The hospital emergency room can be quite a hectic place. During the winter months, this is often elevated by the increased number of accidental injuries. We had the opportunity to speak with Tori Dwyer, RN about what it is like working in the emergency department and what can be done to avoid winter accidents.
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Grief is a common emotion experienced by those who have been involved in an accident. According to Licensed Professional Counselor James Killian, “Grief counseling for those injured in serious accidents or those who have lost someone in an accident focuses on processing and exploring the emotional response to the tragedy.”
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The topic of teen driving often stresses the myriad of risk factors that come about when a young person gets behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Mark Cyphers of the Ridgefield Driving School is tasked with a large responsibility. He works closely with this age group and instructs them as they learn to become safe, prepared, and defensive drivers.
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Dr. Yuen-Jong Liu is a plastic surgeon and hand surgeon based in Darien, CT, and serves all of Fairfield County in Western Connecticut. He is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has extensive experience tending to a multitude of injuries, such as dog bites, slip & fall accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and many more.
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We are sometimes contacted by individuals who are involved in a car accident that has been caused by the fault of another. They learn, very early on in the process, that the other driver does not have enough insurance on their vehicle and they are left to wonder what they can do to recover additional money damages for their injuries.Continue Reading I Just Had a Car Accident and Found Out That the At-Fault Driver Does Not Have Enough Insurance. Now What?
Many people who are involved in a motor vehicle accident are oftentimes told that they have suffered a whiplash injury. A whiplash injury generally results from a sudden impact that causes a person’s body to move either front and back or side to side that many times involves their head. This sudden jarring motion to the body can cause a number of different problems.
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Tragically, during the first six months of 2020, the number of fatal teen driving motor vehicle accidents in Connecticut has more than doubled compared to the same period of time in 2019. Reports indicate that there were 15 teen motor vehicle fatality deaths in Connecticut during the first half of 2020 compared to 7 in 2019.
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According to the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Association, left-hand turns are a leading critical cause of accidents which occurs more than 22% of the time in all motor vehicle accident cases. Additionally, it is estimated that more than 60% of all crashes that take place while crossing or turning at an intersection involve a left-hand turn.
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Connecticut, as is the case with most of the country, experiences an alarmingly high number of motor vehicle accidents caused by distracted drivers. A recent report indicated that in 2018, there were almost 110,000 motor vehicle accidents in Connecticut that were caused by distracted driving mistakes. Sadly, all of these accidents could have been avoided.
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