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People can lose a limb or extremity to trauma or to surgery if the body part suffers such severe injury that medical professionals cannot help repair it safely. The expenses involved in the initial surgical procedure and aftercare following a traumatic or surgical amputation will only be the start of the financial impact such…

Some people lose consciousness in a car crash, but only for a few seconds. They black out, but then they quickly wake up and can call for medical help. Occasionally, people hurt in motor vehicle collisions will fall into a coma. Comas involve a loss of consciousness that lasts for days, weeks or even…

With many injuries that you suffer, healing may take time, but it’s going to happen. A serious cut on your arm is going to heal. A broken bone that has properly been set is also going to heal. Your body is able to renew these areas, even if there are scars left behind. So…

A major car crash can cause a wide range of serious injuries. Some people injure their spinal cord and may lose the ability to walk. Others suffer traumatic brain injuries that leave them dependent on life support or unable to live independently. Compared with those injuries, a broken bone (fracture) may not seem that…

Someone who is struck by an 18-wheeler as they are driving may suffer injuries. One of these injuries may be a concussion, which is also a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).  One way a traumatic brain injury may happen Vehicle owners and 18-wheeler drivers both share the roads. Sometimes, the two may be involved…

Amputations are among the most severe injuries that a person can experience. Whether someone loses an extremity like a hand or a foot, the lower part of a limb or an entire limb, an amputation will likely require thousands of dollars in medical treatment and years of adjustment for the patient involved. Their career…