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Auto Accidents

Medical Treatment Important After Even Minor Car Accidents

Mark Hickey
The phrase “car accident” usually conjures images of mangled vehicles, ambulances and life-threatening injuries. Serious accidents take place every day, but in truth, the majority of accidents are considered minor. These are the accidents most of us refer to as “fender benders,” in which the damage and injuries are minimal. When you experience a minor accident, the first thing to do is to check for injuries and call for emergency help if necessary. In many cases,...
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Slip and Fall

The 4 Most Important Things to Do After You Slip and Fall

Mark Hickey
It happens quickly. One moment you are walking down the aisle in the grocery store, reaching for a box of breakfast cereal, the next you are flat on your back in excruciating pain.  You never even noticed the slippery pool of dishwashing liquid on the floor — and apparently, no working in the store bothered to clean it up or put out a floor sign — and as a result, you are seriously injured. Every...
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Auto Accidents

Hands-Free Doesn’t Mean Distraction-Free: The Truth About Hands-Free Devices

Mark Hickey
Many states have outlawed the use of handheld wireless phones and other devices while driving, causing an increasing number of drivers to switch to hands-free accessories as a means to stay connected when behind the wheel. They believe that by using an ear piece or a microphone system installed into the vehicle that they can safely talk, text or check social media and email while driving. Unfortunately, that is not the case. A recent study sponsored by...
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Medical Malpractice

4 Things You Can Do to Avoid Being a Victim of Malpractice

Mark Hickey
Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients fall victim to medical malpractice. While errors in diagnosis and treatment are ultimately the responsibility of the practitioner, it is also incumbent upon patients to be informed consumers and take charge of their health care. Negligence on the part of your health care provider can lead to costly, painful and even fatal consequences. That is why, as the patient, it is crucial you take certain important steps to help...
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Auto Accidents

Alcohol: Not the Only Factor in Impaired Driving

Mark Hickey
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of all fatal automobile accidents are directly attributable to alcohol. It is no mystery that alcohol impairs your ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. However, alcohol is not the only cause of impaired driving and serious auto accidents. Multiple factors can prevent a driver from having complete control of a vehicle. Some of these factors are behaviors that many drivers engage in every day...
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Auto Accidents

Too Tired to Drive? Why Tired Driving Is as Bad as Drunk Driving

Mark Hickey
In the early morning hours of March 12, 2011, a bus traveling to New York City from Connecticut crashed, killing 15 passengers and seriously injuring 17 others. After a thorough investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board determined the accident was caused by several factors, all of them related to one fact: driver fatigue. In the three days leading up to the day of the crash, the bus driver had not had adequate rest, which, when...
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Auto Accidents

Strict Driving Rules Protect Teen Drivers

Mark Hickey
Earning a driver’s license is a rite of passage for most teens. Gaining the legal right to drive may symbolize freedom to a young person, but to parents, the idea of their child out on the road is a cause for worry and concern. That concern is not unwarranted. Car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2,700 people ages 16 to...
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Auto Accidents

Seniors Must Take Precautions to Avoid Serious Car Accidents

Mark Hickey
Statistically speaking, teenagers are among the most accident-prone drivers. Teens are more than three times likely to die in a car accident than those over age 20 and account for about 30 percent of the costs associated with car accidents in the U.S. Young drivers are not the only people vulnerable to serious accidents, though. Older drivers, those over age 65, also have a significant risk of being involved in a car crash. According to...
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Auto Accidents Personal Injury

Updated Car Seat Guidelines Will Save Lives

Mark Hickey
Car seat safety has evolved considerably over the last few decades. Child safety seats are safer now than ever before, but unfortunately, every year children are still killed or seriously hurt in motor vehicle crashes. In many cases, these tragic outcomes are the result of children either riding in inappropriate safety seats or being improperly secured in the car. Every vehicle manufactured since 2002 has come equipped with the LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children)...
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Motorcycle Accidents

3 Motorcycle Safety Tips That Could Save Your Life

Mark Hickey
The feeling of pushing the speed limits, the wind whipping at your face. The freedom to hop on a motorcycle and go — nothing holding you back, just you, your vehicle and the road. The biker doesn’t usually ride a motorcycle because it’s convenient; he does it because it’s exhilarating. You know it’s more dangerous to opt for the motorcycle over the car, but there are few better climates for enjoying a motorcycle year-round than...
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