If you drive an automobile and own a cell phone, odds are good that you have used your cell phone to either talk or send a text message while driving. Many cell phone users are conscientious about using their cell phones while driving, but many more are not, and do so on a regular basis. With over 260 million active cell phone accounts in the United States alone, the number of people using cell phones while driving is staggeringly high.

Studies have shown that a...

When there is an emergency and a life is at risk, where is the first place a person will seek help? Emergency rooms are where people go in hopes of having a life saved. Many common medical emergencies are often reversible and treatable, as long as the patient is given the correct treatment. Also, in many visits to the ER, time is of the essence and being refused immediate treatment can be life-threatening.

Overcrowded ERs can lead to detrimental communication errors,...

Millions of Americans place their lives in the hands of strangers every year, when they require emergency care, but few know that nearly half of all medical malpractice injuries are caused in emergency rooms. A trip to the emergency room is not a choice, and patients do not have the opportunity to research and evaluate the quality of care that they will receive.

Emergency room malpractice causes
Emergency rooms are often over crowded and understaffed. They are high...

The exact number of cases of hernia repair surgery complications that had to occur before the FDA would urge manufacturers to have a mesh device recall is not known. What is known is that thousands of patients have suffered from the painful defective hernia patch side effects. Now those patients are seeking compensation for their suffering and their additional medical problems.

In 1996, the Federal Drug Administration authorized the use of a new product to help with the...

The number of people suffering from personal injuries is constantly on the rise. Many a times, a person suffers an injury due to the negligence of the other person. If you or anyone known to you has suffered an accident or a personal injury that wasn't your fault, you are entitled to make a compensation claim. Personal injury compensation claims calculator can prove to be a helpful tool to assess the amount of compensation one can receive. The tool can help get an idea about the...

The long-term outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is difficult (and sometimes impossible) to predict. While new breakthroughs are made every day, still, very little is actually known about the brain. Some patients make a rapid and full recovery, even from severe injuries, while others may experience permanent impairment from a minor concussion.

Symptoms can take months or even years to surface, and many people with TBI experience improvements followed by...

 For far too long, drunk driving in South Africa has largely been ignored by the authorities and has claimed literally thousands of lives of both drivers and pedestrians over the years. This season, however, the powers-to-be have beefed up their presence on the roads with positively resounding results – the casualties on South African roads have virtually halved.

With new innovative technology that has the ability to trace not only the amount of alcohol...

Have you ever been involved in an accident? the kind that would result in a whiplash injury, or anything similar? If your answer is yes then look no further. You will find here the first things you should know in these cases starting with an idea on the average settlement for whiplash . Most people don't even bother to think they could getcompensation for a whiplash injury. Even more fear they don't stand a chance against the insurance companies or the lawyers working for the one they...

Since road accidents are common in UK, most claimants believe that filing motor accident claims is very easy. The truth is that most claims are rejected due to simple mistakes made during the process hence claimants should opt for help before filing motor accident claims. This article will act as your guide and help you understand the right way to file road accident claims.

Step #1 – Soon after the road traffic accident occurs, the claimant should call for the services...

In order to file for motor accident compensation claimants have to meet a few requirements and they have to keep a few things in mind. This article will elaborate on the important requirements needed to file for motor accident compensation and a few important things that all claimants should keep in mind.

The first and most important requirement for filing motor accident claims is that the accident should have occurred due to no fault of the claimant. As of now there is no...