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Screening Truckers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The trucking industry has been concerned about obstructive sleep apnea in commercial driver for many decades. With sleep apnea, the trucker gets poor sleep that…
Edward Smith
November 18, 2014
Posted In: Driver Fatigue
Posted In: Neck and Back Injuries
Posted In: Personal Injury Law
Posted In: Trucking Accidents
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Posted In: Wrongful Death
Tagged: Sacramento Trucking Accident
Tagged: Sacramento Trucking Accident Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento trucking accident lawyer
Tagged: Sacramento Trucking Injury Attorney
Tagged: sleep apnea
The Safety of Motorcycle Helmets
The Safety of Motorcycle Helmets Motorcycle helmets aren’t a complete preventative against facial and head trauma. A study was done that looked at helmet type…
Edward Smith
November 18, 2014
Posted In: Fractures
Posted In: Head Injuries
Posted In: Motorcycle Accidents
Posted In: Personal Injury Law
Posted In: Statistics
Posted In: Traumatic Brain Injury
Tagged: Head Trauma Accident Attorney
Tagged: Motorcycle helmets
Tagged: Motorcycle visors
Tagged: Sacramento Brain Injury Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Tagged: Sacramento Motorcycle Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento Motorcyle Injury Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury attorney
Spinal Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents
The first study looks at the total count per year of spinal injuries in automobile crashes using data from 1994 to 2011. It looked at…
Edward Smith
November 18, 2014
Posted In: Fractures
Posted In: Head Injuries
Posted In: Neck and Back Injuries
Posted In: Roof Crush Injurries
Posted In: Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Tagged: head injury
Tagged: rollover accident
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury attorney
Tagged: spinal cord injury
Tagged: vertebral fracture
Sleep Disordered Breathing and Traffic Accidents in Truckers
Sleepiness is just as risky to a driver as is drinking and driving. Bring sleepy is dangerous to the driver and to the other people…
Edward Smith
November 18, 2014
Posted In: Driver Fatigue
Posted In: Occupational Injuries/Diseases
Posted In: Trucking Accidents
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Posted In: Wrongful Death
Tagged: Driver Fatigue
Tagged: Sacramento Trucking Accident Attorney
Tagged: sleep deprived truckers
Tagged: sleepy drivers
Is employer liable for employee who becomes drunk at a holiday party?
With the holidays around the corner there will be a lot of annual company holiday parties. What this means is employers need to weigh the…
Edward Smith
November 17, 2014
Posted In: Insurance
Posted In: Motorcycle Accidents
Posted In: Neck and Back Injuries
Posted In: Pedestrian Injuries
Posted In: Personal Injury Law
Posted In: Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted In: Trucking Accidents
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Posted In: Wrongful Death
Tagged: Sacramento Drunk Driver Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury attorney
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury lawyer
An Analysis of Crashes at Intersections
There is a high incidence of crashes at intersections, which represent areas where two or more roads intersect with one another. Cars must do things…
Edward Smith
November 13, 2014
Posted In: Bus Accidents
Posted In: Motorcycle Accidents
Posted In: Pedestrian Injuries
Posted In: Trucking Accidents
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Posted In: Wrongful Death
Tagged: auto accident attorney Sacramento
Tagged: personal injury attorney in Sacramento
Tagged: Sacramento Auto Accident Lawyer
Impact of Distracted Driving on Driver Safety
There have been documented studies that link distracted driving and a reduction in safety; what hasn’t been done is to see whether there is a…
Edward Smith
November 12, 2014
Posted In: Texting Accident
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Tagged: Distracted driving
Tagged: personal injury lawyer Sacramento
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury attorney
Tagged: Sacramento Trucking Accident Attorney
Tagged: Texting Accident
Chest Trauma and Fatalities in Motorcycle Road Crashes
There have been more motorcyclists on the road in many countries over the last few decades. This has led to an increase in severe collisions…
Edward Smith
November 12, 2014
Factors Related to High-Deck Bus Crashes on Long Distance Drives
High deck buses are automatically at a greater risk of serious injuries to passengers because they have a high center of gravity and can tip…
Edward Smith
November 12, 2014
Posted In: Bus Accidents
Posted In: Driver Fatigue
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Posted In: Wrongful Death
Issues Related to Conspicuity in Motorcycle Crashes
It is very common to have a motorcyclist killed or injured by a collision between a car and a motorcycle. A research study has been…
Edward Smith
November 12, 2014
Posted In: Motorcycle Accidents
Posted In: Personal Injury Law
Posted In: Statistics
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Posted In: Wrongful Death
Tagged: motorcycle accident
Tagged: motorcycle crash
Tagged: motorcycle headlights
Tagged: Sacramento Motorcycle Accident Attorney
Tagged: vehicle visibility
Intestinal Injury after Blunt Abdominal Trauma
In car accidents, there can be many cases of blunt abdominal trauma. One study looked at an isolated jejunal tear in a 24 year old…
Edward Smith
November 12, 2014
Posted In: Aggravation of Medical Condition
Posted In: Blunt Trauma
Posted In: Medical Procedures
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Just the Stats- Motor Vehicle Deaths in the United States
As a California Personal Injury Lawyer since 1982, I see reams of data on motor vehicle accidents on a daily basis. I talk to other…
Edward Smith
November 11, 2014
Tagged: Auto Accident Statistics
Tagged: Fatality from Accidents
Tagged: Motor Vehicle Statistics
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury lawyer
Tagged: Statistics Fatal Accidents
Tagged: Statistics on Auto Accidents
Tagged: Statistics on Car Accidents
Obesity and Type of Injuries suffered in an Auto Accident
A recent study looked at variations in the motor vehicle injuries and deaths in a car crash by body mass index (BMI) and vehicle type. …
Edward Smith
November 11, 2014
Posted In: Alternative Medicine
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Tagged: BMI and accident injuries
Tagged: obesity and motor vehicle accidents
Tagged: Sacramento Auto Accident Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento Auto Accident Lawyer
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury attorney
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury lawyer
A Look at Leg Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents
In nonfatal automobile accidents lower extremity injuries are common. Bumper stiffness, bumper profile height and spoiler stiffness have an impact on the lateral bending…
Edward Smith
November 11, 2014
Posted In: Pedestrian Injuries
Posted In: Personal Injury Law
Posted In: Trucking Accidents
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Tagged: Sacramento Auto Accident Attorney
Tagged: Sacramento Auto Accident Lawyer
Tagged: Sacramento SUV accident lawyer
17 Reasons I Love Being a Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal injury attorneys have the best job in the world for many many reasons. Please note though that when I say personal injury lawyers, I…
Edward Smith
November 05, 2014
Posted In: Holistic
Posted In: Medical Procedures
Posted In: Personal Injury
Posted In: Personal Injury Law
Holiday Travel: Auto Accident While Driving a Rental Car
November is here. Even as we enjoy continued sunshine in the Sacramento area, the clock falling back and the distinct chill in the area in…
Edward Smith
November 05, 2014
Posted In: Insurance
Posted In: Vehicle Accidents
Tagged: Rental car accident lawyer Sacramento
Tagged: Rental car accident Sacramento
Tagged: Sacramento Accident Lawyer
Tagged: Sacramento personal injury attorney