Pages On: Head and Brain Injuries
Injuries effecting the head or brain are extremely dangerous and can have devastating consequences. Whilst even concussions have shown to alter the mental facilities of those suffering head injuries, a brain injury could outrightly disable a person. Even in the event of negligent childbirth, brain injuries can lead to a life with cerebral palsy. If you’ve suffered an injury to your head or brain, and you weren’t at fault, you will probably be entitled to personal injury compensation.

Facial Injury Compensation & Sensory Damage Claims in Glasgow
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
Facial injuries will often also effect the senses, meaning potential for: blindness from an injury to the eyes, as well as deafness and loss of taste or smell. These injuries can have a devastating impact upon a person’s ability to enjoy life. Other common facial injuries include scarring, fractures and damage to teeth. In addition to the pain, surgery and distress such an injury can cause, there may also be a significant cosmetic effect. If you’ve suffered in anyway from face injuries, contact our solicitors on 01418 465 957 for a free…
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Head Injury Claims - How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
A head injury, or damage directly to the brain are the most serious of all injuries. Such injuries can be devastating for the person affected and their loved ones. Brain and head injuries will often result in a dramatic change of lifestyle. In the most catastrophic cases an injury to the head or brain can result in tetraplegia, paraplegia or severe brain damage that can necessitate long term professional care. Other brain injuries can affect a person’s ability to function at the level they did prior to the accident by…
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No Link Found Between Wearing Helmet and Head Injuries
Posted: 9 November 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A recent study has revealed that there is no link between preventing head injuries and wearing a safety helmet when cycling. Indeed, a new report failed to find a link between legislation that makes bicycle helmets mandatory and a drop in head injury rates. The study compared rates seen in five years in regions of Canada where helmets were mandatory and areas where they were not. Academics found that cyclists who wore a helmet were just as likely to suffer a head injury as those who did not. Head Injuries…
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Rugby Study Links Concussions to Loss of Brain Function
Posted: 24 August 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries
A study of rugby union players has linked concussions to a lack of brain function in what could be a groundbreaking study for rugby and dealing with head injuries in general. The research, which was carried out by World Rugby took 485 men and compared amateur and professional players with matched control groups. However, despite a link being noted between sporting injuries and loss of brain function, the organisation stated that more research needed to be carried out to truly determine if there was any link although many medical experts…
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Cyclist Killed Following Serious Head Injuries
Posted: 3 August 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A cyclist has been killed following a road traffic accident involving a van. George O’Hara was left with serious head injuries as a result of a collision on the A79 just after rush hour and died three days after the accident. The 68-year-old cyclist was rushed to a hospital in Glasgow following the incident, with the driver and passenger both being uninjured following the accident. Sadly, road traffic accidents involving bikes or more vulnerable road users are more likely to end in fatalities. The accident highlights the issue of vulnerable…
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Not Enough Being Done to Protect Players from Head Injuries In Rugby
Posted: 22 April 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries
The world of rugby was left shocked once again following the death of an amateur Australian rugby player after he suffered a head knock. Nicholas Tooth collided with an opponent’s shoulder when making a tackle and despite being rushed to the hospital, he died the next day. The president of the Quirindi Lions football club, Charles Murray said: “It really was just a tragic accident, Nick went in to tackle an opponent and his head clashed with [the opponent’s] shoulder and he went down.”“There was no foul play, nothing untoward…
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Trampoline Park Neck Injury Victim To Sue For £100,000
Posted: 20 April 2015
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Gym & Leisure Centre Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries
A man who broke his neck at a trampoline park in Edinburgh is taking legal action against the company despite signing a disclaimer. Chris McKenna suffered a suspected broken neck when visiting the park and was one of the 100 plus people injured in the first three weeks of the park opening. The case, which is being launched directly against the trampoline park, could be lodged at the Court of Session by the Summer. It is understood that the case is not a stand alone case, with more than ten…
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Teenager Left Unable To Read Or Write Due To Whiplash
Posted: 1 April 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
