Medical doctors understand how addictive and deadly painkillers can be. Best practices when prescribing pain medication include observing a patient for drug-seeking behaviors, limiting both the dosage recommended and the number of pills prescribed and tapering the patient off of their opioid use at the end of the prescription. Many doctors fall far short of that standard of care, which might lead their patients into a spiral of addiction. If you have recently lost a loved one to an opioid…

Those living in Colorado may wonder where they rank in terms of dangerous roadways, and a report has recently come out placing the state about as close to the middle of the pack as it is possible to get. Colorado ranked 25th in deadly accidents.  This was found by looking at the total deaths per 100 million miles. There were 1.09. Sorting the statistics this way allows states like Colorado to be accurately compared to both dense population centers, like…

Did you know that car crashes are a leading cause of trauma-related amputations in the United States? Amputations happen for several reasons such as due to being crushed or being badly injured by glass, debris or other objects. Amputations are normally performed when a limb cannot be restored or has been lost. For example, if a person’s forearm is badly crushed in a collision, it may not be possible to stabilize the bone or to safely surgically repair the arm….

If you’re hit by another driver who was under the influence at the time, then they should be held responsible for any injuries that you suffered. It’s important for them to be found at fault, so that you have a better opportunity to claim compensation. That being said, it isn’t necessary for the other party to be convicted of a crime before you make a claim. It’s a smart move to make a claim against the other party as soon…

Car wrecks, especially those that are serious, can lead to severe injuries. One of the injuries that’s possible is damage to the spinal cord. This injury is often associated with paralysis, but there are also other effects that can occur. Every system in the body can suffer harm in a spinal cord injury. The level of the injury determines how much of the body will have impacts from it. Damage to the spinal cord affects the area of the body…