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Feb

Helmets Save the Lives of Indiana Bikers

February 1, 2012

While riding a motorcycle or moped can be an effective and efficient way of getting around town, they do present a greater risk of injury to the rider in the event of an accident.

Take for instance the case reported by WTHITV 10 News yesterday of a moped rider left in critical condition after crashing into a vehicle without a helmet on. The crash happened at around 4:00 Monday afternoon at the intersection of Johnson Avenue and US-41 when the 49-year-old male moped driver collided with the rear end of a sedan. The man was taken to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where he remains in critical condition.

While Indiana state law only requires riders under the age of 18-years-old to wear a helmet and eye protection, the practice is considered one of the most effective ways to prevent injury, no matter the rider’s age. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), helmets are 67 percent effective in preventing traumatic brain injuries.

Head injuries are the leading cause of death for motorcycle accident victims in the United States today, and that two-thirds of operators involved in fatal crashes were not wearing helmets at the time of the crash.

The Indiana motorcycle accident lawyers with Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin ask that bikers protect themselves from injury by always wearing approved safety gear when out riding. If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident at no fault of your own, contact an experienced attorney today.

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Jan

New Test To Diagnose Concussions In Student Athletes

January 18, 2012

Traumatic brain injuries, like concussions, can be extremely difficult for doctors to diagnose because the injury does not always manifest itself in a manner that allows the symptoms to be easily qualified. That is why, according to reports from WTHITV 10 News, schools across the Terre Haute, Indiana, area are using a new test on student athletes that will help doctors, trainers, and coaches better discern if a player has suffered a concussion.

The examination known as the Impact Test is also used by professional sports leagues like the NFL and is quite simple to administer. The athlete simply answers a series of questions prior to going out on the field. Then, if the athlete is suspected to have suffered a brain injury, they go in and retake the evaluation. Changes in answers, the speed in which answers are given, and several other variables are then measured. A specialist in the field can then evaluate the results to see if a traumatic brain injury occurred and its severity.

New laws were recently passed in Indiana that will also protect student athletes from potential traumatic brain injuries by requiring any athlete suspected of suffering a concussion to be removed from the game until a specialist has examined him or her.

The Indiana brain injury lawyers with Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin are hopeful that these new measures will protect Indiana’s young people from suffering life-long debilitations resulting from traumatic brain injuries.

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Jul

Police Chief awarded $2.1 million for Urbana-Champaign brain injury

July 31, 2008

According to The Herald-Review, an Illinois Police Chief was awarded $2.1 million in damages for his Urbana-Champaign brain injury, which he incurred while setting up for a police training exercise.

The Urbana-Champaign brain injury occurred when the Police Chief fell from the second floor of a building where a stairwell had been previously removed. The Police Chief reported in his Urbana-Champaign brain injury lawsuit that no signs or barricades warning of the staircase removal were present on the day of his accident.

Along with suffering from an Illinois brain injury, the Police Chief also suffered an inner ear injury, fractures to three vertebrae, a torn rotator cuff, a torn bicep, and a broken left clavicle.

The Police Chief has gone through extensive rehabilitation, but as a result of his Urbana-Champaign brain injury and his other injuries, the victim still has back pains, ringing in his ear, and an impairment of taste.

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Bicyclist suffers South Bend brain injury from accident

July 22, 2008

A bicyclist that was injured in a hit-and-run accident remains in critical condition with a South Bend brain injury.

According to The South Bend Tribune, the man suffered the South Bend brain injury after a vehicle struck him in an intersection while he was on his way to the YMCA.

Initially, the man who suffered the South Bend brain injury was taken to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries. However, over time his condition has worsened, and the man has undergone surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

The wife of the injured man said she believes her husband’s South Bend brain injury would have been worse had he not been wearing a helmet at the time of his accident.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the bicyclist has been taken into custody and will face a hearing for the Indiana auto accident.

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Mar

Dayton woman suffers Ohio brain injury after boyfriend’s attack

March 27, 2008

A thirty-two year old woman was beaten with the hatchet side of a hammer by her boyfriend and left for dead, according to the Dayton Daily News.

The Ohio woman suffered a traumatic brain injury and was hospitalized for two weeks after the accident. Her skull had been fractured and her brain was bleeding when officials found her.

As a result of the Ohio brain injury, the woman has lost her sense of smell, her balance, and feeling in her left hand.

The boyfriend faces two counts of attempted murder for the attack on his girlfriend.

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