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City of Ottawa Skating Safety : Rideau Canal conditions, Ottawa lawyer David Hollingsworth
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Ottawa Resources, Personal Injury Claims, safety on January 8th, 2012
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth…I am very happy that Ottawa children under the age of 10 will be required to wear protective helmets during public skating sessions held in City of Ottawa facilities effective January 1, 2012. It is estimated that 5,700 Ottawa children receive medical treatments for personal injury in Ottawa emergency rooms, and 400 children are hospitalized, every year because of sports-related head injuries. This is very disturbing. We all want kids to have fun but it cannot be at the expense of their safety. Please take all necessary safety measures when it comes to children’s safety. There are far too many serious injuries each year such as traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and serious orthopedic injuries.
The City of Ottawa offers the following Safe Skating Tips:
- Wear the gear! Wearing a CSA (Canadian Standards Association), Snell or ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) approved helmet, that fits properly, will help prevent head injury. It should be worn snug, yet comfortable. Hockey helmets are recommended over cycling helmets because they can withstand multiple impacts. Wrist guards, elbow pads and knee pads help prevent wrist fractures, and bruises on knees and elbows.
- Choose proper fitting skates that give good support around your ankles (moulded skates are not recommended). Local sport stores should be able to help you with a proper fit. Remember, new skates must be sharpened before you go on the ice and then sharpened again each year at the start of the skating season.
- Lace your skates all the way up. You should never wrap the laces around your ankle. If the laces are too long, tie them in a double knot so you don’t trip over them.
- Wear only one pair of socks. Multiple pairs will make you feel colder and your skates might be too tight.
- Wear proper clothing: gloves, neck warmer, helmet, waterproof jacket and pants (NO jeans, as they will not keep you warm and dry if they get wet), long underwear, and a sweater should do the trick.
- Get trained! Instructors will be able to teach you the basics of skating, such as how to stop, how to fall safely, and how to get up after a fall. For lessons call 613-580-2596.
- Choose a surface that is relatively free of bumps and cracks to allow for more control and an easier time stopping. If skating on the Rideau Canal, watch for the green flags to ensure the conditions are safe. The N.C.C.’s Rideau Canal Skateway conditions hotline is: (613) 239-5234, press 1,1
- Watch where you are going, and always skate with the traffic. If you want to stop, head to the side so you won’t get in anyone’s way.
Avoid the following:
- Skating on the Rideau Canal Skateway when the red flags are flying.
- Skating too fast – this puts you and those around you at risk.
- Playing sports unless in a designated area (ex: hockey).
- Holding on to more than one person – this increases your chance of falling and hurting someone else.
- Placing sharp items in your pockets (ie. keys, combs, etc.).
- Using your toe-pick to start or stop (this will ruin the ice surface, and it won’t give the stability you need to safely start or stop), or removing bottom pick (designed to help you balance).
- Clothing with drawstrings.
-Enjoy this winter and please be safe. -Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
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Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth has been helping slip and fall injury victims get the help they need after a serious Ontario accident. Due to his vast experience with injuries, David understands the added pressure and stress associated with this personal injury. David aggressively fights to get the maximum amount of compensation needed to ensure you are taken care of and that you are able to rebuild you life, as it was before the accident. David takes his cases on contingency, which means, you don’t pay him anything, until he gets you your money. Call for a free consultation 613-978-9549. For more information, visit www.ottawainjury.ca
If you have a question, feel free to call or email david@ottawainjury.ca
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Ottawa Rideau Canal Skateway, Canal Conditions, Ottawa Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Bell Capital Cup: Ottawa lawyer David Hollingsworth wishes all players and parents and safe and happy tournament.
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Resources, safety on December 30th, 2011
Ottawa Lawyer David Hollingsworth..
I just wanted to wish all Bell Capital Cup participants a safe and happy travel home. Some have come from far and have a long journey home. Everyone played well and it is a fantastic tournament. Every player should be proud. Looking forward to next year’s Bell Capital Cup.
– Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims who have suffered a personal injury 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 (613) 978-9549
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Bell Capital Cup Hockey Tournament Ottawa Ontario, Ottawa Lawyers, Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ontario snowmobile accidents and safety hand signals: Ottawa lawyer David Hollingsworth
| Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ontario Personal Injury Lawyers David Hollingsworth…With all this new white fluffy snow we have in Ontario, I know that avid snowmobilers will be out on their snowmobiles this weekend and for the rest of the winter season. There are an incredible amount of Ontario snowmobile accidents each year and I cam across some great information posted on snowmobilers.org website. It’s a great site that shares all sorts of valuable information for snowmobile driving in Ontario. Please, if you are driving a snowmobile, drive the speed limit, stay off of questionable ice and never drive if you have been drinking. Most of all, enjoy the season safely ! Snowmobile hand signals: Giving clear, easy-to-see hand signals are so important to safe snowmobile riding in Ontario. Be sure to never make hand signals subtle, always make clear, deliberate signals. Be sure that other snowmobile drivers behind you can see your signals. Hand signals are a very reliable way to communicate while riding. |
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Stop: Your arm raised from the shoulder and extended straight up over your head with palm of your hand flat. |
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Left Turn: Your left arm extended straight out from your shoulder and pointing in the direction of the turn. |
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Right Turn: Bend your left arm at your elbow to shoulder height; with your hand pointing straight up and your palm flat, your arm makes a right angle. |
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Oncoming Sleds: Guide all snowmobile to the right while pointing to the trail over your head. This way your signal can be seen. |
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Slowing: Your left arm extended out and down from the side of your bodywith a downward flapping motion of hand to signal warning or caution. |
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Sleds Following: Your arms raised, your elbow bent with your thumb pointing backward, in hitchhiking motion move your arm forward to backward over your shoulder. |
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Last Sled in Line: Your left arm raised at your shoulder height, your elbow bent and your forearm vertical with your hand clenched in a fist. |
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The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims who have suffered a personal injury 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 (613) 978-9549
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Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Ottawa snowmobile accident lawyers
Ottawa weather expected : heavy wet snowfall up to 15 cm. Please drive safely!, Ottawa Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents, safety on December 27th, 2011
Ottawa Weather. Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth….Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Ottawa area tonight night, with up to 15 centimetres of wet snow coming our way overnight. A winter storm watch was upgraded to the snowfall warning early today for the area from Brockville Gatineau, including the City of Ottawa. The snowstorm is expected to start with light rain in the afternoon then turning to wet snow. They say there’s potential for up to 15 centimetres of wet snow by tomorrow morning, with the highest amounts coming along the Ontario/Quebec border and smaller amounts in the St. Lawrence River Valley. There will then be a sharp drop in temperatures, but Environment Canada says there’s not much risk of the flash freeze. Please try your best to stay off the roads. If you need to be out, drive slowly and safely.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when driving in icy conditions:
- Exercise extreme caution after a long dry spell.
- Allow for more travel time.
- Brake earlier and with less force
- Stay toward the middle of the road to avoid deep standing puddles.
- Don’t use cruise control.
- If you see a large puddle up ahead, drive around it or choose a different route.
- Don’t attempt to cross running water.
- After you cross a puddle, tap on your brake pedal lightly to dry off some of the water on your rotors.
- Turn on your headlights
- Watch out for pedestrians.
- If it’s raining so hard that you can’t see the road or the car in front of you, pull over and wait it out.
- Track the car ahead of you.
- Give a truck or bus extra distance.
- Defog your windows.
- If you start to hydroplane, don’t brake suddenly or turn the wheel, or you might spin into a skid.
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims who have suffered a personal injury 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 (613) 978-9549
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Ottawa Weather, Ottawa Snow Storm, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa police urging Ottawa residents to stay in and slow down as a number of Ottawa accidents reported.
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, safety on December 25th, 2011
Ottawa Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth— The snow that we received here in Ottawa just in time for Christmas was on some levels perfect but Ottawa police say it’s causing chaos on the roads. Cars have been sliding into each other and into ditches all over Ottawa. Ottawa police are continuing to warn drivers to slow down and to stay off Ottawa road, as much as possible. Ontario Provincial Police said there were several accidents on Highways 416 and 417. Thankfully no serious Ottawa accidents had been reported. If you need to be out there tonight, be safe out there on our Ottawa roads and Ontario highways. Happy holidays !!
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims who have suffered a personal injury 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 (613) 978-9549
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Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Accident Lawyers
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth is tracking Santa’s travels…
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Resources, safety on December 24th, 2011
On behalf of all of us at David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Lawyers, I wanted to wish you all happy and safe holidays. If you are in Ottawa, we finally have the snow we’ve been waiting for ( not too much, thank goodness) . I have 3 young children who are already asking me to open presents. I have to admit, I’m as excited as they are ! I wish everyone a very safe and happy holiday season and all the best in 2012 !
