Yet another article touting the dangers of cyclists failing to wear helmets. Personally, as a cyclist, I don’t understand the ignorance of someone wanting to ride a bicycle on the same road as cars and failing to protect themselves from traumatic brain injury, but I guess some of them are out there. Someone once told …
Apparently there are some who believe helmets are not necessary in female lacrosse. I find that incredible, because my belief is that safety is the ultimate priority. One of the arguments against helmets in that venue is that “girls aren’t strong enough to cause head injury with a lacrosse stick.” Such an argument is counter …
The North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation has closed the Floyd McKissick Senior Assisted Living Center in Norlina, which received zero stars under the state’s adult care licensure rating system. In the entire state, only two other facilities, Sunshine Family Care Homes in Eden and the WNC Family Care Home in Leicester, also received …
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This is very exciting news for those suffering from traumatic brain injuries. A new procedure performed for the first time at an Indian hospital involved the implantation of stem cells into the injured brain of a teenage girl. Apparently the girl improved “from a condition of altered sensorium, severe cognitive dysfunction and no movement of …
First Stem Cell transplant to Treat Brain Injury! Read More »
I just read another story that reminds me of how many returning war veterans are suffering with head injuries and their consequences. Many vets cannot find the support they need to reintegrate into their environment, unemployment rates are skyrocketing, and many are homeless. Traumatic Brain Injuries are devastating, and nowhere is this more apparent than …
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Injuries to the back are treated differently. Generally an accident must occur for an injury to be covered under the Worker’s Compensation Act. Accident is defined as any “variance” from the normal work routine. However, the Worker’s Compensation Act does cover injuries to the back when there is no accident or “varriance” from the normal …
Business owners beware, unless you specifically include yourself as a covered employee on your business’s Worker’s Compensation Policy, you are most likely not covered as the owner. The majority of Worker’s Compensation Policies contain an exclusion which generally reads that if you are the owner of a business, you are not covered under the policy …
Once again we see an example of how so many of our elderly population are living at risk for serious injury or death due to the conditions in poorly run nursing homes. I don’t know how many incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect must happen for the general public to or the legislature to …
Wake Forest Care Center and HensonFuerst's Reaction to the Findings Read More »
As an injured worker, if you file a Worker’s Compensation Claim, you are not suing your company. Joey Hodgin has heard from many injured workers over the years who are concerned that if they retain a lawyer, and file a Worker’s Compensation Claim, then they are suing their company. This understanding is wrong. There is a …
Worker's Compensation Claim = Suing Your Company? Read More »
Look out for your interests . . . your company is certainly looking out for theirs. Joey Hodgin has heard from many injured workers who do not want to retain a lawyer because the company is “being good to them”. However, what many injured workers fail to realize is that what the company is doing for …