When you experience a work-related injury or illness, you can seek workers' compensation benefits. This program covers the costs of medical bills and other expenses. Your employer must have workers' comp insurance if the company has at least five employees. Review...
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How can surgical errors be prevented?
Undergoing any type of surgery is extremely stressful, but you expect your doctor and medical staff to be responsible and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen, and these mistakes can have a lasting impact on your health and wellness. According to the...
3 ways to protect yourself from vehicle fires
When you drive, you probably understand you have some risk of sustaining a serious injury in a traffic accident. While you may expect to suffer a traumatic brain injury, whiplash or broken bones, you may not fully comprehend your burn risk. Vehicle fires are probably...
How do brain injuries affect memory?
Mississippi residents like you may suffer from extensive injuries after a crash. Some of the effects of these injuries could last weeks, months or even years. This is particularly true for head injuries, which often have far-reaching, extensive effects. For example,...
Understanding Mississippi medical malpractice laws
When negligence by a health care provider results in injury, the injured person can sue for medical malpractice. Mississippi laws govern the process of filing this type of lawsuit and potential outcomes. Review the state's requirements for a medical malpractice...
Minor SSD benefits due to a failure to thrive
Were someone to ask you who in Mississippi might qualify for Social Security Disability benefits, you would likely answer by saying that only adults who cannot due to disabling conditions. While it may be true that a majority of those receiving SSD are adults, that...
What are the most common kitchen injuries?
Working as a chef or cook in Mississippi can be very demanding for both the mind and body. You often work long shifts where you are on your feet and using your hands the whole time. Due to the intense nature of this profession, workplace injuries can be a problem as...
3 serious crash-related broken rib complications
Wearing your seat belt every time you drive or ride in a motor vehicle is one of the more effective ways to stay safe. After all, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that seat belts saved nearly 15,000 lives in a single recent year. Even though...
How to document a car accident with photos
Taking photographs of your surroundings after the car accident helps preserve any evidence. After a crash, the scene quickly becomes flooded with emergency personnel, tow trucks and cleaning crews to clear the roadways. As long as it is safe to do so, capture...
How to diagnose and treat a whiplash injury
Getting in a car accident in Mississippi can be a traumatic event, especially if it results in an injury. One of the most common injuries sustained in a car accident is whiplash, and it can sometimes go untreated. WebMD states that the symptoms of whiplash may not...
