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February 27, 2010
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Personal Injury Terms and Definitions

 

 

Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is the failure of medical professionals to provide adequate treatment resulting in a personal injury or substantial loss of income.

Burn, third degree
A burn in which the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation.

Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death is defined as the death of an individual as a direct result of the negligence of another individual, company, or entity.

Injury
A wrong or tort. Injuries are divided into public and private; and they affect the. person, personal property, or real property.

Construction Injuries
Some of the kinds of accidents that can transpire on construction sites: Crane Accidents ,Scaffolding Accidents Hazardous Gases or Liquids, Defective Machinery, Fallen Objects, Mechanical Hazards, Toxic Exposure

Contributory negligence
Broadly, carelessness on the plaintiff's part. More precisely, conduct which falls below the standard of care established by law for the protection of one's self against unreasonable risk of harm.

Soft Tissue Injury
Injury to the ligaments, tendons and fibers of the body that connect the skeletal bones.

Paraplegia
Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.

General damages
Better known as "pain and suffering" damages, which include the emotional trauma from physical injuries, pain, humiliation, etc.

Cervical Pain
Neck pain can come from disorders and diseases of any structure in the neck. There are seven vertebrae that are the bony building blocks of the spine in the neck (the cervical vertebrae) that surround the spinal cord and canal.

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Did You Know?    
 
 
Falls at a construction site may not be your fault
The most common accident at construction sites is falls, either on the same level or from height. More fatalities occur from falls than any other construction activity.

 


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Compensation for Personal Injury Victims
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Law Was Intended To Strike
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Injury Terms

 


Today's Terms

Medical Malpractice

Definition:
Medical malpractice is the failure of medical professionals to provide adequate treatment resulting in a personal injury or substantial loss of income.

Ambulatory Surgery

Definition:
Ambulatory surgery refers to previously scheduled surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed on an outpatient basis in a hospital or freestanding ambulatory surgery center's general or main operating rooms

Managed care

Definition:
Any system that manages healthcare delivery with the aim of controlling costs. Managed care systems typically rely on a primary care physician who acts as a gatekeeper through whom the patient has to go to obtain other health services such as specialty medical care, surgery, or physical therapy.

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Personal Injury Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Personal Injury:

  • Workplace Accidents
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  • Defamation
  • Animal Bites

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Kansas Personal-Injury Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Personal-Injury attorney you should contact our Personal-Injury Personal Injury Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Derby
  • Dodge City
  • Emporia
  • Garden City
  • Hays
  • Hutchinson
  • Junction City
  • Kansas City
  • Lawrence
  • Leavenworth
  • Lenexa
  • Liberal
  • Manhattan
  • Newton
  • Olathe
  • Overland Park
  • Pittsburg
  • Prairie Village
  • Salina
  • Shawnee
  • Topeka
  • Wichita
 


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