A teenager lost his ability to read and write following an accident which saw him seriously suffer from whiplash. Scientists were marvelled at the extent of the injuries sustained by the teen citing that such symptoms had never been seen before as a result of whiplash. Indeed, scientists believed that it was the only case in the world of a loss of basic skills through whiplash. The 19-year-old was forced to be taught how to read and write again but has since found himself back at university. Road Traffic Accident…
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Woman Suffers Facial Injuries Following Glasgow Robbery
Posted: 16 March 2015
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries
A woman is being treated after she sustained facial injuries following a robbery in Glasgow near Bellahouston Park. The woman was assaulted, knocked to the ground, and robbed of her rucksack in a late night attack that left her with injuries that required treatment. The victim flagged down a police car and is still receiving treatment at the Southern General hospital days after the attack. Robbery The woman was removed of her bag which contained personal items but no money. Police have failed to apprehend the victim who was described…
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Scottish Trampoline Park Closes Amid Health And Safety Concerns
Posted: 2 March 2015
Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents
An Edinburgh based trampoline park has shut amid concerns over its license, with over 100 people receiving injuries in the premises within the first three weeks of it opening its doors. The park may be subject to legal action after it was revealed by The Edinburgh Evening News that the waiver signed by customers to prevent personal injury claims may be “unenforceable” under Scots law. 100 Injuries The park saw more than 100 incidents in three weeks, with seven people seriously injured. Injuries varied from broken limbs to head knocks,…
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High Profile Rugby Case Highlight Sport Concussion Concerns
Posted: 16 February 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries
The decision by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) to allow George North to play on following a concussion in the opening game of the Six Nations has been met with criticism by medical experts. North was clearly knocked out in front of a sold out Millennium Stadium in the match against England. Despite the player needing treatment, the Wales coaching team and medical team claimed that they had not seen the incident, despite slow motion replays. “Greater Problem Than Ever” Professor Willie Stewart, who sits on World Rugby’s concussion advisory panel said: “The…
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Edinburgh Company Fined £12,000 After Employee is Crushed by Lorry
Posted: 25 August 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries
Macfarlan Smith Limited, a pharmaceutical company based in Edinburgh has pled guilty to failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee in relation to an incident where a reversing lorry crushed the employee’s head and chest. Alexander Mackenzie, was emploed at Macfarlan Smith Limited and was working at the company’s Wheatfield Road premises in Edinburgh when the incident occurred. Mr MacKenzie attempted to signal a reversing lorry into a loading bay however the driver did not see him, as he was watching another employee who was also signalling…
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Company Fined £240,000 After Worker is Crushed to Death By Grain Bin
Posted: 15 August 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death
An animal feed company has been fined £240,000 for safety failings after a lorry driver died of fatal injuries after being crushed by a two-tonne, fully-loaded grain bin falling from a fork-lift truck. David Leslie was employed by a feed services firm and was picking up a load from East Coast Viners Grain in Stonehaven, when the workplace accident occurred in March last year. Mr Leslie sadly passed away after suffering crush injuries to his head, neck and chest. The accident was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)…
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Company Prosecuted After Child's Head Becomes Trapped in Electric Fence
Posted: 14 July 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
A company have been prosecuted for failing to install an adequate safety guard on an electric gate that trapped a young boy at a primary school in Stourbridge. The Court heard on 10 July 204, that the eight-year-old boy was injured when his head became trapped between the edge of the closing gate and the gate post. The boy suffered significant bruising to the right side of his head and to his ear. The boy’s father witnessed the incident and tried to hold the gate to stop it closing any…
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Compensation for Ambulance Delay leading to brain damage
Posted: 20 June 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence
A woman who had to wait over an hour and a half for an ambulance after she collapsed in north London has been awarded nearly £5million in compensation. The BBC reports that the 36-year-old genetic scientist now needs 24-hour care having sustained brain damage as a result of the emergency medical team taking more than 100 minutes to get to her. The delay was caused by her address being flagged as high risk. This meant that although the ambulance crew were only a short distance away, they had to wait…
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