Brain injuries are still among the least-understood kinds of traumas that a person can experience. In many cases, all doctors can do is hope for the best; things may be touch-and-go for hours, days, weeks or longer. And the true extent of any brain damage might not be known for a long period of time, […]
It can be fairly easy to forget how dangerous driving or riding on the streets of New Jersey can be. It only takes a moment for a vehicle to have an accident or suffer a malfunction of some sort for a person’s life to be altered. This is what happened recently on Route 17 in […]
You’ve likely seen them while out running errands or traveling along the New Jersey Turnpike. Drivers talking, texting and looking at their cellphones while driving. Despite the fact that it’s illegal in New Jersey to talk on a handheld cellphone or text while driving, many drivers continue to engage in these highly distracting and dangerous […]
Anybody who has a teenage son or daughter knows how hard it can be to get through to them. It might often seem as if teenagers will listen to just about anybody except their parents — and most of the time, the advice parents can provide is more valuable than what teens hear from friends […]
It doesn’t take being legally drunk in order to have one’s judgment impaired when it comes to operating a motor vehicle. Studies have shown that even a single drink can slow down the reaction time of people who are driving, an activity that requires constant vigilance and quick thinking in the face of potentially dangerous […]
Skydiving is an activity that polarizes many New Jersey residents. While some people might relish the chance to jump out of a plane, others might be completely against the idea. It is not something that is without risk, of course; for some people, that is the appeal. But when an accidental death comes as a […]
New Jersey residents have endured a long winter. According to the calendar, the official start of spring is this week. However, that doesn’t mean we’re completely free of ice and snow. This winter has been particularly difficult because of the constant barrage of storms and snow piling up, seemingly without end. Of course, this kind […]
Many of us were shaken in December when a Metro-North Railroad train derailed in the Bronx, killing four people and injuring dozens more. It served as a reminder that it doesn’t take much to turn a routine activity such as riding the train into something quite dangerous. As it is, many people suffer injuries as […]
Many of us in New Jersey and Pennsylvania might not realize the inherent danger we face in our everyday lives until something happens and causes us to get hurt. Many accidents take place in the home, for example, but we wouldn’t necessarily regard our stairs as dangerous unless there comes a time when we slip […]
When New Jersey residents come to the point when they have to go into a nursing home or other care facility, they do so with the expectation that they will be adequately cared for. This is particularly important for the elderly; what might be a harmless slip-and-fall incident for a younger person could turn into […]