Las fracturas óseas son frecuentes en niños de todas las edades. Pueden producirse por diversos motivos, como la práctica de deportes de contacto, incidentes en el patio de recreo o accidentes de coche. Los padres suelen hacer muchas preguntas a los médicos cuando llevan a su hijo a urgencias después de un incidente de este tipo. A menudo quieren...
Seguir leyendoStatistically, letting your child ride to and from school in a bus is the safest form of commuting. Your vehicle, as well as walking or biking to school, would all have higher rates of injury and fatality, overall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that children are 70 percent more likely to arrive safely at school when traveling in a...
Seguir leyendoA chain-reaction crash claimed the lives of two young sisters March 2 on Interstate 20. The tragic accident involved six vehicles and started when another accident occurred about 15 minutes before this fatal crash. A bucket truck dropped two of its rear wheels when traveling between the Loop 322 and Elmdale Road exits on Interstate 20. The truck rolled...
Seguir leyendoNumerous members of a high school band were injured when the charter bus they were riding on went off of the road at the worst possible moment. It plunged off of a bridge and fell into a 50-foot ravine. The crash happened before dawn, at about 5:30 in the morning. The band was from Texas and had traveled out...
Seguir leyendoEl acoso puede ser físico, emocional o una combinación de ambos. Aunque una cantidad significativa (28%) de todos los jóvenes afirman haber sido acosados en algún momento de su escolaridad, esto no significa que deba aceptarse como un derecho de paso o simplemente como una "formación del carácter". El acoso puede tener un profundo efecto en un...
Seguir leyendoInvestigadores de la Ball State University y de la Universidad de Toledo publicaron esta misma semana un estudio en la revista Violence and Gender. Concluyen que las medidas de seguridad en las escuelas tienen escasa o nula repercusión en la disuasión de la violencia armada en los centros educativos. De hecho, sostienen que los guardias de seguridad dan a alumnos y profesores una falsa sensación de seguridad. Los autores del estudio...
Seguir leyendoEl cuidado de un niño con una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT) puede ser estresante, emocional, desalentador y difícil a veces. Los padres tienen un amor incondicional por sus hijos y realmente se nota en los momentos de desesperación, adversidad y estrés. Si su hijo sufre una LCT, por el motivo que sea, querrá conocer las formas adecuadas de cuidarlo...
Seguir leyendoAs we head into summertime and students move from one grade to another, many schools begin working with student athletes to strengthen their teams in time for football season in the fall semester. Throughout the country, the long-term effects of football injuries are causing many parents to rethink allowing their children to play the sport, but here in Texas...
Seguir leyendoAlthough all motorists are expected to be careful when driving their cars near motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists, there are some who aren’t. Their failure to exercise this duty of care results in thousands of individuals being struck by vehicles each year. The large majority of bicyclists that are hit by motorists are children. In order for a plaintiff to be successful...
Seguir leyendoAt the Zimmerman Law Firm, PC, we assist families in the pursuit of personal injury claims related to injured children. These cases are often different from claims that involve injured adults. That’s because children are more vulnerable to getting hurt and adults need to be extra careful to prevent such injuries. Most of the child injury cases that we...
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