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Airbags in combination with seatbelts unquestionably save lives, with at least 50,000 documented cases of life-saving frontal airbag deployment over a 30-year span. However, airbags also forcefully inflate in less than 1/20th of a second with a speed equalling about 200 miles per hour and with an impact force of about 2,600 pounds. Because of…
read moreThe brain is the control center of the body and also the center of our thoughts and emotions. When the brain suffers an injury, the results impact all aspects of the injury victim’s life. One of the most serious brain injuries is a diffuse axonal injury (DAI). As many as 50% of brain injuries that…
read moreA car accident causes serious trauma to all parts of the body due to the combination of crash force, the inward collapsing of the car at the impact points, flying debris, and the explosive outward inflation of airbags. The head is particularly at risk of injury because it isn’t stabilized by the seatbelt, leaving it…
read moreLarge commercial trucks transport essential goods and services into and out of communities, including St. Louis. Unfortunately, these necessary but enormous commercial trucks share the roadways with smaller vehicles that they outweigh by as much as 76,000 pounds. When an accident occurs between a large commercial truck and a standard car, the results may be…
read moreThe aftermath of a serious accident is a turbulent time for injury victims, especially when the accident involves a large commercial truck weighing as much as 80,000 pounds vs. an average 4,000-pound family car. Often, a complex compensation claim adds to the distress of painful injuries, medical procedures, and lengthy recovery times. Some truck accident…
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