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Understanding TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) is a term frequently found in the medical records of car accident victims, but its meaning is often misunderstood. Confusion stems from the broad definition of the term, which encompasses many degrees of severity, to the nature of brain injuries themselves. TBIs can make a variety of mental processes more difficult, including the ability to understand…

Avoid These Common Holiday Injuries

Between decorating, shopping, school performances and parties, things can get pretty crazy in December.  Here are some tips to help you avoid the most common holiday injuries. 1: Decorate safely. The most common holiday injuries involve falls from roofs and ladders.  Make sure someone is available to help you if you fall.  Keep children on the ground, especially if they…

Senior Drivers: Fact vs Fiction

Maybe it’s the elderly gentleman going 50 on the highway.  Maybe it’s the sweet old lady who slows…way…down…to…turn.  Maybe your mother has trouble distinguishing red lights from brake lights at night, or maybe you do.  The point is, driving requires certain physical abilities that tend to diminish with age.  Most of us will eventually ask the uncomfortable question: How old…

Why You Need Uninsured Motorist Coverage

You Need Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Bodily Injury. Buying car insurance is like traveling to a foreign country you visited once, when you were twelve.  You have a feel for the place, kind of.  You know a tiny bit of the language.  Still, you know better than to hop on an airplane and hope for the best.  You study the…

Want to Ski? Know the Code.

It’s no secret Colorado has great skiing.  In the 2016-2017 ski season, Colorado’s 30 ski areas logged over 13 million visits.  Colorado’s ski industry supports over 46,000 year-round jobs and has an economic impact of roughly 4.8 billion per year.  If you live here you know the sport is a real boon to the state. Still, if you’ve ever found…

U.S. Leads the World in Car Crash Fatalities

According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States has the highest incidence of car accident fatalities of any high-income country. Roughly 90 people die each day in the U.S. in motor vehicle accidents. That’s over 30,000 people each year who lose their lives because of auto accidents. In comparison to the death…

Don’t Pokemon and Drive

Distracted driving kills more than 3,000 people every year and injures almost 425,000 people. In the last week a new driving distraction is endangering lives – Pokemon Go. Several car crashes have already been reported in the first week of the game’s release, which encourages users to travel around collecting various elements in the game. As with any other distraction,…

National Safety Month – What Are You Most At Risk For?

June is National Safety Month. At Shafner Law, we want to raise awareness of the risks faced throughout our lives and the steps we can all take to make our world a safer place. Preventable injuries are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Only heart disease, cancer, and lower respiratory disease claim more lives. Under 12…

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