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New test helps identify concussion in minutes

Feb 22, 2011

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have helped develop a new test that can detect a concussion in a matter of minutes. The new test analyzes eye movement in order to detect brain injury. The new exam can be completed in two minutes and the new test can be used by sports trainers or other medical professionals on the sidelines of sporting event. Researchers say the test should not replace in-depth analysis of whether a...

Professional Football Helps Protect Young Athletes

Jan 18, 2011

You may not expect that the National Football League is an organization with lobbyist pull in state capitals around the country. But they are, and they are lobbying for the safety and the prevention of personal injury for young athletes. The National Football League is assisting legislators in states across the country to develop rules that guard young athletes against the health consequences of concussions. The professional football league has taken what it has learned...

Medical Malpractice Claim Filed for Partially Disinfected Colonoscopy

Jan 14, 2011

A hospital in Bend, Oregon is being sued for medical malpractice because hospital workers failed to fully sanitize a colonoscopy scope between multiple patients' colonoscopy exams. The hospital has recognized that it did not employ every step in a six step automated cleaning process, and as many as 18 colonoscopy procedures were conducted before hospital workers discovered the problem. The CEO of the hospital acknowledged in a letter that a programming error in the automated...

Dallas Hartman Establishes Dallas Helps Safe Kids

Jan 10, 2011

Dallas Helps Safe Kids was created by Dallas Hartman as a way to give back to the communities where he practices law. The goal is to prevent injuries to children through education and the distribution of safety devices. As a personal injury lawyer, Dallas Hartman has seen the devastation caused by serious injuries. Injuries to children can affect an entire community, especially when that injury could have been prevented. Safe Kids Erie Using the motto...

Handheld Tool Being Developed to Catch Concussions

Jan 5, 2011

A new handheld medical tool is being developed to catch concussions and other personal injury related to the head. The new tool could prove especially useful for athletes or for people who have suffered injuries in a car accident. The technology of the new portable device is also focused on diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury which is among the most difficult injuries to diagnose. Though mild traumatic brain injury may not sound serious, mild brain...

Pennsylvania Couple Dies in Tragic Car Accident in New York

Jan 3, 2011

The holidays turned tragic this year for a family from West Chester, Pennsylvania as they traveled through Paris, New York. The Pennsylvania family faced snow and hard blowing winds as they made their way through central New York. Unfortunately, the family's trip turned tragic last Tuesday afternoon when the family car lost control on a highway covered in snow. The family was traveling in their 2002 Honda Civic on New York State Route 12 and...

Restaurant Trade Group Advocates Against Sobriety Checkpoints

Dec 30, 2010

Every year thousands of drivers and passengers are injured or killed in car accidents caused by drinking and driving. Each year during the holiday season law enforcement officials remind the public about the dangers caused by the combination of alcohol and driving, but one restaurant trade group is calling for an end to one tactic that police departments across the country use to keep the roads safe, sobriety checkpoints. The American Beverage Institute, an organization...

State Lawmakers Say New Rules Needed to Reduce Teen Car Accidents

Dec 28, 2010

One state lawmaker and one parent who lost his 16-year-old daughter are among a group of lawmakers and citizens that are determined to pass stricter driving laws for teenage drivers in Pennsylvania. House Bill 67 prescribed passenger and cell phone limitations for teenage drivers. The bill did not ultimately pass in the state Senate this year. Staying on his path to reduce teen car accidents, Representative Shapiro from the 153rd District plans to reintroduce a...

Concussion Risks Could Be Greater for Girls – Part 1

Nov 30, 2010

A 14-year-old high school girl from Michigan suffered two concussions while playing soccer this fall. The story of the high school freshman demonstrates that concussions are not only prone to sports like football, they are likely to occur outside of contact sports. Her story also demonstrates that young girls are also exposed to the risks of concussions. In this post we will talk about the story of the high school girl, and in our next...

Personal Injury Allegations Prompt Rental Car Investigation

Nov 24, 2010

Spurred by allegations of incidents involving personal injury and death, safety officials have started an investigation to determine how long it takes car rental companies to repair vehicles that have been recalled for safety concerns. Currently, there is no federal law that ensures that rental companies fix car that have been recalled before renting them to patrons. Ford, Chrysler and GM have been asked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association to provide updates on...