If you are in a car accident, it is important to check yourself for injuries immediately. Broken bones, nerve damage and soft-tissue injuries typically have symptoms that are impossible to ignore, such as excruciating pain or loss of motion. Sometimes, though,...
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Is a broken collarbone anything to worry about?
On both sides of your sternum, you have a collarbone. Officially known as clavicles, these collarbones connect your ribcage to your shoulders. Because of where your car's seatbelt crosses your midsection, it is possible to break a collarbone during a motor vehicle...
How serious is a ruptured spleen?
Being able to walk away from a car accident may seem like a blessing. Still, you should realize that not all accident-related injuries are immediately debilitating. That is, despite feeling and acting mostly fine, it is possible to have a life-threatening injury. Your...
Common results after a spinal cord injury
Whether you suffer a spinal cord injury on the job or on the road, the effects are serious. You may face emergency surgery, long-term recovery and a lifetime of new normals to get used to if you suffer paralysis as a result of the accident or medical malpractice...
3 driving habits that may result in a wrongful death crash
Did you know that traffic accidents, including those involving pedestrians and motorcyclists, kill millions of people a year? The World Health Organization notes that such crashes cause the death of children and young adults more than any other illness or accident,...
Why do vaulted sidewalks collapse?
Chicago has come a long way in its roughly 188 years as a city. Early in the city's life, residents had to contend with muddy streets and a cholera outbreak. To improve both situations, officials chose to raise many of Chicago's streets. Raising the streets, of...
The dangers of a cerebrospinal fluid leak misdiagnosis
A healthy central nervous system, which primarily includes your brain and spinal cord, is vital for everything you do. If you suffer a central nervous system injury or develop an illness that affects your brain or spinal cord, your life may never be the same again....
A look at OSHA violations
If you work in the construction industry, you need to watch out for various hazards on the job. Workers in various trades find themselves seriously hurt and even killed when things go wrong, and accidents occur for a host of reasons. Unfortunately, many construction...
Brain injuries may cause permanent damage
Sustaining a blow to the head is no laughing manner. Whether it is from a car accident, sports incident or a fall, the result is often a brain injury. The severity of a traumatic brain injury can vary from mild to severe. Although mild cases generally have positive...
Issues that cause construction worker injuries
Some Illinois jobs are more dangerous than others. If you work in the construction industry, your employer has likely already informed you of many risks that you might encounter in the workplace. Your employer also hopefully has provided all necessary training and...