Catastrophic Injuries Archives

Ruptured spleen is a common example of catastrophic injuries

Posted on May 21, 2020July 11, 2022

A Texas motor vehicle accident may result in little more than property damage or a few scrapes and bruises. However, anyone who is involved in an accident, even a minor one, is at risk for catastrophic injuries. Not all injuries are easy to see, and a ruptured spleen, one of the most common internal injuries […]

Will compensation from an injury lawsuit cover physical therapy costs?

Posted on May 7, 2020July 11, 2022

A serious injury can set you back for years. As an accident victim, you may not consider the extent to which an injury has changed your life until you are face to face with painstaking challenges. For many, such challenges cross their path in physical therapy appointments. What’s more, the costs for extensive physical therapy […]

Texas per capita vehicular deaths higher than the national average

Posted on April 28, 2020July 11, 2022

It seems every few years there is a new law in place which lawmakers pass with the intent to make roads safer. Such changes to road regulations are not limited to a few states. Distracted driving, for instance, is a common cause for catastrophic car accidents nationwide. Texas has taken measures in the last few […]

Potential health effects of spinal cord injuries

Posted on April 28, 2020July 11, 2022

Injuries to the spine can result in devastating, long-lasting health problems. Of course, the effects all depend on the gravity of the accident and the location of the injury. The spine is one of the most complicated parts of the human body, after all. The spinal column, which surrounds the spinal cord, consists of 33 […]

What causes car fires?

Posted on April 27, 2020July 11, 2022

Many car fires happen after catastrophic accidents. The impact rips the vehicles apart and oil and gas can catch fire quickly. Those trapped inside may survive the initial crash and then face even greater danger as the vehicle goes up in flames. Just this month, two cars in Texas crashed on a bridge. One of […]

Traumatic brain injuries can cause financial devastation

Posted on April 7, 2020July 11, 2022

A traumatic brain injury is just that: traumatic. It can have lasting effects for victims as well as their loved ones in Texas and across the nation. The numbers of cases of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) showing up in hospital emergency rooms in the United States increased by 53% from 2006 to 2014 – the […]

Hydrogen Sulfide: Deadly Toxin Profile

Posted on January 14, 2020July 11, 2022

What is it? Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is an extremely toxic gas produced naturally from decaying biomass. Though H2S irritates the throat and eyes, its giveaway quality is its smell: a rank, rotten-egg odor that has earned this gas several nasty nicknames including “sewer gas” and “stink damp.” Who is at risk? How does it affect […]

Surviving a Hydrogen Sulfide Emergency

Posted on January 14, 2020July 11, 2022

Ask Texas oil workers and you’ll hear it from them: hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is the bogeyman in drilling. More than just offensive to the nostrils with its rotten-egg odor, hydrogen sulfide is extremely toxic, highly flammable, and very corrosive to metal. Sadly, it also causes permanent debilitation and fatalities in the oilfields every year. Fortunately, […]

Bosch Recalls Buderus Boilers for CO Poisoning Hazard

Posted on January 9, 2020July 11, 2022

“Smoke” by Centophobia is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Bosch Thermotechnology recalled about 170 Buderus GB125-35 oil-condensing boilers on December 19, 2019, which were sold and installed around the nation from June of 2008 through September 2012. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announcement notes, “The siphon can become blocked, leading to a delayed ignition […]

Cheap Drilling Mud = Well Failure, or Worse

Posted on September 2, 2019July 11, 2022

In January of 2018, a surge of gas ignited and caused an oilfield fire that killed five men on a drilling rig near Quinton, Oklahoma. A following lawsuit alleged the deadly blowout was preventable: Red Mountain Energy, the owner and operator of the well, used a lighter drilling mud than recommended by experts. Why the cheaper […]