personal injury

While some car crashes leave individuals with minor injuries, others cause catastrophic damage. If your hand sustains trauma during a collision, doctors may have little choice but to remove it. The crash itself may also result in an immediate amputation. Most...

A blow to your spinal cord can cause life-changing complications. Whether it is from a car accident or a falling object, many people struggle to regain the same strength they had before. Knowing how this injury affects you in everyday life can help you notice these...

Brain trauma comes in different forms and types of severity. All brain injuries should merit immediate medical attention, but some may pose a larger and more instantaneous threat than others. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) fall into the latter category. You want to...

Many people may look forward to the day when their loved one experiences a complete recovery from a traumatic brain injury. However, brain injuries may sometimes have long-term effects on people. While many family members may expect their loved ones to recover...

Liability generally relates directly back to the person who caused you injury or whose negligence caused you injury. If you are in a business establishment and another customer injures you, there might be liability for both that other person and the owner of the...

During the holiday season, there's plenty of Christmas cheer -- and much of that comes in a cup. Mulled wine, hard cider, coffee with a little Kahlua or Bailey's Irish Creme thrown in is in the offerings wherever you may go. All that extra "holiday spirit" adds up to...

Car accidents and slip-and-fall injuries caused by the fault of another may result in serious spinal damage. The Mayo Clinic reports that most people who suffer these injuries are in their late teens to early 30s; however, you may experience one at any age. If you...

Internal bleeding occurs due to damage to blood vessels inside your body. This often happens because of a traumatic accident. Internal bleeding can be hard to recognize at first. However, it can cause dangerous complications if not treated right away. Internal...

As a resident of North Carolina who got into an accident, you may suffer from physical effects that last long after the incident itself. This is particularly true of brain injuries, which often have traumatic impacts lasting months, years or even a lifetime. In...

You may argue that any type of amputation feels traumatic. This is true. However, traumatic amputation specifically refers to situations where you lose a limb by accident in a traumatic incident. Incidents that occur by accident and lead to immediate dismemberment or...