Edmond Oklahoma Personal Injury Law Blog

Multiple vehicle pile-ups tend to make the news. Recently in Oklahoma, six vehicles were in a crash that resulted from a lone tire that came off its vehicle and jumped along I-35. 

These types of incidents can be difficult for insurance agencies and attorneys to figure out. However, fender benders are normally quite simple to determine who was at fault. Still, that does not mean they are innocuous. Plenty of people suffer from severe injuries every year from minor fender benders that take place in driveways and parking lots. It is for this reason you still need to call the police after what seems like a minor collision. 

If you are like many others in the Oklahoma City area, you spend a significant amount of time typing on a keyboard. You have probably heard stories about people who develop repetitive stress injuries from too much typing. You may not realize, though, that carpel tunnel syndrome is often common after automobile accidents. 

On the underside of your wrist, there is a channel known as the carpal tunnel. If the nerves in your carpal tunnel compress, you may feel pain, weakness or tingling in your hands. As you may suspect, the condition could limit your ability to do ordinary tasks. It may also cause you to experience a decrease in your quality of life. 

Whether you are driving in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, the panhandle or another part of the state, you know semi-trucks are common on Oklahoma’s roadways. That’s a good thing, as commercial trucks transport the goods that keep the economy moving forward. 

A semi with a full trailer may weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. Your vehicle, by contrast, probably weighs between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds. You do not need a degree in physics to realize that a collision with an 18-wheeler could destroy your vehicle and seriously injure you. Therefore, you may want to keep the following four tips in mind to avoid an accident with an large truck you're sharing the road with.  

Medical malpractice happens in various ways, with mistakes taking place all the way from administrative staff to surgeons. Common causes you may already be aware of are misdiagnosis, incorrect dosage of medication or anesthesia, surgical errors and birth injuries.

Another common one is mixing up medical records. It may sound like something off a sitcom or soap opera, but unfortunately, it happens more often than you may think. The RAND Corporation puts the rate at eight percent, reports STAT news. This number may seem low, but when you consider how many patients there are in the nation, you can see how it is problematic. Also, not everyone reports mix-ups, especially when someone catches the mistake before harm occurs.