Following the diagnosis of a concussion, it’s likely you’ll need to take time off work, athletics, or other physically/mentally straining obligations. It’s important to follow protocol in these situations, and to follow up for a Doctor’s note for wherever it may be required. Be sure to do the following to the best of your ability: …
What to do After Sustaining a Head Injury
First, you must validate your injury and assess the magnitude. Often times, sustaining significant impact to your head will result in a concussion. Most concussions are mild, but there are cases of severe head injuries, and the protocol for an efficient recovery is strict. After receiving a blow to the head, be aware of the …
What to do if you Injure Yourself at Work
The first thing you should do upon sustaining an injury at work is to make sure an incident report is filled out by a manager or your supervisor. It’s important to have your cause and date of injury on file for future reference. Moving forward you may or may not be out of work, but …
Beware of Other Drivers After Daylight Savings Time
This Sunday, clocks throughout the nation will be set back an hour as part of the biannual tradition of daylight savings time. While it was infamously proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, daylight savings time was not formally recognized in the United States until President Nixon’s Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973. Since …
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What To Do Immediately Following A Fire
Make sure all family members and pets are accounted for It will most likely be one of the most stressful things you have encountered in your life to that point. It is one of those things that, until you experience it, you truly don’t know how to prepare for it. Even after the fire trucks …
Our State Has a Work Zone Accident Problem: What’s Being Done to Fix it?
The start of summer is the official kick-off for vacation and road trip season for most, but for those who work tirelessly to keep our roads in good driving condition, it can mean months of danger. Construction season ramps up in Massachusetts after Memorial Day once the risk of frost and cold weather has passed, …
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PREMISES LIABILITY CLAIMS
Under the law of premises liability, landlords and tenants may be held responsible for injuries that occur on their property. Whether the landlord or the tenant will be held responsible for a particular injury will depend on the facts of the accident and, in some cases, the contract or lease between the landlord and tenant. …
Accident at Boston Construction Site Highlights the Dangers of Construction; What You Need to Know
On March 1, 2017, at 10 Milk Street in Downtown Boston, a member of the Boston Police Department was struck by debris falling from construction-related scaffolding. The police officer was working a detail when the falling debris struck his head and shoulder, causing a large laceration (or cut) to his head, and potentially breaking his …
