How Truck Tire Blowouts Can Lead to Serious Injuries
There are a lot of dangers and hazardous situations that can present themselves while you’re driving. You have to worry about other drivers maneuvering erratically, construction work, animals crossing the road, inclement weather, and so on. One thing you may not think to concern yourself with is tire blowouts from commercial trucks. They can happen…
Read MoreDriver Assistance Technology Is Helpful But Not Foolproof
Every year it seems like there’s new automated technology created for cars in order to help prevent accidents. Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems are now required in all new cars, and they do cut down on rear-end crashes by a significant amount, but AEB is not infallible. Researchers have found the AEB system will not…
Read MoreWho Can Make a Claim on an Injury Settlement or Award?
When you are hurt in an accident, your automatic thought may be to sue the other party. But have you ever thought about what that process would look like? Filing a personal injury claim is how you can recover compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, transportation expenses, future medical costs, and more. However, the debt…
Read MoreTennessee Needs More Burn Centers
Burn injuries can be some of the most severe injuries a person experiences. They are unlike many other injuries, and they can be sustained from many different types of accidents. Whether it’s an accident that happens when making Thanksgiving dinner, or an accident you get into on the highway on your way to work, severe…
Read MoreAvoid These Dangerous Intersections in Chattanooga
Intersections are known to be one of the most common locations for car accidents. Involving several cars at a time, some wanting to turn the same directions, others wanting to go another, focus and communication between drivers at these areas is essential to traversing intersections safely. Intersections don’t just mean a four-way traffic stop, but…
Read MoreWhy Older Machine Presses Are So Dangerous
Even if you are not a blue collar worker, you have probably seen a power press before. These are the machines that are used to cut, punch, or form products. In addition to metal, you can use these pieces of equipment to make T-shirts and other manufactured products. On the sides of the machines are…
Read MoreWhy Herniated Discs Are a Serious Injury
At some point, everyone has experienced back pain. Perhaps it’s a twinge as you lift something heavy, or soreness in your muscles after a long day of work. Though back pain is common, there are some very serious back injuries that could get worse if they go undiagnosed. One of those injuries is a herniated…
Read MoreCompartment Syndrome: Causes and Complications
In September 2020, a Tennessee car crash nearly took the lives of two young women. They were on their way home from Ohio and made it to less than one mile away from their house before they were hit head on by a drunk driver. It sent their car rolling several times down a thirty-foot…
Read MoreThe Causes and Complications Associated with Pediatric Concussions
When it comes to children playing, it’s no surprise that they get hurt from time to time. What may be surprising is how severe a lot of those injuries are. Breaking bones, spraining ligaments, and getting deep cuts that require stitches are often what’s thought about when it comes to pretty serious injuries on children.…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Workplace Structural Collapses
By now, it is likely that the collapse of Champlain Towers South condominiums in Surfside, Florida is familiar to most people. It is a story that shook the nation when we heard—and maybe even saw—the collapse of the 12-story building that was occupied with hundreds of residents at the time, and it was tragic how…
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