A car crash can leave you with a variety of injuries. One of these is an injury to the spine. In fact, according to World Health Organization (WHO), car accidents are one of the leading causes of spinal cord injuries in the United States. Depending on the severity, an...
Serious and Catastrophic Injuries
New Mexico organization offers support for traumatic brain injury victims
According to statistics, a head injury occurs every several seconds across America. In New Mexico, many people have ended up in the hospital because of a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. There are many possible causes of TBIs: a motor-vehicle accident, sports accident,...
If you lose consciousness, you have a brain injury
The amount that the medical profession knows about brain injuries has increased in recent years, as has the public perception of these injuries. It used to be thought that getting knocked out for a moment was not that serious of an injury, and people would recover...
Severe burn victims have a long road to recovery
The results of a fiery car crash are never good. Roadway collisions involving cars and big-rig trucks often lead to fatalities and catastrophic injuries. And among those injuries include severe burns. If you survive a crash but sustain second- or third-degree burns,...
Symptoms of a brain injury
Many Albuquerque area residents know someone who has suffered from a brain injury. A brain injury is often catastrophic and can come from many sources. There are situations in which a brain injury is caused by negligence and families who are dealing with this...
Understanding the dangers of crush injury
Car accidents can cause a variety of horrifying injuries, many of which result in long-term pain and suffering, or even death. Of the most traumatic of these injuries are a type known as crush injuries. A crush injury is much like it sounds – an injury resulting from...
4 examples of traumatic brain injury
A severe motor vehicle accident can change the life of someone you love forever. Catastrophic injuries from a car crash or truck rollover can result in terrifying consequences that can take years to overcome. Of the many kinds of injuries one can sustain from such an...
Why Brain Injuries Need to Be Taken Seriously
The brain is arguably the most important organ in the body. Since it is the main processing center for all nervous, memory, and sensory activity, any sort of damage to the brain can be a serious matter and potentially have life-altering consequences. Unlike other...
Child Brain Injuries: What You Should Know
Children tend to be more susceptible to serious injuries than adults due to their youth, frailty, and inexperience. Out of all the injuries they can experience, brain injuries pose the greatest threat to their health and happiness. It is our responsibilities as adult,...