NFL football legend Scot Brantley took a lot of hard hits in his eight seasons as a star linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1980s. Brantley is 51 now, and the hits are still coming—he believes his two strokes are the result of the concussion he suffered as a college senior. The NFL …
While driving my son to school each morning, I regularly see children who are not properly restrained in their seats. Practicing simple safety every trip–no matter how short–can save a child from serious injury in the event of a car accident. Here is a quick refresher (from www.buckleupnc.gov): ? Drivers of covered vehicles are responsible …
January 14, 2010 The Times-News reported that a recent Durham truck accident injured a woman. The woman was driving her sport utility vehicle down the road when she was struck by a tractor-trailer. The impact of the North Carolina truck accident caused the SUV to flip over onto its side. The woman was trapped inside …
Head injuries in football and hockey dominate the discussion of traumatic brain injury these days. However, skiing and snowboarding should have their place in that discussion as well. Don’t be fooled by the perception that snow is soft and therefore cannot cause a head injury. First, snow on slopes is often packed down, and therefore …
The media has recently placed a major focus on head injuries in sports, and particularly football. However, parents of girls who are cheerleaders should pay close attention as well. Aerial maneuvers and extreme acrobatic techniques are on the rise, but injuries in cheerleading are often catastrophic because of the forces and trauma involved when something …
I came across this editorial regarding head trauma and it reminded me of how often that we, as parents, think a bump on the head is no big deal. As a lawyer who deals with clients who have suffered the consequences of brain injury every day, I am probably more paranoid than most. However, many …
A Brooklyn nursing home will have to fork over nearly $19 million in damages to the family of a 76-year-old patient neglected so badly that he left with more than 20 bedsores. To read the full story please click: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581276,00.html
Florida is debating a proposed amendment to its state constitution that would try to block, at least symbolically, much of the proposed federal health care overhaul on the grounds that it tramples individual liberty. Read the full story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/health/policy/29lobby.html?_r=2&th&emc=th