled traffic. The semi rear-ended the vehicle carrying the students. They were all on their way to a final round of clinical training for the school year when the crash happened. Her parents told WSB News how she deals with the ongoing consequences of the fatal wreck, including PTSD and insomnia. She is on
Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers Explain How A TBI Requires Experienced Legal Help
Four or five decades ago our country could only offer limited rehabilitative resources to someone suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Times have changed explains Arkady Frekhtman, one of the traumatic brain injury lawyers at the F&A accident law firm in New York City. Advanced medical training and new forms of treatment now help many people lead longer and better quality lives after they incur a brain injury due to a major car accident, a fall occurring at construction site job, a war-related event or countless other incidents. Today, there are about 5.3 million people battling the physically challenging aspects of TBIs in this country. Many are trying to hold down jobs, care for their families or simply cope with extensive pain. While estimates for caring for a person’s lifelong TBI needs vary, they can easily range (based on the severity of the injury) from $85, 000 to three
Recovering After A Motorcycle Accident? Watch for These Hidden Injuries
James thought he had escaped from motorcycle accident unharmed. He’d been hit from behind while being stuck in a traffic jam, but he was wearing a helmet, and no major injuries were detected, he just had some scratches on elbow.
Fire Accident Attorney Discusses Smoke Inhalation as a Cause of Serious Injury or Death in Industrial and Home Fires
Fire Accident Attorney Discusses Smoke Inhalation as a Cause of Serious Injury or Death in Industrial and Home Fires
NYC Construction Accident Lawyer Discusses Electrocutions & Handling of Hazardous Energy
Although falls account for the largest number of major construction site injuries and deaths, close to 10% (about 8.6% in 2015) of them occur while someone is working with electricity or other hazardous energy explains Arkady Frekhtman, a NYC construction accident lawyer. Many dangerous assignments are tied to lockout-tagout (LOTO) tasks – they are performed to try and protect workers from sudden surges of power being emitted by machines or various sources of electrical (or other) forms of energy. One older, long-term study states that electrocutions are the fourth major cause of death among construction workers. Depending on the precise tasks involved, roughly 70 to 140 workers die each year while handling electrical and hazardous energy tasks. This is one reason why so many construction workers steer clear of handling electrical/energy tasks whenever possible. However, since utility lines run across many work sites, almost anyone can be harmed by improperly
Quadriplegia Injury Lawyers Discuss One Patient’s Brave Quest to Learn New Motor Skills
Bill Kochevar is an exceptionally brave 56-year-old man who recently let doctors surgically implant brain-recording and muscle stimulator devices into his body explains one of the quadriplegia injury lawyers at the F&A accident law firm in New York. He has been battling quadriplegia (tetraplegia) for over eight years since his spinal cord injury. Quadriplegia causes paralysis in one’s pelvic organs – as well as in the hands, arms, trunk, and legs. Up until this ground-breaking surgery, the injured Mr. Kochevar could not move any portion of his body beneath his shoulders. He suffered his injury while riding his bicycle. He had been trying to carefully follow behind a truck – when it stopped suddenly. That collision caused all his current injuries. Once anyone suffers this type of comprehensive spinal cord injury (SCI), the brain’s signals can no longer reach all their various muscles – leaving the person paralyzed. Where Was