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Hockey : Children Brain Injury and Head Injury Concussions in children
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Brain Injury / Head Injury, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, safety on December 10th, 2011
Ottawa personal injury lawyer, Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. I am currently at my son’s hockey tournament in Alliston , Ontario. These 8 year old kids are giving it their all and playing with heart. I love watching them play hockey. I thought it would be timely to remind everyone about hockey and concussions in children. I also wanted to remind everyone with a child is out there on the ice, please make sure they are wearing a proper CSA approved helmet, not just the helmet that is lying around in the garage. Most of all,play safe and have fun….
Hockey is one of Canada’s most popular sports, with over 520,000 players registered in the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) for the 2000-2001 season. The incidence of hockey-related injuries amongst children between the ages of 9 to 14 leading to emergency department visits more than doubled between since 1990.The injury incidence among teens aged 15 to 18 didn’t increase as much as that of younger children, but still grew 85 % during the same time period.
42% – head and face
Who gets injured?
Defense 33% Forwards 63% Goalie 4%.
The Children’s hospital of Eastern Ontario’s website is an excellent resource for signs and symptoms of concussions. The following inforamation is from this site: Concussions can cause a variety of symptoms, which can appear several hours after the incident. Signs and symptoms of a concussion include:
- Confusion (your child might not know where he is or the period of the game)
- Memory problems (forgetting what happened before or after the injury)
- Loss of consciousness (being “knocked out”)
- Headache
- Dizziness/feeling dazed
- Tiredness
- Nausea/vomiting
- Vision problems/staring blankly/seeing stars
- Slurred speech
- Unusual emotions, personality change, inappropriate behaviour
There are different kinds of concussions and some may be more serious than others.
Simple concussions
- Symptoms last less than 15 minutes after the injury.
- Child/teen should not return to playing hockey or other sports for at least one week.
Complex concussions
Symptoms last longer than 15 minutes after the injury.
- Symptoms return with exercise.
- The child/teen has been knocked out.
- Longer recovery time. Several weeks or even months before returning to playing hockey or other sports.
Again, enjoy hockey ! It is a wonderful sport. Please be safe out there and parents be on the look out if your child does fall or you suspect they have hit their head.
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa personal injury lawyer representing Ottawa accident victims and the families of accident victims who have lost a loved one in an Ontario accident, including snowmobile accidents. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca (613) 978-9549
Hockey and brain injury in children, children head injury, Ottawa personal injury lawyer
Ottawa pedestrian accident results in serious head injury, Ottawa lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Head Injury…A woman faces a charge of careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act after she struck an Ottawa pedestrian at Bronson and Sunnyside avenues Monday evening. The Ottawa pedestrian, a 30-year-old woman, was taken to an Ottawa hospital in very critical condition. The Ottawa Police reported that another vehicle was travelling south on Bronson just before Sunnyside Avenue. The vehicle abruptly turned to the right and hit the van, causing it to hit the Ottawa pedestrian. Emergency crews responded to the call at about 8:15 that evening. Ottawa Paramedics reported that several bystanders provided first aid by immobilizing the woman’s head and neck until they arrived at the Ottawa accident scene. The Ottawa woman suffered serious injuries to her left side and a serious head injury. My thoughts go out to the friends and family of this woman. I wish her a full recovery.
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa injury lawyer representing Ottawa accident victims and the families of accident victims who have lost a loved one in an Ontario accident. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ottawa Valley Brain Injury Association raises much needed funds for people with acquired brain injury.
Ottawa Catastrophic Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth…A huge congratulations goes out the Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) for a wonderfully successful event last night. I was proud to not only attend but sponsor the wonderful event. The Ottawa Valley Brain Injury Association is a provincial not-for-profit, charitable organization with mission is to enhance the lives of Ontarians living with the effects of acquired brain injury (ABI) through education, awareness and support.
Ottawa Brain Injury Association’s services include:
- information and resources on acquired brain injury
- 1-800 toll free helpline
- personal advocacy and support
- training and education for families and professionals
Last night, they raised over $70 000 to help people with brain injuries ! Amazing what hard work , a good cause and an amazing Ottawa community can do !
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa injury lawyer representing Ottawa accident victims and the families of accident victims who have lost a loved one in an Ontario accident. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Selecting the best Ottawa brain injury lawyer for your traumatic brain injury.
Ottawa brain injury lawyer David Hollingsworth, Ontario Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers
Advice for Selecting the best Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer
While many minor disputes can be handled in a small claims court or through an alternative dispute resolution, handling a claim for a personal injury as serious as traumatic brain injury requires the expertise and know-how of an Ottawa brain injury lawyer. When you hire an Ottawa brain injury lawyer, you need to find someone who understands the nuances of your brain injury and has extensive experience interpreting medical diagnoses in order to present the full facts of your brain injury to your insurance adjuster or in the courtroom.
A brain injury is a very complicated legal matter because the symptoms are often “invisible.” This is especially the case when it comes to a mild brain injury. The vocational abilities of victims who have sustained a mild brain injuries are often severely impacted. Victims are typically in denial about a brain injury’s impact on their lives.
