- Ed Normand | March 03, 2010 9:30 AM | Orlando, FL
Category:
Head & Brain Injuries
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is caused by a jolt, bump or blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that interferes with the normal functioning of the brain. Not all blows to the head...
- Ed Normand | July 24, 2009 1:46 AM | Orlando, FL
Category:
Head & Brain Injuries
There is a little known but highly unfair practice in charges for hospital care. That is that a private pay or uninsured patient is charged much more for the exact same services than is charged...
- Eddie Farah | April 16, 2009 11:40 PM | Jacksonville, FL
Category:
Head & Brain Injuries
It was a senseless loss of life on Easter Sunday. And the funerals are now underway.
Three of the five killed Sunday on a boat in the Intracoastal area of Palm Valley south of Jacksonville are...
- Joseph Bernardo | March 18, 2008 4:04 PM | Ft. Myers, FL
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Trauma patients in America's hospitals are not necessarily "all better" just because they are released from the hospital. A large number of those hurt in accidents and falls and are treated at hospitals are not pain free upon their release.62.7% of patients in hospital admissions from trauma had pain 12 months llater. The pain was characterized as moderately severe. More than half of these...
- Joseph Bernardo | March 07, 2008 10:21 AM | Ft. Myers, FL
Category:
Head & Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury, now frequently referred to as Post Concussive Syndrome can be a devastating injury yetcan be overlooked by health care providers and family members alike. After the initial traumatic event to the head and brain has been dealt with by health care providers, family members provide the after care. They are untrainedin recognizing or responding to the symptoms presented by...