Sometimes, misdiagnosing a condition poses little, if any, danger. Other times, however, a misdiagnosis can put patients at extreme risk. For example, if a doctor diagnoses you with a lung infection when you really have cancer, you will not receive the life-saving...
Getting from A to B can be hazardous at the best of times. Concentrated populations, high volumes of traffic and tight deadlines can all increase the likelihood of collisions. However, the roads can be particularly dangerous when pedestrians and motor vehicles are...
Various incidents could result in someone suffering a spinal cord injury. Someone may suffer one as a result of becoming a crime victim. They may suffer such an injury after diving into a pool or other shallow body of water or as a result of a slip and fall. Perhaps...
If you are involved in a serious collision and know that the other driver was using their phone or was otherwise distracted, you may be eager to have the police or others search their phone or devices for evidence. This electronic evidence could help you prove that...
Distracted driving is a danger to your passengers and yourself. It’s also a danger to the other people on the road around you. Although you may think that it’s not a big deal to check your phone or to turn the radio station, those distractions may lead to a collision....
It’s something no driver in New Jersey wants to even think about, much less be involved in – a multi-vehicle wreck with smoking, mangled cars and trucks strewn all along the road. It’s possible for scores of vehicles to be in one of these awful smashups. Drivers and...
Think back to the last time that you saw a new doctor. You’ll likely remember having to fill out a lot of paperwork before they'd see you. One of those is likely an informed consent document. Medical providers generally can't see a patient until they first sign a...
Semitruck accidents are among the most dangerous crashes in the United States. If you’re driving a small passenger car that weighs 4,000 pounds and you get hit by a semi that weighs 80,000 pounds, it’s clear that you’re the one in the greatest danger. You cannot...
There are many reasons why driving in New Jersey is dangerous ranging from congestion on the New Jersey Turnpike to the fact that semitrucks are more common in the state. Drivers within New Jersey tend to make some common mistakes that increase the risk of collisions,...
It may be difficult to tell a drunk from a distracted driver when you’re on the road. Both drive very erratically at times. The drunk driver is operating under the influence of alcohol, while the distracted driver could be operating under the influence of any number...
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