Whiplash is one of the most “parodied” car accident injuries. You’ve undoubtedly seen movies and TV shows mocking victims who claim that they have suffered whiplash after relatively minor seeming accidents. Yet whiplash is a very real injury and it is no laughing matter. Whiplash is a painful neck injury that is often misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and mistakenly downplayed by their victims. In fact,…
Most motorcyclists have, at some time or another, experienced anti-biker prejudice or biases against motorcyclists. Most of us want to believe police officers are totally unbiased when investigating an accident. In truth, when it comes to motorcycle accidents, biases certainly exist. Unfortunately, many people—including police officers—still see motorcycle riders as thrill-seeking, living on-the-edge people who likely were responsible for the accident, even when…
A study performed by the University of California, Davis School of Medicine reviewed data of more than 43,000 children who sustained head injuries in recent years. The study found that falls were the most common cause of head injuries in young children. Falls were responsible for 77% of brain injuries in children under the age of 2 and 38% of the brain injuries…
