When suffering a serious injury, it can often be a very distressing and physically difficult time. If a person has suffered an injury to another individual(s) or entity?s negligence, the experience can be even more difficult. This is due to the fact that not only is there recovery to think about, but also because there are financial strains such as medical costs, rehabilitation costs, loss of income, loss of future income, as well as pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life if one is permanently disabled or disfigured. If there is negligence involved with the accident that resulted in the injury, many people will seek the counsel of a personal injury lawyer.
If you happen to believe you are the victim of a personal injury that was the result of the negligence of an individual or entity, meeting with a personal injury will help you determine if you have a personal injury claim. This means seeking to hold the negligent accountable as the cause of the accident causing injury by seeking financial compensation. In this sort of case, you can file a civil lawsuit to seek compensation for your losses, expenses associate with the injury, and future losses related to the injury.
Personal injury law is a very specific legal area that can be difficult to comprehend if you are not familiar and educated in this law. Even figuring out if you have a case of negligence can be difficult. The most effective solution to dealing with a personal injury claim is to talk to a personal injury lawyer. It?s helpful to hire a person injury lawyer due to the fact that these legal professionals perceive have a great deal of knowledge and experience with this area of the law. A personal injury lawyer will be able to assess your case first to see if it looks to be a case of negligence. If it is a case of negligence, the lawyer can represent you as you file a claim to seek damages from the negligent party in the form of financial compensation. Additionally, sometimes personal injury claims can take a couple of years to resolve therefore the lawyer can manage the case as the litigation process proceeds.
Personal injury lawyers perform a wide range of tasks as they act as your legal advocate. The tasks can include: thoroughly reviewing the case and the circumstances surrounding the accident, assessing the facts and evidence, interviewing witnesses, hiring the appropriate expert witnesses, acquiring and reviewing medical reports, police reports, insurance reports, and other important documents relevant to the claim, as well as filing motions, taking depositions, put the civil case together for the trial, communicating with opposing party lawyers, and arguing the case at trial. The damages which are normally sought are determined by the lawyer and his or her experts, but the ultimate decision on how much to award if the case is a success is determined by a judge or jury.
Such types of personal injury claims can include: workplace accidents, defective consumer products, car accident, medical negligence, slip and fall, dog bite, and more. A personal injury lawyer provides important representation in a claim which is why most people considering filing a personal injury claim will first consult with a personal injury lawyer.
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This undated photo shows a Lorax statue at the home of Audrey Geisel, widow of Theodore Geisel, the real name of Dr. Seuss, in San Diego. The 2-foot statue of Dr. Seuss's the Lorax has been stolen from the San Diego home of the author's 90-year-old widow. U-T San Diego says Audrey Geisel noticed Monday, March 26, 2012, that the statue was missing from her garden. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego) SAN DIEGO COUNTY OUT; NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT; FOREIGN OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; ARCHIVE OUT; TABLOIDS OUT
This undated photo shows a Lorax statue at the home of Audrey Geisel, widow of Theodore Geisel, the real name of Dr. Seuss, in San Diego. The 2-foot statue of Dr. Seuss's the Lorax has been stolen from the San Diego home of the author's 90-year-old widow. U-T San Diego says Audrey Geisel noticed Monday, March 26, 2012, that the statue was missing from her garden. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego) SAN DIEGO COUNTY OUT; NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT; FOREIGN OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; ARCHIVE OUT; TABLOIDS OUT
Carl Romero, the property manager for Audrey Geisel, widow of Theodore Geisel, the real name of Dr. Seuss, stands on the property in San Diego on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in the spot where a Lorax statue used to be. The 2-foot statue of Dr. Seuss's the Lorax has been stolen from the San Diego home of the author's 90-year-old widow. U-T San Diego says Audrey Geisel noticed Monday, March 26, 2012, that the statue was missing from her garden. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, John Gibbins) MANDATORY CREDIT; SAN DIEGO COUNTY OUT; NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT; FOREIGN OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; ARCHIVE OUT; TABLOIDS OUT
SAN DIEGO (AP) ? They took the Lorax, made of bronze, the thieves they came, and now he's gone.
A 2-foot statue of Dr. Seuss' Lorax character was stolen from the San Diego backyard garden of the 90-year-old widow of the beloved author whose real name was Theodore Geisel.
Audrey Geisel noticed the statue and its tree-stump base were missing from the garden and were likely stolen over the weekend.
Property manager Carl Romero told U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/H9hxPz ) on Tuesday that he found footprints indicating the thieves had dragged the 300-pound statue to an access road and lifted it over a fence.
He had seen the statue Saturday afternoon, and Geisel noticed it was missing Monday morning.
Audrey Geisel's daughter Lark Grey Dimond-Cate cast two of the sculptures. One was the lone Seuss character to reside on the family's property overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla. The other sits at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial in the author's hometown, Springfield, Mass. Theodore Geisel died in 1991 at age 87.
