Posts tagged: Accident

Preventive measures in reducing deaths

AccidentThe report describes some preventive measures that are effective in reducing these deaths, as fastenings in packs of drugs, domestic or lighters; separate lanes for motorcycles and bicycles, the unnecessary depletion of water in baths and pools, the proper design furniture, toys and equipment play areas, or the strengthening of emergency medical services and rehabilitation. Read more »

Five major causes of injury deaths

NAMA GAMBARThe report says that there are five major causes of injury deaths. First, there are traffic accidents, which cause the death of 260,000 children a year and injuries to about ten million. They are also the leading cause of disability.

Others die each year 175,000 children drowned. Brain injury that leaves some survivors makes the non-fatal drowning is the type of injury with greater health and economic impact for a lifetime. Read more »

Accidental injuries in children

Accidental injuriesDie every day in the world over 2,000 children due to unintentional or accidental injuries, and each year tens of millions admitted with injuries that often leave them disabled for life. This follows from the Global Report on Preventing Injuries in Children, produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Fund for Children (Unicef).
This study, which is the first comprehensive global assessment of unintentional injuries in children, indicating that at least half of those deaths could be avoided if preventive measures were taken proven. Read more »

Monuments Council claim damages from the 2010 Dakar

Dakar 2010The National Monuments Council (CMN) requested a compensation of 300 million pesos (about $ 570,000) to the National Sports Institute for damage to property caused the Dakar Rally in 2010 when he passed through northern Chile.

A report of CMN showed damage in 56 of 111 heritage sites reviewed after the race, of which 13 had loss of archaeological information and half high in the area of Quillagua, some 1,300 kilometers north of Santiago.

The study also caused damage of more than 50% at four archaeological sites, such as changes in lithic workshops used by prehistoric peoples for making stone tools or the tracks used by caravans before the arrival of Europeans. Read more »

Liability of owner and driver of the vehicle

Car AccidentThe motor vehicle driver is responsible, under the risk created by driving it, any damage to persons or property by reason of the movement.

The owner is not liable for damages driver to persons and property caused by the driver when it is linked with it. This responsibility ceases when the owner mentioned proves that employed all the diligence of a good parent to prevent damage.

Any owner of a motor vehicle is normally based in Spain (the term normally based in Spain, Spanish plates when you hold when the case of a vehicle type for which there is no tuition, but it carries insurance plate nor distinguishing sign analogous to tuition, Spain is the State which has issued this badge or sign. When the case of a type of vehicle for which neither registration plate nor insurance plate nor distinguishing sign, Spain is the country of domicile of the user). Read more »

Road accident

Road accident In a traffic accident, where possible, is vital to reach an agreement with the other driver involved to fill “the accident form” providing insurance companies.

This document must contain all the details of the parties involved, as the vehicle of the respective accident insurance, as well as damages to each vehicle, shall be signed by all drivers affected by the accident. Staying each with a copy of part friendly, then insurance companies will be those responsible for the repair of damages, if any, may have suffered vehicles.

Should no agreement between those involved in the accident, in case you had not been people the police would be desirable you to tell, whether it’s the local police, National Guard or Civil proceed in the same way if property damage are of particular relevance or if there is personal injury. Read more »

Wrongful Death Claims

Death ClaimsThere is a different set of monetary damages can be claimed in a wrongful death lawsuit. Apart from claims for funeral expenses and medical expenses, there are additional damages can be awarded. “The material injury, or financial injury, such as lack of support for the future also may be granted. The lack of perspective of heredity and services (such as the “service” of being a parent) can also lead to monetary rewards. If pecuniary damage awarded in a wrongful death lawsuit, there will also be paid interest on damages from the date of death.

The claim for neck injuries after a road accident Part 2

- Moreover, tensions in the neck, consisting of cracks or damage to the muscles of the neck area.

Symptoms that may arise from both are, among others, headaches and neck, restrictions on movements that are possible with the neck (to be virtually impossible to make turns his head to one side), strain in the shoulders, arms or hands, numbness and loss of reflexes, muscle spasms in the area.

Both forms of injury may occur after the completion of abrupt or sudden movements and is very common as we have discussed above arise after a traffic collision.

That is why it is always essential to use the headrest while driving, thus giving greater protection to the area of the head and neck. Read more »

The claim for neck injuries after a road accident Part 1

The statistics do not lie. Traffic accidents are at today as one of the leading causes of death and serious injury to the person. Despite major improvements in security, not only of our roads but also in the systems of vehicles, each year hundreds of people die, suffer many physical and emotional consequences that will accompany them permanently.

The neck is one of the most sensitive areas in our anatomy in the face of road accidents. In a normal accident when the car impacts another object (eg a wall), the belt acts as a restraint for the occupant of the vehicle’s trunk.

However, his neck could cause a sudden movement due to the sudden reduction of speed that could determine the occurrence of significant injury, as we shall see.

A brief analysis of the anatomy of the neck Read more »

INJURY

INJURY The industrial accident is the basis of study of Industrial Security, and approached from the preventive point of view, studying its causes (why they happen), sources (activities involved in the accident), its agents (participants working media ), its type (such as occur or develop the facts), all with a view to developing prevention.

Any workplace accident a person suffers injury due to or during labor and to produce disability or death (Ley 16.744) Read more »