InjuryBoard New York City Archives

• Treating Fractures (Broken Bones)

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 5:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Many accidents and injuries discussed on these pages result in fractures, or broken bones. It is important to know how to react if you are ever needed to treat a fracture while waiting for professional help to arrive. The Mayo Clinic offers some great advice when it comes to treatment and precautions, including how to stop bleeding, how to immobilize the area with splints and how to treat for...

• Minor Head Injury In T-Giving Parade Incident

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 4:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Many New York City tourists and residents were reminded of the 1997 Macy's Parade last week when a helium balloon collided with a lamppost causing a light to fall and injure two sisters. The M&M balloon hit a lamppost near Times square in Manhattan. Two sisters, an 11 year old and a 26 year old, were injured when a light fell on them, causing an abrasion on the 11 year old's head and requiring...

• New York Construction Accident Laws In Danger

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 4:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  It appears that the Assembly in Albany may be considering some "comparative negligence" laws. That would be a shame. I agree with the attorney in this article that the reason our great state has such low on-the-job injury rates is because we have such strict rules requiring companies to provide safe working conditions. If the worker mentioned in this article had been provided with a working...

• $6.65M Medical Malpractice Award To Infant Victim

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 4:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  I would just like to take a couple of seconds to congratulate Jeffrey A. Guzman, a member of our firm, for sucessfully trying a birth injury case involving Erb's Palsy. The jury decided unanimously that the defendant obstetrician did not adhere to the medical standard of care during the infant's delivery. I'm happy that our firm in general, and Jeffrey specifically, was able to help protect...

• Deputy Cleared In Car Accident Death of New York City Student

  Staff Writer | November 30, 2005 4:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Saratoga County Deputy was cleared of wrongdoing in an accident that killed a Skidmore College student. Robert Swatling was traveling on the Route 50 arterial in Saratoga Springs when he hit Skidmore senior Phillip Eckstein who was walking on the highway despite the fact that it is closed to pedestrians. Swatling was returning from a routine patrol and did not have any drugs, medications or...