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A Swedish company released a new piece of safety equipment this year that it claims will revolutionize safety and impact prevention technology. The Hovding, a new type of helmet, automatically inflates when it detects an impact and surrounds the head absorbing impact and preventing head and neck injuries. You probably saw several commercials and YouTube videos of people experimenting with the…

Medical malpractice is a type of lawsuit that you can file against a physician or hospital when you suffer an injury due to a mistake or omission. The error can range from using the improper tool or improperly using the correct tool to even operating on the wrong body part or leaving a tool inside of you. If this happens to you,…

Motor vehicle crashes are the number-one cause of death among American teenagers. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics for 2013, over 2,100 teens were killed and nearly 250,000 required visits to hospital emergency rooms. The fatality rate for young males involved in auto accidents was almost twice that of their female counterparts. Factors involved in heightening teenagers’…

When we go in for a procedure at the hospital or doctor’s office, we expect our caretakers to exercise the greatest caution and live up to the Hippocratic oath to “do no harm.” And, in most cases, that’s exactly what happens. Our doctors perform a great service for our country and should be given the admiration that the profession demands.…

It’s not just major, violent auto collisions that lead to injuries to drivers and passengers. Seemingly minor fender-benders can cause significant injury, too. Injuries sustained from an auto crash might not be noticed initially-sometimes for hours, days, even weeks-for a variety of reasons. A car crash induces a rush of adrenaline and endorphins, chemicals that raise a person’s energy level…

Most people have the same reaction when they pass by a tractor-trailer on the highway: your heart speeds up, your grip tightens and you’re suddenly acutely aware of everything around you. And for good reason ? semi trucks are several times bigger and heavier than an average passenger car and, in any collision between the two, the semi is going…

The effects of alcohol vary from person to person, but the bottom line is that driving with too much of it in your system can result in serious criminal charges and has the potential to be deadly. Alcohol enters the bloodstream by way of absorption through the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, including your mouth, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine.…