Archive for March, 2010

Victims of Tennessee Motorcycle accidents, car accidents, or tractor trailer accidents can do themselves a favor, especially if they need a knee or hip replacement… Pick a hospital that specializes in doing hip and knee replacements.

A recent study done by the University of Iowa found that hospitals with a higher degree of orthopedic specialization had better outcomes for patients who had hip and knee replacements.

In hospitals with more orthopedic procedures, there were fewer complications and more importantly, the mortality rate was much lower. In fact, the rate of death during the first 90 days after surgery was twice as high in the hospitals that had lower rates of orthopedic procedures.

If you or anyone you know has been killed or suffered a knee or hip injury in a Nashville motorcycle accident, car accident, or tractor trailer accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here. No matter what you do, before you settle your case with an insurance adjuster, read our materials on dealing with insurance adjusters first!

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved. Contact us before you settle your case with an insurance adjuster!

Leg fractures from Tennessee motorcycle accidents are fairly common. The big bone in the lower leg, the tibia, is often involved. Surgeons are familiar with these kinds of leg fractures and can readily repair them and the technique goes back to WW II.

Since WW II, long pieces of stainless steel rod (”nails”) have been inserted inside the broken tibia (and other bones) to help stabilize it, and they work. The problem is that even when they work, the patient may be a long way from being 100%.

Without the use of nails, there is a risk that the fractured bone will not form a union or be properly aligned. When that happens the victim of a Tennessee motorcycle accident may be in for a long recovery and permanent impairment.  Of course victims of Tennessee car accidents and Tennessee tractor-trailer accidents can experience these kinds of injuries as well.

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Tennessee motorcycle accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

When someone is in car wreck in Tennessee or elsewhere, they may have stitches for the very first time in their life. For major wounds, doctors sometime choose to use staples – and they have had good reason to do so – until now.

Victims of Tennessee car accidents or Tennessee Motorcycle accidents may have wounds that need to be surgically closed. If the choice is between stitches and staples, what should you tell your doctor?

Recent research published in the British Medical Journal found that patients with staples instead of stitches were three to four times more likely to develop a wound infection. The research was looking at patients with orthopedic surgery (knees and hips), but it is worth asking your doctor about – especially if you have a Tennessee car accident and are having surgery for the first time.

So, the old school way may be the best.

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville car accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Nashville personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

Tennessee tractor trailer wrecks often have driver fatigue as a factor. There are lots of reasons why truck drivers experience fatigue, but there is no legitimate excuse for a tired truck driver to be driving a tractor trailer in Tennessee, or elsewhere.  Sometimes it is clearly the fault of the trucking company, sometimes clearly the fault of the driver.

A new bill has been proposed  in Congress that might reduce the number of tired truckers on highways. “Jason’s Law” would provide funding to increase the number of rest stops for truckers nationwide.

If they build or expand rest stops, will it decrease truck accidents in Nashville or truck accidents in Tennessee?

Recent truck wrecks I have reviewed don’t point to that, but if even one wreck is avoided isn’t it worth the cost?

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville tractor trailer accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee tractor trailer attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee from a Tennessee tractor trailer accident must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

Nashville car accidents, as well as Nashville motorcycle accidents and Nashville truck accidents are in the news daily. There is a “silent” injury in many of these accidents, traumatic brain injury.

A recent study published by the Department of Health and Human Services provides insight into how huge the problem of traumatic brain injury is.  More than 52,000 die each year from brain injury and almost a third are the result of a car accident, but often brain injuries are undiagnosed.

A traumatic brain injury can be caused by a bump or blow to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain.

Traumatic brain injury  from a Tennessee car accident, motorcycle accident, or Tennessee tractor trailer accident can affect thinking, sensation, emotion, or language and is a contributor to over 30% of all injury related deaths.

If you or anyone you know has been killed or suffered a personal injury in Nashville , please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Nashville personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here. No matter what you do, before you settle your case with an insurance adjuster, read our materials on dealing with insurance adjusters first!

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved. Contact us before you settle your case with an insurance adjuster!

A recent Nashville car accident was caused by a young man who claimed to have trouble sleeping.

He took sleeping pills and when he still couldn’t sleep, he got into his car. His story is that he was going to a hospital. (really?)

The pill taking Nashville car driver somehow never made it to a hospital. He stopped at a gas station, met two women who he “asked for directions”. He claims they gave him cocaine, took him to their home, and then brought him back the next morning to his car.

He didn’t go far the next morning before running another car off the road. There are car accidents in Nashville every day, but not many where someone is run off the road and their vehicle rolls over from the impact. This Nashville car accident didn’t end up with a death, but it could have.

After a night of sleeping pills, cocaine, and two women – driving must have seemed like an ok idea to this driver – and he’s still out there btw. Information about car accidents in Nashville can be found by checking our website.

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville car accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Nashville personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

Tennessee motorcycle accidents often result in serious injuries. When a tractor trailer is involved, the motorcycle and rider rarely have a chance.

I recently reviewed a case involving the death of a Tennessee motorcycle rider who seemed to be doing everything right. He was wearing a full face helmet. He was traveling at the speed limit. He had a green light for the intersection ahead. It was daylight and there were no obstructions to view. What happened? A local Nashville tractor trailer driver turned left in front of the oncoming motorcycle.

There was a green arrow for left turns, but the truck driver didn’t want to wait. Or maybe he didn’t see the motorcycle. The driver had thick glasses, and hadn’t driven a tractor-trailer in more than 30 years.

It takes a tractor trailer as much as 20 seconds to make a left turn – and during that 20 seconds someone on a motorcycle, or in a car, can travel hundreds of feet. We have lots of information about Nashville and Tennessee truck accidents as well as Nashville car accidents.

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville motorcycle accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Nashville personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.