New Guidelines to Diagnose Mild Brain Injury
The American College of Emergency Physicians has established new guidelines to be used in diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury.
Serious but Undiagnosed Injury
Justice Walter Goodfellow has released the second part of his decision in Hartling v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General).
“Minor Injury” Cap Isn’t Unconstitutional
As I explained in a previous post last month: “Minor Injury” Compensation Cap Constitutional, Justice Goodfellow determined that Nova Scotia’s legislation that places a cap of $2,500.00 on the compensation that innocent accident victims can receive for their pain and suffering does not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Nova Scotia Limits Compensation For Injured Car Accident Victims
As I have explained in previous posts, Nova Scotia has legislation that places caps on the amount of compensation that persons injured in car accidents are entitled to receive for their injuries.
“Minor Injury” Cap Constitutional
Insurance companies use “dirty tricks” and “unethical behavior” to deny legitimate claims and boost their profits, according to a new report released by the American Association for Justice.
The report explains how insurers have:
…endeavored to deny claims, delay payments, confuse consumers with incomprehensible insurance-speak, and retroactively refuse anyone who may cost them money.
Two years ago the province of Nova Scotia passed strict new rules for all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) supposedly to protect children from injury.
Rule Ban Children From Riding ATV’s
The Off-highway Vehicles Act bans children under 14 from riding ATVs anywhere except on a closed course.
On Monday I had the pleasure of golfing in the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia’s annual charitable golf tournament.
The event went off without a hitch and I wanted to offer my congratulations to BIANS and their volunteers for making the day a great success.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Nova Scotia.
Hypothermia therapy, where patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are cooled to prevent brain swelling, has shown promise in helping adult survivors of TBI. See this article for example.
However, a study led by researchers at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children have found that the practice may be dangerous for children with brain injuries.
The study, involved 225 children at 17 centres in Canada, France and the United Kingdom. There was no difference in how the patients in each group recovered neurologically.
June is Brain Injury Awareness month in Nova Scotia!
Traumatic brain injury is the number one cause of injury and death among children in Canada.
Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for children in Canada.
Safe Kids Canada has released a research report this week that showed that residential streets may be more dangerous for our children that we think. According to the study, which was released this week a child hit by a car travelling at 50 km/h has an 80 per cent chance of being killed!
Thousands of Children Injured or Killed in Pedestrian Accidents:
Bisphenol A has been officially named a dangerous substance by Health Canada. The Globe and Mail reported the story here.
There is wide concern that the hormonally active chemical, which is commonly used in products like baby bottles, can have long term negative health effects. Toxicnation.ca published a helpful list of baby bottles that are manufactured using the chemical. You can find the list here.
The move is widely expected to be the first step in an outright ban on the chemical in products designed to contain food or drinks.
