Florida is no stranger to extreme weather, including hurricanes, floods, and severe storms. While news services keep residents of Hollywood, Homestead, and other communities aware of when bad weather is coming, we don’t just need to worry about safety during a storm. The hours and days after a natural disaster can be just as dangerous and can lead to personal injury.
This month, the American Chronic Pain Association (A.C.P.A.), the American Cancer Society, and other organizations are working together to make people aware of chronic pain and the way it affects lives. About 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, which can affect their income, medical bills, and everyday life.
Carbon monoxide (also known as CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause serious illness and even death. In fact, about 430 Americans die and another 50,000 visit ERs due to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning each year.
Both people and pets can be harmed or killed by CO, which can build up to dangerous levels in closed homes or garages. Exposure can come from idling cars, furnaces, and appliances such as heaters.
For student athletes, back to school means back to practices, tryouts, and games. It can also mean an increased risk of head injuries, soft tissue injuries, fractures, and other sports injuries.
If you have a student heading back to classes and back to a school or private sports program, here’s what you need to know to keep them safer:
If you have been in a car collision, workplace accident, or have been injured in a slip and fall or other incident in Marathon or any South Florida community, a common outcome is pain. Pain following your injury can have an impact on your mental health, your mobility, and your ability to do your job. It can affect your health, increase your blood pressure, and negatively impact your quality of life.
Fortunately, today there are more pain options than ever before. And, if your injury was caused by someone’s negligence you can contact Flaxman Law Group to find out whether you may have a claim and may be able to seek compensation so you can pay for medical treatment, lost wages, and other losses.
The legal team at Flaxman Law Group works with many injured people each year, and some of the most difficult we injuries have to do with scarring and injuries to facial areas. Unfortunately, people can be unkind and those with visible and injuries and scarring can suffer from cruelty through no fault of their own.
If you have suffered facial injuries such as scarring, contact Flaxman Law Group for a free consultation to find out whether you may have a claim and may be able to seek compensation for your injuries.
August is National Water Quality Month. In the past several years, water has been in the news, with concerns about water quality in some cities and droughts in parts of the country. While many communities in South Florida, including Miami and Hollywood, are fortunate to have good drinking water quality, poor water quality can be caused by many factors and can affect residents at any time. Knowing how to keep your water quality protected and what to do in case you’re affected by contaminated water is important.
Serious injuries, including sports injuries, workplace accident injuries, head trauma, amputations, and other serious injuries can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While many people tend to associate PTSD with war time, for most people the condition is actually most common after a car accident or other serious injury. Whether you live in Kendall, Miami, or any South Florida community you could be at risk of PTSD if you in a traumatic event.
Fourth of July festivities are just around the corner, and we at Flaxman Law Group want to wish everyone a terrific long weekend. Before we start celebrating, however, fire stations, police and emergency departments are all preparing for a busy weekend. Each Fourth of July weekend, people are seriously injured.
Summer is an excellent time for grilling outdoors, but there are dangers with any cookout. Whether you are preparing meals outside for your family, planning a Fourth of July or other holidays, you may be at risk. Each year at cookouts, people suffer burn injuries, food-borne illness, falls, and other injuries.
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