Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy great activities with friends and family. Unfortunately, summer is all too often a time when people wind up being injured in a wide range of accidents, as well. In order to have fun over the summer but also stay safe, it is important to be aware of the most common types of injuries that occur during the warmer months. Here is a list of summer’s most common injuries and how to avoid them, stay safe, and have a great vacation!
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The Facts About Auto Accidents and Back Injuries
A car accident often causes both minor and serious injuries. Many people complain of aches and pains after an accident, and fortunately, most of these go away fairly quickly. However, back pain is one of the most common long-term injuries people suffer following a car crash, and many of these injuries do not simply resolve themselves.
Will My Insurance Cover a Spinal Cord Injury?
Most people never think about how they would pay for the costs associated with a serious personal trauma such as a spinal cord injury. After all, if you have health insurance and vehicle insurance, you should be covered–right? Unfortunately, all too often, insurance policies fall short of covering all of the costs associated with serious injuries, and the more serious and life-changing the trauma, the less likely the insurance policy is to cover the expenses completely.
How Much Do Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Cost?
Find Out What You Can Recover After Being Injured by an Impaired Driver
Shortly before the Christmas holidays, Anchorage law enforcement officials challenged the community to refrain from drinking and driving. To bring awareness to their campaign, police erected a Christmas tree and said they’d add a blue-ribbon ornament to the tree for each charge of impaired driving.
How’d it go?
Study Reveals Many People Injured in Car Accidents Don’t Seek Legal Advice
Few things in life are scarier than being involved in a car accident. The sudden flash of light and the sudden blast of sound would terrify anyone, and those who survive without suffering serious injuries naturally feel extremely fortunate. That feeling may lead many people to simply want to put that difficult experience in the … Read more
Who Is Liable For Work Vehicle Accidents?
Many people have a fairly good understanding of how liability insurance works for their own personal vehicles. They go to an insurance company, pick out a plan, choose their coverage and deductible amounts, and file a claim if they are ever involved in an accident. Alaska law requires a minimum amount of liability insurance if a person drives on our roads, so this process is usually fairly straightforward. Many drivers now carry uninsured motorist coverage to protect them against those who fail to insure their own vehicles, as well.
Why You Should Not Ignore Neck Pain After an Accident
Neck pain is one of the most common complaints after an accident. While whiplash-type injuries are common after rear-end vehicle collisions, neck pain is also a common problem after slip and fall accidents. Because neck pain is so common, it is easy to assume that it will go away on its own or that it is not very serious, particularly if the pain is not very severe. After all, most minor aches and pains resolve themselves without medical intervention. However, ignoring neck pain after an accident can be a serious mistake, because even minor neck pain can be linked to much more serious long-term injuries and conditions, particularly those involving the back, arms, and legs. It is always wise to seek immediate medical attention after an accident that may involve the neck.
Can A Car Rental Company Be Responsible in a Personal Injury Accident?
When someone is injured in a vehicle accident, there is a fairly well-defined number of parties that may bear responsibility for the injuries involved. Obviously, the at-fault driver of the car may be held liable, as well as anyone else who contributed to the accident: a bartender who overserved a drunk driver; a mechanic who failed to maintain the car in working order; or a maintenance worker who did not repair a stop light that failed at the time of the crash. 
Winter Activities Can Lead To Personal Injury
Personal injury can happen at any time, but the winter months always seem to see an increase in certain types of accidents. Everything from walking to riding in a vehicle is a bit more dangerous when there is ice and snow present, so many falls, trips and other injuries occur even when people are just going about their daily routines. When engaging in sports and leisure activities, the number of accidents may be even higher.
Avoiding Holiday Injuries
The holidays are one of the most common times of year to suffer injuries. Most people are in a hurry trying to enjoy the delights of the season and are not necessarily thinking about safety, but this is also the time of year that you need to be most careful! The personal injury attorneys at … Read more