Common Injuries Suffered by Postal Employees: How Advantage Healthcare Systems Can Help Are you a letter carrier or a mail clerk? Did you know that you face a higher risk of injury on the job than most other workers? Statistics show that postal employees are twice as likely to be hurt on the job … [Read more...]
How to Tell If Someone Else Has Suffered a Concussion
Observing the Symptoms of a Concussion in Other People When someone has suffered a serious head injury, it's often the bystanders or other people present who will be in the best position to determine whether it's serious, requiring immediate medical attention. Often, the victims of a concussion or … [Read more...]
How to Tell If You’ve Suffered a Concussion
The Telltale Signs to Look for after a Bump or Blow to the Head You live an active lifestyle—maybe you're actively involved in sports or you have hobbies that put you at risk for an occasional slip and fall or bump to the head. When it happens, you want to just shake it off and stay in the game or … [Read more...]
The Potential Consequences of a Concussion
Why You Need to Take a Concussion Seriously Most experts differentiate a concussion from a traumatic brain injury based on the severity of the injury. Accordingly, concussions are commonly referred to as "mild TBIs." For that reason, many people tend to dismiss a mild bump or blow to the head as … [Read more...]
Debunking the Common Myths about Traumatic Brain Injury
The Truth about TBIs There's been a lot of press over the last decade about traumatic brain injury, or TBI. It's been a tremendous help in educating the general public about the prevalence and potential consequences of a bump or blow to the head, but it's also resulted in a lot of incorrect … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Having a Doctor Who Has Handle DOL Injury Cases
How a Knowledgeable Physician Can Help You Protect Your Rights When you've been hurt working for a federal agency or as a federal employee, you have a right, under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to secure benefits through a workers' compensation claim. The benefits to which you are … [Read more...]
Getting the Care You Need as an Injured Federal Employee
What You Need to Know about Medical Care after an Injury You work for the federal government—maybe you're a letter carrier or a mail clerk, or you work for the Transportation Security Administration—and you've been hurt on the job. The nature of your injuries makes it impossible for you to perform … [Read more...]
The Different Types of Traumatic Brain Injuries
The Events that Can Cause a TBI According to statistics gathered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than three million people seek medical treatment every year for some type of brain injury. Most of those TBIs are mild to moderate, and most people who suffer those types of traumatic … [Read more...]
How Long Does It Take to Recover from a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury?
What is the Average Period to Return to Full Health? According to data collected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a vast majority (about 75%) of all traumatic brain injuries are considered to be mild. The American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine defines a mild traumatic brain injury as … [Read more...]
Steps You Can Take to Minimize the Risk of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
How You Can Proactively Reduce the Risk of a Head Injury According to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 3 million people seek medical care every year because of some type of bump or blow to the head. Most of those traumatic brain injuries are sustained in … [Read more...]
