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According to statistics from the Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, each year in the U.S. nearly 2.5 million burn injuries occur, and nearly 1 million of those are so severe that they require hospitalization and end in temporary or permanent disability. Sadly, more than 8,000 of those patients die. In fact, burn injuries are one of the top five causes of accidental death in this country. Degrees of Burn Injury First Degree Burns – The most common degree of burn injury, first degree burns are considered superficial injures that only affect the top layer of skin. First degree burns can be very painful and usually involve peeling of the skin and temporary reddening and other discoloration. Second Degree Burns Read more…

Along with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries are among the most severe and life-destroying injuries a person could sustain. In fact, the spinal cord is like an extension of the brain. It is a rope of nerves that runs from the base of the brain (medulla oblongata) down inside the spinal bones to about waist level. The bones (vertebrae) continue on down to the hip area, where we sit on the coccyx. Being inside those bones protects the spinal cord from many potential injuries, and any of those bones can be damaged or chipped without the spinal cord necessarily being hurt. But an event like a car accident, sports accident, or slip and fall can so damage the spinal vertebrae Read more…

If you have met with an accident due to the negligence of someone, you can make a claim. The amount of compensation, you can receive depends on several factors. It depends on the type of injury you have suffered, the place where the injury occurred, the amount of losses or damages you have suffered, etc. Even though, the amount of compensation for each injury varies dramatically, accident claims specialists can give you an approximate idea of the amounts of compensation you can claim. You can use a claim amount calculator to get an estimate of the amount of compensation you can receive. is tool can help you give a fair estimate of the amount of compensation you can receive. The Read more…

Nearly two million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States each year. The severity of the injury varies, but most of these victims will spend at least one night in the hospital. Most TBI sufferers will go on to be okay, but nearly 80,000 will suffer long term disability. Even some of those who seem fine now may develop problems related to their brain injury later on in life. This is due to the nature of the brain and the way it responds when injured. It is estimated that there are 5.3 million people in this country living with problems associated with some kind of TBI Common Symptoms Though the symptoms depend on which part of Read more…

If you have been injured in an accident you may be wondering if you are entitled to compensation for pain and suffering. To make a claim for pain and suffering you need: 1) injuries (typically shown by medical bills and records or photographs [such as of a scar]) and, 2) someone else must be “at-fault”. You can’t sue yourself for pain and suffering, even if you accidentally drove off the road. Fault must be based on a specific theory of “Torts”. Torts is the branch of law that defines wrongful (civil i.e. non-criminal) conduct. Most personal injury cases are based on one of the following torts: “negligence,” “strict liability” or “intentional act” . Negligence Negligence is the most common legal Read more…

In a 2004 study, the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives reported that, in 2003 alone, almost 10 million Americans had become victims of identity theft. The crime cost consumers about $5 billion out-of-pocket and costs American business around $50 billion. As increasing news reports indicate, identity theft is the crime of the era. It’s increasing rapidly. Unfortunately, it’s also a difficult crime to catch and prosecute. In 2003, victims of identity theft spent anywhere from $500 to $1200 and from 30 to 60 hours of their personal time trying to resolve the financial problems created by identity theft. Further, the crime itself occurred over a three- to six-month period in each known case. We all Read more…