For awhile at least, Angel Babcock was a miracle baby. But her story, a tale of hope and survival after tornadoes tore across the Midwest, ended in sorrow earlier this week. Babcock, a 15-month -old who was found in an Indiana field next to the bodies of her family, died..
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Canadian ski cross racer Nick Zoricic died Saturday of head injuries he sustained in a crash during a World Cup event in Grindelwald, Switzerland, officials reported. As a press release from the International Ski Federation (FIS) said, Zoricic “crashed heavily,” and the Ski Cross World Cup this weekend “was overshadowed..
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Federal safety regulators have issued $11,675 in fines stemming from a horrific drill accident that killed a man on a construction site in Aspen Highlands, Colo., according to the Aspen Daily News. http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/151849 The fines were levied against Hayward Baker, a national construction company, for the Aug. 11 death..
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Working in the oil-drilling industry seems to be up there with being part of a bomb-detonation squad in terms of safety these days. In February and March so far, I’m aware of three deaths in accidents on oil fields or rigs in North Dakota alone. And last month,..
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An oil field worker was killed in an accident last month on a site near Parshall, N.D., according to KFYRTV.com. http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=55237 The Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department didn’t have any additional information on fatal oil field accident. The sheriff’s department is also looking into the death of Charles..
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A worker was killed in an oil-field accident a week ago in North Dakota, according to the Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551568/Utah-man-killed-in-North-Dakota-drilling-rig-mishap.html Jason McDonald, a 22-year-old from Vernal, Utah, fell some 80 feet off a derrick in Stanley, N.D., and died, the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department said. McDonald hit the..
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Handling Money after TBI:: Kelly Part Thirty One of the frontal lobe deficits that brain injury survivors have is making decisions and this can coincide with handling money after TBI. You said that people say you make bad decisions. Why do they say that? Well, this for an example, I have..
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Researchers appear to be making progress determining what is an accurate recovery time for athletes who suffer concussions, according to a recent story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Editor’s Note: We remain skeptical about the motive for such research or the clinical value it will have. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/health/s_783884.html# The story is about..
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Motivation after TBI: Kelly Part Twenty Nine While any analysis based on a single interview and “self-report” is potentially flawed, based upon our lengthy interview and her accomplishments since her severe brain injury, it appears Kelly has few deficits in many of the classic cognitive and frontal areas. It is likely..
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Part Twenty Eight By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 What problems do you have with fatigue? This is going to sound really boring. I really don’t have a problem with fatigue. Now, we’ve been doing this for a couple of hours now. Are you starting to get tired? Not really. But,..
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