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Drowsy driving: Who is most at risk?
We all know that drowsy driving can be dangerous. Tiredness can make it difficult to focus, delay your reaction time or worst-case scenario, result in you falling asleep at the wheel. Drowsy driving is responsible for thousands of car crashes and injuries each year....
How can I avoid accidents with trucks?
Any sort of accident while driving is a serious accident, but getting into even a fender-bender with a semi truck can end up having very serious consequences. Semi trucks move slower and have considerably more mass than regular four-wheeled vehicles, which means that...
What causes most truck accidents?
Everybody knows that accidents are the basic price that most of us pay for driving: rare is the person who gets through life without experiencing a fender bender at minimum. However, there are also a large number of fatal truck accidents that happen each year, and...
Do you understand the effects of TBI on caregivers?
Instead of dealing with your own traumatic brain injury, you may care for a friend or family member in Louisiana who has one. If you choose to devote a great deal of time and energy to providing care for your loved one, learn how being a caregiver impacts your mental...
Why are crush injuries so potentially catastrophic?
When you become the victim of a car crash, you risk sustaining a crush injury that could prove devastating to your health and wellbeing. By definition, a crush injury occurs when some part of your body, usually an arm, a leg or your chest, gets caught between two hard...
Can a car crash paralyze you?
No one need tell you that you can suffer serious injuries in a car crash. Some of them, such as a spinal cord injury, can change your life forever. By definition, an SCI constitutes an injury to your spinal cord, usually caused by the crushing of one or more of the...
MRI following a brain injury
If you suffer a blow to the head, your doctor may suspect that you may have a brain injury and order magnetic resonance imaging. MRI is the most commonly used imaging test to diagnose injuries of the central nervous system. The CNS includes the spinal cord and the...
Is drowsy driving the new drunk driving?
Louisiana drivers may sometimes hit the road when they aren't awake and alert. While you may not think this is a big deal, it can be. This is textbook drowsy driving and it is fast becoming one of the most common risky driving behaviors. The Centers for Disease...
How can a car avoid accidents with motorcyclists?
It is no secret that there are tons of beautiful roadways here in Louisiana. These roads can attract motorcyclists from all over the country to enjoy our unique scenery. While we fully support enjoyment of Louisiana roadways, it is also reality that driving with...
Tips for safely sharing the road with semi-trucks
According to the Road Safety Foundation, the drivers of passenger vehicles are at fault in nearly 80% of all motor vehicle accidents involving commercial trucks. Accidents involving semi-trucks in Louisiana often result in far more dire consequences than those...