According to national statistics, more than 175 people die from brain-trauma-related injuries each day. That’s almost 65,000 people each year. One year-long study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded that almost three million people in this country had suffered a brain injury. The medical definition of a traumatic brain injury…
With so many miles of highway traveled by motorcyclists in both North Carolina and the greater United States, motorcycle accidents are an unfortunate inevitability. It is important that you always put health and safety first when a motorcycle accident occurs, moving to the shoulder of the road as soon as you are able, or signaling…
Sepsis is a sometimes-fatal complication of an infection that occurs when chemicals released into a person’s bloodstream to fight the infection trigger inflammatory responses throughout the body. These inflammatory responses can cause a multitude of changes that can damage multiple organ systems. This can lead to organ failure and death. Sepsis Statistics Each year, according…
There is nothing more frustrating than spending money on a product only to find it doesn’t work the way it is advertised, or it just doesn’t work at all. What can be worse, however, is when that defective product causes a personal injury or even the death of the person who used it. And it’s…
If you suffered personal injuries in a boat accident, North Carolina allows you to sue the party who was responsible for that accident. Regardless of whether or not you were a passenger on the boat whose operator caused the accident, another boat, or were a swimmer or “bystander” that was injured. The following are some…