The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has some startling information about dog bites in the United States, but one that stands among the rest is that dog bite injuries affect more children each year than mumps, whooping cough and measles combined. According to the CDC, of these cases of dog bite injuries each year, 26% of all children who are bitten by dogs require medical attention.
As the temperatures begin to cool in the state of Connecticut it will be in short order that the roads start to ice up and the winter weather will be upon us. Before you know it, your car, which functioned so well in the spring and summer will be struggling to get you home while avoiding a Connecticut auto accident.
There are a tremendous amount of ways that you can injure yourself when you are involved in a Connecticut slip and fall accident. A loose brick on a walkway can lead to a damaging fall. Wet leaves on a sidewalk can leave you injured. You may find yourself falling down a set of stairs if the banister is loose in a home.
One of the deadliest things you can do behind the wheel of your car is speed. Excessive speeding is cited in many Connecticut auto accidents as the reason given for the accident and it’s severity.
It was ten years ago in the early aughts that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) called for a federal mandate that all street legal motorcycles come equipped with Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS.) At the time the evidence was quite compelling that motorcycles equipped with this type of safety feature were far less likely to be involved in a dangerous accident. Ten years later the numbers continue to back up this assertion by the IIHS.
The state of Connecticut saw a large uptick in Connecticut pedestrian accidents last year. The number of deaths that resulted from these accidents skyrocketed 20% to 65 in the calendar year 2020. That is an astronomical increase that if left unchecked could be devastating for our communities.
Many jobs carry with them inherent risks of injury no matter who performs them. A construction worker who must be high up on scaffolding can fall no matter what health the person is in. If you are a health care worker there are a number of work related injuries that you could experience regardless of your health condition.
After the recent spat of storms that have swept through the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and into Connecticut there are quite a few workplaces that have been submerged under water. While this water has receded in most parts of the state this is going to be a continuing concern with more and more powerful storms dumping significant water totals on our area.
In a recent study conducted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) found that traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may have a significant impact on an employees ability to carry out her/his job over time. When a brain injury occurs it can lead to a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim that may in turn lead to permanent benefits being paid out by an employer.
At the beginning of July, the use and possession of recreational marijuana became legal in the state of Connecticut. The drug is now legal, but regulated. This point is a key point in that there are regulations around its use and while it is legal it can still cause harm in certain settings.
The last two years have been difficult for all to hold on to their mental health. This is becoming an increasing problem in the workplace as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the country. Employers are becoming increasingly concerned over the state of their workforce’s mental health.
