Injuries

Shin Splints Shin splints is a painful condition that is felt on the bone located in the front of the lower leg (tibia or shin bone) or in the muscles on either side of the bone. This condition happens when physical activities, such as sports or other demanding exercise, lead to inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and the thin layer that covers the shin bone. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: • Overuse of muscles. • Repetitive activities. • Flat feet or rigid arches.…

The trolley problem is a made-up scenario that could happen in many instances where a person must make an intuition decision to save either five lives or one. The trolley problem at hand is about engineering self-driving cars. The scenario is whether the self-driving car will crash into a building and kill the passenger and owner or the car which would only be one person, or to swerve and hit and kill five other random bystanders. Views on what to do vary between various types of people’s…

Interscholastic Sport Safety Interscholastic sport safety promotes the welfare of all school athletic programs from sudden accidents. In particular, this report will discuss how high school and collegiate sport programs prepare for cardiac arrest. High school and collegiate athletic programs has many guidelines to prevent and respond to cardia arrest emergencies. Such as, athletic programs are required to give all athletes physical exams, screenings before athlete can further represent a sport…

A- ANimals At Home B- Broken Bones, i've broken a lot of bones over time Over my life I have broken a lot of bones ten. I broke bones a lot more than I should have. I broke my arm in two spots, three toes, my wrist, My arm again, another toe, and just last year I broke my finger in two different spots. When I was little I would always do dumb things with my friends and babysitters kids. Like when I broke my arm the first time I was in the back of there truck and I couldn't reach the handle to…

I chose to take a brief look at coronary procedures involving grafts. To answer the question first we need to understand some of the differences in veins and arteries. The arteries in the systemic system, deliver oxygenated blood from the heart, in a high pressure low volume stream to the capillaries found throughout the body. The systemic veins carry the deoxygenated blood from the capillary beds in a low pressure, high volume, valve controlled flow, back to the heart. From there, the heart…

Clement, D., Granquist, M. D., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. M. (2013). Psychosocial Aspects of Athletic Injuries as Perceived by Athletic Trainers. Journal of Athletic Training, 48(4), 512–521. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.21 Purpose: To obtain information from current athletic trainers about what they perceive as psychological reactions and coping mechanisms athletes present to them. To observe psychosocial strategies that athletic trainers use with their clients. To learn what psychosocial…

Workers’ Compensation in Western Australia: Disputed Mental Stress Claims Introduction The workers’ compensation and injury management scheme (“the scheme”) in Western Australia is administered by WorkCover WA in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (“the Act”’). The main purpose of the scheme is to assist injured workers in their return to employment by providing financial compensation. The scheme provides an injured worker financial compensation by paying…

Definitions Incident – An event that could or does result in unintended harm or damage; includes personal injuries, near misses, property damage, or other damage. Injury – Harm or damage to a person. Near misses – Harm or damage that almost occurred to a person or property. The Safety Manager must: ► Complete an incident investigation form. ► Conduct the incident investigation at the scene of the injury or as soon possible. ► Interview the employee involved in the accident and witnesses.…

Why You Need An Attorney For Your Personal Injury When you become injured from an accident, it’s hard to understand if you need legal help right away. A personal injury can end up being minor and not requiring legal help, or serious enough where you need to take the case to court. If you want to give yourself the best chance in court, you will need professional help. Here are 4 reasons why you should hire an attorney to help settle your personal injury claim. You Did Not File Your Lawsuit…

When you are injured, there are so many choices of injury attorneys. Why not settle for the best at Lewis and Feldman? With over 60 years of experience in personal injury law, where can you go wrong? Whether you need to file a claim for an auto accident, bicycle accident, or even medical malpractice, we have a few things you need to know if you are injured at a store. Read over the guidelines and contact us. Lewis and Feldman is the firm to contact if you believe you have substantial evidence to…