For this year’s Brain Injury Awareness Month, which runs throughout the month of March, government safety officials are focusing on raising awareness of the traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) during youth sports. However, a head injury can also occur from an auto accident, slip and fall, work injury or other personal… Read more.
March 2009 is being observed as National Brain Injury Awareness Month by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). A nationwide campaign is being conducted to help raise awareness about brain injuries and the importance of providing treatment, rehabilitation, support and resources for victims and their families. >>INFORMATION: Traumatic Brain… Read more.
According to new research, children and young adults who suffer a traumatic brain injury may face a substantially higher risk of epilepsy, even more than 10 years after their head injury. When a child suffers a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident, fall or other personal injury, this research… Read more.
According to a report released earlier this month by the CDC, Hispanic workers are more likely to suffer a work injury death than other racial groups in the United States. The health officials indicate that reducing the number of on-the-job deaths among Hispanics will require safer work environments, better safety… Read more.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a nationwide Dewalt Table Saw recall due to a defect which could lead to severe lacerations. The recall applies to the 10 inch DeWalt Jobsite Table Saw model number DW744. Consumers have been told to immediately stop using the recalled saws, and… Read more.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), work related deaths in the United States increased by nearly 10% in 2005. For the fourteenth year in a row, the most likely cause for a work injury fatality was a highway accident. >>INFORMATION: Workers Compensation
This week the Maryland Court of Appeals issued an opinion which will allow insurance companies to continue reducing the amount of coverage they provide for accidents in which a co-worker of their insured is injured. As a result of this co-employee exclusion, Maryland auto accident victims are often denied coverage… Read more.
