Workplace accidents can lead to devastating crushed hand injuries. These accidents can result from heavy machinery, falling objects or improper handling of equipment. Understanding the risks associated with crushed hand injuries and adopting preventive measures is...
Injuries
Reviewing statistics on traumatic brain injuries
Whether you hit your head during a car crash or an accident at work, a brain injury could turn your life upside down in many ways. If you sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you could deal with a number of short-term and long-term consequences. It is crucial to...
What should boating parents know about dry drowning?
Boating is an incredibly popular activity for Tennessee families, especially during the summer months. If your children leave the boat to play in the water, though, you have to take precautions to avoid drowning. After all, according to the Children's Safety Network,...
Aspiration pneumonia following a boating accident
Boating accidents can result in various catastrophic injuries. When rescued from a near-drowning incident, most people do not realize that complications may follow. One of the most common and severe complications is aspiration pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia is a lung...
How do crush injuries happen?
Crush injuries serve as one of the most intense types of injuries that a human can suffer. Unfortunately, they can happen in numerous different situations, too. It is important to understand the basics of a crush injury in order to get prompt and proper medical...
Accident-related stress can trigger an asthma attack
When you are in a car, train, boat or any other vehicle, you have some risk of being in an accident. Fortunately, most accidents are minor, often allowing individuals to walk away from them with few or no injuries. If you suffer from asthma, though, you may not be out...
What qualifies as a catastrophic injury?
Injuries happen on the job in Memphis every day. Some are minor and easy to recover from, others require medical treatment and other types of therapy, and the most severe accidents are catastrophic. Defined as an illness or injury that extremely incapacitates someone...
Can a minor head injury equal big problems?
You may have felt like that little bump on your head at work was not a big deal. But what happens when days or weeks later, you feel off? A head injury, even one that seems insignificant, may cause you long-term harm. Remain on the lookout for some of the most common...
What disabilities can result from a spinal cord injury?
Of all the injuries you can sustain in a car crash, fall or other accident, a spinal cord injury is one of the most catastrophic. These life-altering injuries can leave you partially or totally paralyzed, requiring your use of a wheelchair to navigate your new-normal...
What are third degree burns?
Burn injuries can affect a victim to different degrees of severity depending on several factors. This includes the victim's health, the degree of the heat source, and how long the victim suffers from exposure to it. While first-degree burns cause the fewest problems...