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When to Get Medical Attention for a Burn
Burn injuries are the most painful and disfiguring injuries, faced by an estimated 11 million injury victims annually, worldwide. Approximately 180,000 of those injuries are fatal. Burns occur due to indirect or direct contact with flames or heat, through electrical current, or contact with caustic chemicals. When a person sustains a very serious burn…
Can You Drive With No Doors in Nevada?
For many tourists, “Las Vegas” conjures images of flashing casino lights, glittering musical extravaganzas, and spinning roulette wheels. But for some visitors, the rugged Nevada countryside just beyond the sparkle of the strip is a large part of the draw of the Silver State. For this reason, many travelers to Nevada enjoy the glitz…
Nevada Car Accident Fatality Statistics
With Nevada’s bustling cities, population of 2.3 million people, and miles of urban and rural highways, the Silver State is known for more than just the glitz and glamour of glittering Las Vegas, it’s also known as a state with a poor track record for car accidents. Nevada saw an accident increase of 3.3%…
How are Pre-Existing Conditions Treated in a Personal Injury Case?
Accidents and sudden, unexpected injuries are frightening, traumatic, and painful. All too often, the distress continues long after the initial injury, when injury victims must navigate Nevada’s at-fault insurance laws to recover compensation for damages. Nevada’s comparative negligence insurance laws allow injury victims to claim compensation for damages as long as they are no…
Common Places and Causes of a Slip and Fall Injury
Everyone has experienced an embarrassing trip, often with little more than wounded dignity, but a sudden, serious fall is startling and painful. Many slip-and-fall accidents result in serious injuries, with over 800,000 fall-related injuries treated in emergency rooms in the U.S. each year. While elderly citizens are at the greatest risk of falls and…
Truck Blind Spots: Who Is Liable for an Accident?
Large commercial trucks are involved in numerous traffic accidents in the United States each year. Sadly, these collisions are often deadly for the occupants of the smaller cars. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that, in 2020, 4,842 fatal accidents involved large trucks. Many of these accidents were caused by the large truck’s…