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The Importance of Evidence Collection in a California Motorcycle Accident

If you are involved in a California motorcycle accident, it is important that you retain the services of an experienced California motorcycle accident lawyer. You could receive a catastrophic injury that could cost an astronomical amount of money over your lifetime in lost wages and medical bills. Most insurance policies will only cover a fraction of the actual cost. At your initial consultation with your motorcycle accident attorney there will be many questions, as the attorney tries to determine if your case could be successful against another driver or perhaps the governing agency responsible for maintaining the roadway. Determining fault is key to the outcome of [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T14:58:05-07:00June 19th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Fatigue Added to List of Occupational Safety Risks by the National Safety Council

Fatigue has such a significant impact on workplace safety that the National Safety Council (NSC) has added it to it’s new list of occupational injury risks. This is the first time that worker fatigue has been included in this list. The addition of fatigue in this annual report “sheds new light on the impact of fatigue” by educating on preventable deaths, advises Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). Fatigue was included in Injury Facts 2017 “because of alarming trends” and “because of alarming data” according to the NSC. In addition, expanded details such as mortality data related to mode of transportation, preventable deaths categorized by state and [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T14:58:51-07:00June 15th, 2017|Personal Injury|Comments Off

My Child was Injured in a Bounce House – Who is Responsible?

A common sight at fairs, large picnics and other family gatherings are the colorful, inflatable bounce houses. They offer a lot of fun for kids but are they safe? In the past year it would have been almost impossible for anyone to have not seen the news, showing these houses tumbling, or even carried aloft, from high wind gusts to the gasps of horrified adults. While weather related occurrences are not common, bounce house related injuries have sent thousands of children to the emergency room. Bounce House Injury Statistics In 2012, Pediatrics published a study called “Inflatable Bouncers in the United States, 1990-2010” which reported that [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T14:59:31-07:00June 13th, 2017|Personal Injury|Comments Off

Rapid Assessment of Brain Bleeding from Head Injury by New Device

The AHEAD 300 hand-held EEG device, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016, was the subject of a clinical trial conducted among adults in 11 hospitals. Researchers found that the device, developed by BrainScope Company Inc., of Bethesda Maryland, can quickly rule out whether a person with a head injury is likely to have brain bleeding requiring further evaluation and treatment. The results have an accuracy rate of 97 percent. Approximately 2.5 million people arrive at the emergency room with a suspected head injury each year in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these patients receive [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T15:00:05-07:00June 5th, 2017|Brain Injury|Comments Off

The Glasgow Coma Scale – A Valuable Tool for First Responders and Attorneys

When an individual receives a traumatic brain injury, it is important to utilize a series of tests to determine the level of damage and the expected impairment of the individual in the future. One of the most widely used tests is known as the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). This test uses three different numerical ratings to determine a victim’s level of consciousness. First responders such as EMT’s may use this test as well as medical doctors and emergency room personnel. The importance to the first responder is that it helps to determine the best facility in which to transport the victim and to notify emergency room [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T15:00:50-07:00June 3rd, 2017|Brain Injury|Comments Off

Recognizing the Signs of Brain Injury in Young Children

It is very common for a young child to receive a bump on the head while at play, alone or with other children. It is also common for a youngster to receive a traumatic brain injury. It has been shown in studies that, by the age of 15, one out of every five children will experience some form of brain injury. The group with the greatest risk of traumatic brain injury is children four years of age and younger. Every mother is familiar with the sound of a child bumping his or her head. Fortunately the crying that follows is usually quelled by a kiss to [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T15:01:28-07:00June 1st, 2017|Brain Injury|Comments Off

Diffuse Axonal Injury – Cause, Diagnosis and Treatment

Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a common and usually severe form of traumatic brain injury. The brain moving back and forth within the skull at high speed causes it, rather than a blow to the head. When the brain suddenly accelerates or decelerates, damage can occur over a widespread, or “diffuse’ area. Although the amount of damage may vary in severity, DAI is a leading cause of death related to traumatic brain injury. Car and motorcycle accidents, shaken baby syndrome, falls and sports injuries can all cause diffuse axonal injury. The part of the brains nerve cells, known as axons, are sheared from tissue sliding over [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2017-05-28T17:29:32-07:00May 28th, 2017|Brain Injury|Comments Off

The Importance of Cell Phone Records to a Distracted Driving Case

It is an unfortunately common experience to see a driver drift over the lane marker or onto the shoulder of the highway, only to notice his eyes are on a cell phone, a taco or some other form of preoccupation. When you consider that a car at 55mph travels the length of a football field in the time it takes to read an average text message, it is no wonder that distracted driving is a leading cause of death and injury on our nations highways. Each day in the U.S. an average of 1,161 people are injured in crashes involving distracted driving. In the same day, [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2019-04-05T20:32:35-07:00May 13th, 2017|Car Accidents|Comments Off

How Can Airbags Injure When They Are Supposed to Save Lives?

Anyone who has access to the news is aware of the massive recall of vehicles due to defective Takata airbags. A report issued by the NY Times, in December of last year, indicated that 11 deaths and 184 injuries had occurred in just the US from exploding airbags that propelled shrapnel into the chests of vehicle occupants. Over 92 million vehicles from multiple auto makers were recalled. When considering those figures, it seems like a very small percentage of deaths and injuries compared to the number of installed airbags, but even one death is too many. In addition, there are many other airbag related injuries that [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T15:08:09-07:00May 8th, 2017|Car Accidents|Comments Off

Large Truck Crashes are Common but also Preventable

The results from truck accidents are far more devastating on average than other motor vehicle accidents. In the U.S. one person is killed or injured in a truck crash every 16 minutes. 98% of the fatalities are occupants in the smaller vehicles, as opposed to those riding in the trucks. Despite these numbers truck drivers, on the average, are patient and safe drivers. When truck accidents occur involving an automobile, it is at least partially the fault of the automobile driver in 75% of all cases. Only 16% of truck accidents can be attributed to the driver of the truck. Why do truck accidents happen and [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-25T19:06:42-07:00May 4th, 2017|Truck Accidents|Comments Off

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