Car Accident

Epidemiology of Trauma According to the principles of medicine, trauma is a “disease” rather than an injury and, as such, is no different from malaria,…

Hip fractures most often occur in front end impacts. There are several types of hip fractures. Some fractures near the femur bone and joints may…

A blunt spleen injury is one of the most commonly injured organs after an auto accident. It’s caused by a forceful blow to the abdomen….

What are the Different Levels of Trauma Centers? As a Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyer, over the years I’ve been asked what the difference is between…

I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento personal injury attorney since 1982. Many people over the years have asked me what a “personal injury” actually is. Legally,…

Experiencing Pain as a Minority Patient As a Sacramento personal injury lawyer, I have had occasion to represent many minority members in auto and trucking…

A severely injured client with  a forthcoming surgery came in to see me the other day to find out how he should best proceed in…

As a holistic personal injury lawyer, I see literally hundreds of people each month suffering from the physical and emotional after-effects of trauma. Bessel van…

Post-traumatic arthritis is a form of osteoarthritis ( wearing away of cartilage in the joint) that is caused or aggravated by trauma. It is estimated…

Neuropsychologists are scientists with advanced training in detecting injuries to the brain and how such injuries affect an injured person. While most people believe neurologists…

Children have a higher likelihood of being injured or killed from trains than adults. They like to play on train tracks and have a lesser…

Traumatic hemipelvectomies are rare traumatic injuries with a forty percent mortality rate. It happens when half of the pelvis from the pubic symphysis to the…

Even though there have been dramatic improvements in road conditions over the last 40 years and even though there is greater education of drivers on…

Pregnant women are at special risk of morbidity and mortality when in a motor vehicle accident. Some do not wear seat belts because of the…

When a patient enters the emergency room, they are triaged. This means that someone quickly assesses the mechanism of injury and the apparent injuries and…

Pelvic fractures in motor vehicle accidents mean that great forces were at work in the accident and usually mean that the patient is injured in…