Staying alert to potential danger is important whether you are a pedestrian or driver, but when a motorist fails to yield the right of way, the results can easily be deadly. In 2018 alone, 527 Ohioan pedestrians experienced severe injury after an auto collision and...
Motor vehicle accidents in Ohio have the power to cause serious personal injury. The combination of high rates of speed and heavy hunks of metal is often catastrophic. Injuries from the roadways impact thousands of people every year across the nation. Common types...
Nerve damage can be one of the most debilitating consequences of a spinal fracture or disc herniation. It causes pain to extend beyond the site of the injury to other parts of the body. Electronic stimulation is a tool that physical therapists use to help patients get...
If you suffered a spinal cord injury or SCI due to someone else’s negligence, you may experience difficulty performing basic tasks. If you have an incomplete SCI, you may have more of a chance to regain your walking ability, as opposed to a person who suffered from a...
Seat belts are critical to driver and passenger safety when riding in a car or truck. General Motors, maker of Chevrolet and GMC cars and trucks, will recall over 624,000 vehicles because of unsecured seat belt brackets in the front-row center seating position....
After suffering from a head injury, you may deal with many unexpected side effects during the healing process. For example, did you know that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can alter your personality? Due to these alterations and other issues as you heal, you may find...
Leaders of trucking companies have an obligation to ensure their commercial drivers are healthy enough to drive safely. After all, poor health may cause a truck driver to lose control of his or her vehicle. Because semitrucks weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, a...
With the winter months bringing snowy conditions across Ohio, the roads turn icy with snow piling up and wind at times possibly causing whiteout conditions. These all set up the roads for more accidents than other weather conditions. Beyond broken bones, car accident...
Food poisoning is so common in the U.S., you may have already experienced it. Every year, foodborne illness or food poisoning affects about 48 million people. While some people recover from the illness with few complications, thousands wind up with a serious illness...
Work zones are tough to avoid when you travel Ohio by car, but these construction zones create numerous hazards for drivers. The number of crashes occurring in Ohio’s work zones has risen steadily in recent years, reaching an all-time high in 2019. According to...