Many survivors of a traumatic brain injury do not receive adequate compensation for their brain injury primarily because they hire an Ottawa brain injury lawyer who does not have the sufficient experience to present a legitimate claim for damages. Ask your Ottawa brain injury lawyer about previous brain injury cases they have taken on. When searching for an Ottawa brain injury lawyer, research their education, training, and experience. Determine what kind of knowledge they have about brain injury. Furthermore, find out if they are members of any trial law groups that deal with brain injury. All of these factors will help you determine whether the lawyer’s knowledge about brain injury law and compensation is current.
Some Ottawa brain injury lawyers are willing to represent you on a contingency fee basis. This means that the lawyer will not receive payment until you receive compensation for your brain injury. When working on a contingency fee basis, an Ottawa brain injury lawyer receives a % of the compensation amount. When you hire an Ottawa brain injury lawyer on a contingency fee basis, you can rest assured knowing that you are hiring an experienced, qualified Ottawa brain injury lawyer who can practically guarantee results.
Make sure to interview your Ottawa brain injury lawyer face-to-face and have plenty of questions ready to ask them so you can ascertain their qualifications. Some important questions you may want to ask include the following:
- How many brain injury cases have you been involved in the last 5 years?
- What % of personal injury cases do you take relate to brain injury?
- What are the settlement compensation amounts you have obtained on brain injury cases in the past?
Choosing the right Ottawa brain injury lawyer is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. Be sure to find an Ottawa brain injury lawyer with whom you feel comfortable. Moreover, hire an Ottawa brain injury lawyer who has the confidence and experience necessary to handle your case. By taking the time to find a qualified Ottawa brain injury lawyer to represent you, you will be able to receive the recompose that you deserve, enabling you to meet your medical and support needs.
————————————————————————————————– The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario accident and personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario brain injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ottawa Pedestrian accident Coventry Road results in serious head injury and orthopedic injuries. Woman rushed to Ottawa Civic Hospital Trauma Centre
Ottawa Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Attorney David Hollingsworth…Earlier this morning, a 54-year-old Ottawa woman suffered serious personal injury on Coventry Road when she was hit by a car in an accident. She is in serious condition at the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus Trauma Unit. The Ottawa woman was crossing the street at Coventry near the corner of Lola about 7:30 a.m. The intersection is just east of the Ottawa baseball stadium.It was reported that she was thrown 20 feet in the air. She suffered very serious personal injury; including a serious head injury, an arm compound fracture and damage to her shoulder area, and was being treated at the trauma centre at the Civic campus. A head injury can be a life altering injury and I wish her a speedy and hopefully a full recovery.
————————————————————————————————– This Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario accident and personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Kanata accident serious personal injury: back injury, head injury and spinal injury ,Ottawa lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Kanata Accident Lawyers, Ottawa paramedics responded to two separate Ottawa accidents this weekend whereby 2 different men were hit by vehicles in Kanata. The first Kanata accident happened Friday just before 11:00 p.m. when a male cyclist was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Fallowfield Road and Eagleson Road. Thankfully , a passing motorists saw the 18-year-old male in a ditch and gave him first aid before they got there. the accident victim was immobilized and treated for a head injury, neck injury and spinal injury before taking him to an Ottawa hospital, where he is now in stable condition. Motorists said the male had a working headlight, but no tail light. He wasn’t wearing a helmet.
The second Kanata accident happened just after 10:00 Saturday morning, where a 50-year-old man was hit by a vehicle and wound up pinned between two of them. He was treated by Ottawa paramedics and taken to an Ottawa hospital with serious personal injury.
I wish both men a good and hopefully full recovery from theses accidents…
————————————————————————————————– The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario bicycle accident and injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ottawa cycling accident results in serious head injury – Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Ontario Injury Lawyers, Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth… Regrettably, an Ottawa cyclist was taken to an Ottawa hospital with a serious head injury after an Ottawa car accident near Chapel Hill South last Friday morning. Ottawa police said the accident occurred at Navan Road and Page road around 6 o’clock in the morning. It’s important to know that cyclists are entitled to Ontario accident benefits , even if they do not have their own car insurance. I hope to soon be able to report better news about this man and this terrible Ottawa cycling accident.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————-David Hollingsworth’s Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario injury and accident lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. The blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ottawa Accident Vanier Parkway results in head injury and child injury.
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Brain Injury / Head Injury, Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Personal Injury Claims on September 1st, 2011
Ottawa Accident Lawyers David Hollingsworth — A mother and her child were in stable condition in an Ottawa hospital yesterday afternoon after they were hit by a school bus with children at the corner of Vanier Parkway and Deschamps Avenue. The Ottawa accident occurred yesterday before 3 p.m. The 33 year-old mother was taken to an Ottawa hospital with a possible head injury and her 2 1/2 year old daughter, whom she was carrying at the time, was treated for injury to her legs.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————-The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ontario Brain Injury , Ottawa Head Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Brain Injury Lawyer, Ontario Head Injury Lawyers: As an eastern Ontario brain injury lawyer, I continue to be shocked at the brain injury statistics that come out each year as most brain injuries are preventable. A Brain Injury is an invisible personal injury, unlike a cut or a bruise. A brain injury is a catastrophic injury and trauma to the brain is not visible. Often times victims of a brain injury or head injury appear to be uninjured and go about their lives. However; often times someone with a brain injury is suffering and is not showing it. Typically friends, family members, co-workers and employers start to notice small changes…The incidence of brain injury is high in Canada:
Brain injury from trauma occurs every 500 out of 100,000 individuals yearly.
