Catastrophic Injury
Why Aren’t Hotels Installing Carbon Monoxide Detectors?
Last spring, you might remember seeing news stories everywhere about three tourists mysteriously dying at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas. After initial reports stated authorities were unable to determine the cause of death, at the end of June they discovered the tourists were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. In June, NBC News noted an…
Read MoreOlympian Connor Fields’ Injuries Are All Too Common for Cyclists
On August 16, 2021, the 2016 Olympic BMX gold medalist Connor Fields took to Instagram to update the world on his current condition. Earlier this month, Fields was the victim of a traumatic bicycle accident that happened while he was in the middle of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic semifinals. In the middle of…
Read MoreTiger Woods Suffers Multiple Bone Fractures in Crash
Tiger Woods, who has won more major golf championships than any player except for Jack Nicklaus, suffered multiple bone fractures as a result of a single-car accident on February 23, 2021. According to CNN, Woods was driving a 2021 Genesis down a winding road at the time of the accident. His vehicle crossed a median…
Read MoreCommon Types of Catastrophic Injuries and Their Consequences
Catastrophic injuries are the type of injuries that can result in long-term, life-changing consequences. Medical professionals will likely categorize an injury as catastrophic if it involves something as significant as loss of vision, loss in the ability to breathe normally, loss in the ability to walk normally (or at all), and the like. The injury…
Read MoreCatastrophic Back & Spinal Injuries from Car Crashes
An injury to the spinal cord is one of the most serious injuries that the human body can sustain. This type of injury often occurs in high-speed car crashes. However, severe injuries to the back can also occur in car crashes at relatively slow speeds upon impact. Victims who experience these injuries often require significant…
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