Traumatic brain injuries usually result from blows to the head -- for instance, when people hit their heads in car accidents. Serious injury to the brain occurs because the force is enough to cause the brain to shake inside of a person's skull. Unfortunately, these...
Earlier this year, prosecutors in another state accused a guard at an elder care facility of committing assault against a resident at the home. The resident who was reportedly assaulted has also decided to fight back by suing the guard and the nursing home. Anyone in...
Few people in New Mexico will deny that burns are among the most excruciating injuries a person can suffer. Depending on how deeply into the skin the burn goes, the victim may be left with permanent damages such as physical scars and psychological trauma. Burns...
A woman in a different state recently claimed that a nursing home caused her husband's death. She filed a lawsuit against the home, alleging that the facility failed to create an environment that would prevent accidents. Individuals who lose loved ones due to nursing...
Some researchers are currently looking at the brain to try to determine why some patients who suffer head injury in the United States, including in New Mexico, end up recovering while other patients do not. This phenomenon appears to be linked to what is known as a...
