With Brain Injury Awareness month coming to a close, there is one final bit of good news: Pro hockey may finally recognize that game violence puts players at risk for concussion, and–here’s the exciting part–there are talks about how to curb head injuries. Perhaps they could take a lesson from the National Football League (NFL) […]
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As of January 1, 2008, all operators and passengers on motorcycles and mopeds in North Carolina have been required to wear a safety helmet. This helmet law had a single overriding purpose: To protect motorcyclists from severe injury or death in the event of a wreck. Now, legislators are looking to reverse our successful helmet
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The HensonFuerst Bicycle Safety PSA Contest is back—and better than ever! The members of the law firm are again challenging North Carolina students to use their imaginations and create videos about the importance of bicycle safety. And for the first time, a second age category is being added to the contest. In addition to the
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Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new recommendations about the best ways to keep children safe in vehicles. The kids may not like the changes, but the goal is fewer injuries in the event of a crash. The policy statement was published in an online article of the medical journal Pediatrics. For maximum safety,
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Texting while driving is illegal in North Carolina, not to mention dangerous. Consider these statistics: Drivers talking on a cellphone are 4 times more likely to cause a crash than other drivers… but drivers TEXTING while driving are 23 times more likely to crash. Nearly everyone understands the risks. One of the AAA Foundation for
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Here’s a conversation every college student needs to have before spring break: Find a friend to “get your back” and you’ll be less likely to cross dangerous behavioral lines. According to a ScienceDaily article, researchers at the University of Michigan found that students who had an understanding with friends about alcohol use and sexual behavior
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A disturbing article published in The New York Times reports that 92% of nursing homes employ one or more people who have been convicted of at least one crime…it amounts to 5% of all all nursing homes employees have had at least one criminal conviction. About half of nursing homes employ five or more people
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The goal of Brain Injury Awareness Month is to help the public learn more about brain injury, and to improve the lives of everyone affected–those who are living with brain injury, and their families and caregivers. To play our part, we have created our own quiz to help test your level of awareness. 1. According
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The ideal doctor is brilliant, caring, and infallible. Unfortunately, that ideal is impossible. At HensonFuerst Attorneys, we handle enough medical malpractice cases to know that doctors and hospitals make mistakes. Many times those “mistakes” could have been prevented if standard medical had been given, or if the hospital followed proper quality procedures. When serious, preventable
The National Football League (NFL) has issued new guidelines about concussion diagnosis during games. Basically, team doctors will use a new standardized assessment protocol on the sidelines if concussion is suspected. This tool allows immediate evaluation of injury so that athletes with concussion or other serious brain trauma so that players can be removed from
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