Brain Injury outnumbers breast cancer, spinal cord injury and HIV/AIDS.
It is estimated that there are some 27,000 children with Acquired Brain Injuries in Ontario schools.
- people who wear helmets suffer fewer injuries rates (an average of 25% lower) .
- Bicycle injuries are one of the leading causes of injury for children ages 10-14 years old, and traumatic brain injuries account for close to one third (29%) of all cycling-related hospital admissions.
- Research shows that 20% of people in psychiatric settings appear to have a history of brain injury.
- Helmets use reduces brain injury by 88%.
Each year, 50,000 Canadians suffer an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). In Ontario, 44 people sustain a brain injury daily.
- Close to 500 000 people in Ontario are living with an acquired brain injury.
795 children out of 100,000 individuals suffer a brain injury each year
456 people suffer a brain injury daily in Canada — this amounts to one person injured every 3 minutes.
Most brain injury occur in males aged 16 to 24.
Brain injury from trauma is the greatest killer under the age of 45;
the greatest cause of disability under 44;
and kills more children under 20 than all other causes combined
As an Ontario brain injury lawyer and one of the top Ottawa brain injury lawyers, I urge everyone out there to slow down, buckle up, put a helmet on ,be alert and be safe out there. A brain injury is life altering and can happen to anyone in an instant.
————————————————————————————————– Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario Catastrophic Injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario brain injury lawyer representing eastern Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Summer Cycling Safety Tips with Ottawa Bicyle Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Bicycle Accident Lawyer, Cycling Accidents Ottawa .We all want to be out on our bicycles cycling around Ottawa. There is much to see and do and getting out on a bicycle is one of the best ways of seeing our city. Of course, it is part of a healthy lifestyle, but bicycling also helps the environment. It’s important, as a cyclist in Ottawa, to be always be aware of your surroundings. Make sure your are visible and take all necessary safety precautions. As an Ottawa bicycle accident lawyer, I meet regularly with people involved in bicycle accidents who suffer very serious personal injury such as brain injury, head injury and broken bones.
In 2009, according to Transport Canada, there were a total of 41 bicycle accident fatalities, and 435 serious personal injuries related to bicycle accidents. the Canada Safety Council recommends for all bicyclists to wear an approved bicycle helmet, which can prevent up to 88 % of brain injuries. Simply put: A bicycle helmet can save your life, so why wouldn’t you wear one? There are many bicycle safety measures you can take to help keep yourself and your children safe:
1. Always wear a helmet.
2. Pay attention and avoid distractions.
3. Obey the laws and road safety rules. Cyclists have the same rights and duties as other drivers and need to follow the same traffic laws.
4. Be predictable — ride in a straight line, don’t swerve over sewers or bumps in the road, this will increase your chances of a collision with a vehicle.
5. Properly signal all turns and check behind you before completing a turn or changing lanes.
6. Come to a complete stop at stop signs and red lights.
7. Stay visible. Be careful around parked cars and ride where drivers can see you.
8. Use lights at night and wear bright coloured clothing.
9. Be alert -Try to watch for the next move of drivers, pedestrians and other cyclists.
10. Watch for debris, potholes, grates or any road obstacles.
11. Make sure your bicycle is in good working order. Make sure your tires don’t need air, brakes must work, chains should run smoothly, and quick release wheel levers must be closed.
As a driver, there are many steps you can take to avoid a bicycle accident
1. Respect cyclists’ right to share the road and responsibilities as motorists.
2. Obey the speed limits.
3. Come to a complete stop at stop signs and red lights.
4. Do shoulder checks, and always check blind spots for cyclist.
5. Keep a safe distance between your vehicle and bicycles.
6. Yield to pedestrians and cyclists in crossways.
7. If you plan to turn right or pull into a parking space shortly ahead of a bicycle in front of you, do not pass. Allow the cyclist to pass first.
8. Signal all turns and lane changes well 30 in advance.
10. Only pass cyclists when it is safe to do so.
These cycling safety tips may seem basic but serve as a great reminder to us all. Ottawa is a wonderful city to cycle in, let’s keep it safe ! We all need to focus more on cycling safety. There are far too many very serious head injuries and other very serious personal injuries in Ottawa each year as the result of an Ottawa bicycle accidents. As one of the top Ottawa bicycle accident lawyers, I encourage everyone to have a safe and accident free summer.
————————————————————————————————– Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ontario bicycle accident and injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. David has been an Ontario injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims since 1999. This blog reports on accidents in eastern Ontario, personal injury issues, local Ottawa news and events and various news that relates to Ottawa, accidents and personal injury. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information. If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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