Trauma to the head can cause what's known as a traumatic brain injury. California residents should know that such trauma can be initiated by anything from a car crash or a fall to a sports-related incident or a case of assault at the workplace. Hitting the head and...
What are common causes of traumatic brain injuries?
Like other medical injuries that California residents may suffer, traumatic brain injuries can be mild or may be life-threatening. No matter the degree of severity, brain injuries occur when the normal activities of the brain are disrupted by bumps, jolts or...
Different brain injuries may have different symptoms
Suffering a head trauma is a serious situation. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons identifies two different ways that traumatic brain injuries or TBI may occur. First, TBI can happen when a person suffers a blow to their head that affects their brain....
Kids can suffer brain injuries from common products at home
When readers of this California personal injury legal blog think of brain injuries, they may picture dangerous accidents and traumatic events. However, information published in a reputable publication suggests that children actually suffer brain injuries at home from...
Brain injury victims could develop mental health issues
It may go without saying that if a person in California suffers a concussion, such injuries can negatively affect their physical health. However, one report indicates that a traumatic brain injury could negatively affect a person's mental health as well. When a person...
Brain injury victims face a long, expensive road to recovery
When a person in California is in a car accident, slips and falls on someone else's property or is in a sporting accident, he or she could suffer serious injuries to his or her head, specifically the brain. A head injury constitutes damage to parts of the head other...
Scooters continue to present safety issues
As this blog has reported before, the use of electric scooters in Alameda County and the rest of the Bay Area is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the trend is continuing to expand to other cities across the country. A recent study that appeared in a major...
What type of care might a brain injury patient need?
As this blog has discussed before, even a mild brain injury will likely require some initial care and medical treatment. More severe brain injuries, like the kind that would put an Alameda County resident in a coma, may require long-term care or even rehabilitation...
New law shows bikes can be dangerous to pedestrians
When one thinks of a bicycle accident in the Bay Area, one may envision a bicyclist getting hit by a car. Indeed, these are often very serious accidents, and they may even lead to a brain injury, even if the bicyclist involved was wearing a helmet. However, residents...
Several scooters recalled for safety reasons
A previous post on this blog talked about how the electric scooters that are so popular on the streets of the greater Bay Area and throughout Northern California can be hazardous. Shortly after that post, news came out that Lime, one of the distributers of these...