For those of you with young children and celebraing Christmas, I have posted the link to Santa’s journey. My kids and I track Santa all day long. It will even tell you Santa is ahead of schedule if you are trying ( good luck) to get them to bed early.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Saturnalia, Happy Sabbat, Merry Yule and Happy Holidays!
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims who have suffered a personal injury 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 (613) 978-9549
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Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
Please don’t drink and drive: Call Operation Red Nose Ottawa !
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Injury and Accidents, Ottawa Resources, safety on December 20th, 2011
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth…It’s that time of year again. There is more travel, more parties and sadly, more accidents. Thankfully, we live in a city that is well equipped for rides and allows anyone to be out and about enjoying the festive season. There are taxis, buses, car pools and many other safe options to get you home safely if you have been drinking. Operation Red Nose Ottawa is one of them..
Operation Red Nose Ottawa
The Operation Red Nose Ottawa service is provided to the community by the community. Each year, more than 50, 000 volunteers make this service possible across the country.
They operate from within their local headquarters as phone operators, dispatchers or by training other volunteers, or on the road on a team of three volunteers including: the escort driver, the volunteer driver and the navigator. Operation Red Nose Ottawa is operated entirely by volunteers and has no paid employees. Donations and sponsorship supporting Boys and Girls Club Ottawa are the sole source of funding.
Operation Red Nose Ottawa needs you !
The Operation Red Nose Ottawa service is provided by a team of three volunteers, two of which ride along with the client in his or her vehicle. The escort driver, the volunteer driver and the navigator are the three members of the team
Escort Driver:
This volunteer uses his personal vehicle to drive the volunteer driver and the navigator to the
location where the client is waiting.
Volunteer Driver:
The volunteer who drives the client and his/her vehicle back to their home address.
Navigator:
This volunteer will supply the navigational directions to the volunteer driver
Office Helper:
You will be put to work on a number of internal tasks, which may include, but not be limited to answering the phones, printing google directions for the drivers, helping out with the database, refreshment and snack setting up and clearing down and just being generally helpful when you are required to do so.
Call Operation Red Nose Ottawa For A Ride Home
Operation Red Nose Ottawa’s mission is ‘‘to encourage responsible behavior (in a non-judgmental manner) with regard to impaired driving’’ . Impaired driving (on any level) is a national problem that Operation Red Nose addresses by offering drivers an alternative way to get home safely when feeling impaired during the holiday season. We are proud to offer this volunteer service to the people of Ottawa and hope that they take full opportunity of our service over the holiday season.
Operation Red Nose Ottawa would like to offer you a safe ride home with your vehicle. Over the holiday season volunteers will respond to phone calls from clients in the Ottawa area who feel that in some way they are not safe to drive home, which may be as a result of drinking, of feeling unwell, or simply of being too tired to drive home.
Four easy steps to arriving home safe and sound with your vehicle in your own driveway:
WANT A RIDE HOME?
- Call us (613)-232-0925
- Let us know where you are
- Let us know where you are going
- Let us know who is travelling with you
……. Leave the rest to Operation Red Nose Ottawa……
On behalf of all of us at David Hollingsworth, Personal Injury Lawyers in Ottawa Ontario, I urge you to enjoy this holiday season safely. Please don’t drink and drive. There are far too many serious and fatal accidents each year as a result of impaired driving. Driving drunk is not an option ! EVER !
———————- The Ottawa Injury Blog is written regularly by Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer David Hollingsworth. Since 1999, David has been an Ottawa Ontario personal injury lawyer representing Ontario accident victims who have suffered an injury 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 (613) 978-9549
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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
Social Host Liability…Partying this holiday season? Ottawa lawyer David Hollingsworth
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Law Firms..It’s the holiday time of year again- Holiday parties and family get togethers. It is also the festive time of year when we are often more social and therefore are sometimes drinking more. One question I am often asked as an Ottawa personal injury lawyer concerns social host’s liability. Many people want to know if they are hosting a party what are they legally responsible for. No one wants to think this way, but it is a reality.
-Call a taxicab:
-Operation Red Nose (613) 771-2886
It’s common sense, you never want anyone being placed in a dangerous situation. As a host you have the extra responsibility of ensuring that your guests depart safely and are free from injury. Do what it takes….you will never regret airing on the side of being overly cautious …Happy holidays and all the best !
About Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth
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Ottawa Car Accident Lawyer David Hollingsworth on Ottawa car accident statistics.
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents, Ottawa Injury and Accidents, safety, wrongful death on December 4th, 2011
———————- 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
Ottawa personal injury lawyers David Hollingsworth, Ottawa accident statistics