"I want very badly to get our little Lorax back home where he belongs," Dimond-Cate said. "Wherever he is, he's scared, lonely and hungry. He's not just a hunk of metal to us. He was a family pet."
The Lorax has enjoyed special notoriety because of the recently released film version of Dr. Seuss's 1971 environmental fable, in which the mustachioed main character speaks out for the Truffula trees against corporate greed, personified by the evil Once-ler.
Dimond-Cate said she actually hopes the Lorax was stolen because of his newfound fame. Otherwise it could mean he was stolen for the bronze.
"I hope he hasn't been taken across the border into Tijuana for scrap," she said. "Worst-case scenario, I'll get the foundry to create another one, but he won't be the same."
Romero said the statue was stolen just before security cameras were installed, and few knew it was there.
The family has called San Diego police.
Romero said Audrey Geisel doesn't want to punish anyone and just wants the Lorax back.
"You can't sell it on eBay," he said.
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Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com
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Justin Bieber has gone from crushing the hearts of his screaming preteen fans to crushing some within the SoCal real estate community. After scouting and ultimately not buying one mansion the pop star has reportedly settled on another: a 1.28-acre property in Calabasas, Calif. The Hacienda-style home, which has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, six fireplaces, two separate garages, an elevator, a pool and spa, and a detached casita, was most recently listed for $6M and used to belong to actor Eddie Murphy's ex-wife, Nicole. Rumors are that Biebs has grand plans to install some high-tech toys (plus a private theater and game room) in his new digs.
Telenurses can provide effective advice to people who would otherwise visit an emergency department
Seven out of eight people who sought advice from a telephone helpline staffed by nurses followed the self-care advice they received, ranging from providing treatment at home to calling an ambulance, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Two factors had a significant impact on the decision to engage in self-care for themselves or the person they were calling for. Callers who were more satisfied with the nurse interaction were nearly four times more likely to engage in self-care than those who were less satisfied and 11% more likely to engage in self-care if the nurse made them feel confident to do so.
Callers were also much more likely to engage in self-care if the nurse stressed the importance of following the professional advice they were being given and they agreed with the advice that had been provided.
The authors believe that the Canadian research, led by the University of Alberta, confirms that nurse triage helplines can be a cost-effective method of addressing the self-care needs of individuals who would otherwise visit an emergency department.
Researchers spoke to 312 people who called the LINK telephone health advice line, which was established in Alberta in 2000.
"LINK is a telephone triage service provided by qualified nurses 24 hours a day, seven days a week" explains lead author Dr Bev Williams, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University.
"Nurses use computer-assisted guidelines and their own nursing experience to assess a caller's health concerns before suggesting the most appropriate type of care. Their advice is in accordance with evidence-based treatment protocols that are regularly reviewed in line with the latest medical and nursing literature.
"At the end of the call, the nurse recommends that the patient either engages in self-care at home, pays a routine visit to their practitioner, visits an emergency department immediately or calls an ambulance."
People who had called the service and been given advice over a one-year period were chosen using a random number generator, with the final sample reflecting the general pattern of calls during different times of the day. The researchers made contact with the callers and 312 agreed to take part in 20-minute interviews.
Key findings of the study included:
Women made up 92% of the final sample and 85% of callers were under 40 years old, with the largest percentage (53%) between the ages of 18 and 29. Only 7% were in their 40s, 5% were in their 50s and 3% were 60 or over.
Two-thirds had attended college or university (39% achieving qualifications) and only 11% had not achieved their high school diploma. The majority lived in urban areas (85%).
The most common calls were about colds and flu (18%), pregnancy/post pregnancy and diarrhoea/vomiting (both 9%) and infections/diseases (8%).
Nearly two-thirds of callers (62%) were calling for someone else and in 94% of cases this was a child.
Those who engaged in self-care had called the service an average of 11.5 times before and the figure for those who did not follow the advice was slightly higher at 13.5.
Just over a third of callers (38%) had considered other sources of information before calling and the top three were family and friends (26%), the internet (22%) and their doctor (12%).
Seven out of eight callers (87.5%) said they engaged in self-care of some description as a result of the call.
The majority (99%) said that the clarity of the nurse's advice was an important or very important factor in their decision to engage in self-care. Other key factors were: how comfortable the nurse was to talk to (93%), how confident they were in the nurse's advice (92%) and how easy the nurse's advice was to follow (89%).
The findings were similar for those who did or did not engage in self-care, with two notable exceptions. Callers who engaged in self-care were much more likely to rate how strongly the nurse emphasised the importance of following the advice (85% versus 67%) and how much they agreed with what the nurse advised them to do (82% versus 74%).
"These findings underline the importance of the caller having a positive experience and feeling reassured about their ability to provide care for themselves or the person they are calling for" concludes Dr Williams.
"We are now carrying out further research to find out whether people who presented to emergency departments with minor illnesses were aware of the LINK service or had tried self-care before their visit."
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Notes to Editors
Caller self-care decisions following teletriage advice. Williams et al. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21, pp1041. (April 2012). doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03986.x
The Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN) is an international, peer reviewed, scientific journal that seeks to promote the development and exchange of knowledge that is directly relevant to all spheres of nursing and midwifery practice. The primary aim is to promote a high standard of clinically related scholarship which supports the practice and discipline of nursing. JCN publishes high quality papers on issues related to clinical nursing, regardless of where care is provided. This includes - but is not limited to - ambulatory care, community care, family care, home, hospital, practice, primary and secondary, and public health. http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/JOCN
Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world's leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes nearly 1,500 peer-reviewed journals and 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit http://www.wileyblackwell.com or our new online platform, Wiley Online Library (http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com), one of the world's most extensive multidisciplinary collections of online resources, covering life, health, social and physical sciences, and humanities.
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Telenurses can provide effective advice to people who would otherwise visit an emergency department
Seven out of eight people who sought advice from a telephone helpline staffed by nurses followed the self-care advice they received, ranging from providing treatment at home to calling an ambulance, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Two factors had a significant impact on the decision to engage in self-care for themselves or the person they were calling for. Callers who were more satisfied with the nurse interaction were nearly four times more likely to engage in self-care than those who were less satisfied and 11% more likely to engage in self-care if the nurse made them feel confident to do so.
Callers were also much more likely to engage in self-care if the nurse stressed the importance of following the professional advice they were being given and they agreed with the advice that had been provided.
The authors believe that the Canadian research, led by the University of Alberta, confirms that nurse triage helplines can be a cost-effective method of addressing the self-care needs of individuals who would otherwise visit an emergency department.
Researchers spoke to 312 people who called the LINK telephone health advice line, which was established in Alberta in 2000.
"LINK is a telephone triage service provided by qualified nurses 24 hours a day, seven days a week" explains lead author Dr Bev Williams, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University.
"Nurses use computer-assisted guidelines and their own nursing experience to assess a caller's health concerns before suggesting the most appropriate type of care. Their advice is in accordance with evidence-based treatment protocols that are regularly reviewed in line with the latest medical and nursing literature.
"At the end of the call, the nurse recommends that the patient either engages in self-care at home, pays a routine visit to their practitioner, visits an emergency department immediately or calls an ambulance."
People who had called the service and been given advice over a one-year period were chosen using a random number generator, with the final sample reflecting the general pattern of calls during different times of the day. The researchers made contact with the callers and 312 agreed to take part in 20-minute interviews.
Key findings of the study included:
Women made up 92% of the final sample and 85% of callers were under 40 years old, with the largest percentage (53%) between the ages of 18 and 29. Only 7% were in their 40s, 5% were in their 50s and 3% were 60 or over.
Two-thirds had attended college or university (39% achieving qualifications) and only 11% had not achieved their high school diploma. The majority lived in urban areas (85%).
The most common calls were about colds and flu (18%), pregnancy/post pregnancy and diarrhoea/vomiting (both 9%) and infections/diseases (8%).
Nearly two-thirds of callers (62%) were calling for someone else and in 94% of cases this was a child.
Those who engaged in self-care had called the service an average of 11.5 times before and the figure for those who did not follow the advice was slightly higher at 13.5.
Just over a third of callers (38%) had considered other sources of information before calling and the top three were family and friends (26%), the internet (22%) and their doctor (12%).
Seven out of eight callers (87.5%) said they engaged in self-care of some description as a result of the call.
The majority (99%) said that the clarity of the nurse's advice was an important or very important factor in their decision to engage in self-care. Other key factors were: how comfortable the nurse was to talk to (93%), how confident they were in the nurse's advice (92%) and how easy the nurse's advice was to follow (89%).
The findings were similar for those who did or did not engage in self-care, with two notable exceptions. Callers who engaged in self-care were much more likely to rate how strongly the nurse emphasised the importance of following the advice (85% versus 67%) and how much they agreed with what the nurse advised them to do (82% versus 74%).
"These findings underline the importance of the caller having a positive experience and feeling reassured about their ability to provide care for themselves or the person they are calling for" concludes Dr Williams.
"We are now carrying out further research to find out whether people who presented to emergency departments with minor illnesses were aware of the LINK service or had tried self-care before their visit."
###
Notes to Editors
Caller self-care decisions following teletriage advice. Williams et al. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21, pp1041. (April 2012). doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03986.x
The Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN) is an international, peer reviewed, scientific journal that seeks to promote the development and exchange of knowledge that is directly relevant to all spheres of nursing and midwifery practice. The primary aim is to promote a high standard of clinically related scholarship which supports the practice and discipline of nursing. JCN publishes high quality papers on issues related to clinical nursing, regardless of where care is provided. This includes - but is not limited to - ambulatory care, community care, family care, home, hospital, practice, primary and secondary, and public health. http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/JOCN
Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world's leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes nearly 1,500 peer-reviewed journals and 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit http://www.wileyblackwell.com or our new online platform, Wiley Online Library (http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com), one of the world's most extensive multidisciplinary collections of online resources, covering life, health, social and physical sciences, and humanities.
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