PTSD after car accidents

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is more than just returning soldiers.  According to PTSD Support Car Accidents are the Leadin Cause for PTSD in the General Population.

This News release also goes on to say that OVER three million people a year are involved in car accidents which cause serious bodily injury and psychological distress.  10-45 PERCENT of those injured later suffer from PTSD!!

It makes sense:  Car accidents cause TRAUMA which is the most frequent kind of trauma experienced by American men and the second most experienced by American women.

Let's go through the sequence of events when involved in a car accident:

• Parties involved check for injuries if able.
• 911 is called
• Police and Emergency Responders show up
• Go see a Doctor (whether it be by ambulance from the scene of the accident or later)
• Physical injuries are treated

Now let's go through what happens after the physical injuries are treated:

• Fear of driving or riding as a passenger
• As most accidents happen close to home driving by the scene of the accident is a constant reminder
• The simple task of daily driving is changed

If you do not have a person in your life that can recognize the signs and symptoms of PTSD or Depression it will progress into something that is harder to treat.

Doctors, Chiropractors, Attorney's and all care Physicians need to recognize the signs and symptoms to help before it gets too out of control.

Signs to look out for are

1. Depression.  Watch and listen for signs, "you wouldn't understand" start to think about the value of their life, possible abuse of drugs and/or alcohol.
2. Isolation:  If you find them not doing the "things they used to do" with their friends, family, etc. or they become distant from everyone.
3. Rage:  If they strike out for no reason, or little reason and it happens with increased frequency.
4. Avoidance of Feelings: Alienation of family friends.  Cannot appreciate the joys in life.

These are just a few but if you or a loved one has been involved in a car accident TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR before you feel any of these symptoms so you are both prepared if it should happen.

Zeisler & Associates, Attorney At Law, PC only does Personal Injury and understands all the aspects of a car accident...not just the physical and legal ones.

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What really is a Distracted Driver?

This video is a MUST watch for anyone who drives!
Lets begin with the three types of distractions:

• Manual:  Taking your hands off the wheel
• Visual:  Taking your eyes off the road
• Cognitive:  Taking you mind off driving

18% of Fatalities were directly related to cell phone use.

You are 23 Times more likely to be involved in a crash if you are texting vs a non-distracted driver.

37% of brain activity is REDUCED while driving and using a cell phone.

The types of distractions are:

Texting

Using a cell phone or smartphone

Eating and drinking

Talking to passengers

Grooming

Reading, including maps

Using a navigation system

Watching a video

Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player

Now we need to re-visit the types of distraction and compare it with texting:

Manual:  you hand(s) are off the wheel to text.

Visual:  it doesn't matter how good you are at texting you will still have to take your eyes off the road to text.

Cognitive:  I have received texts and thought "was any thought put into this text" but lets face it...to write you must think and when doing this you are taking your mind off your driving.

Imagine sitting at a Bronco game...now imagine the length of the football field.  That is how far you drive in the average 4.6 seconds, going 55 miles per hour, it takes to send or receive a text.

Texting and driving is illegal in Colorado.  To find out what the laws in other states are visit Distracted.org.

Let's be honest, cell phones have made our lives easier: we can conduct business between meetings, we can find our children easier, we can schedule our appointments, we can facebook, we can let our family know we are running late...and it can kill us!  Something so simple, something that we NOW KNOW will save lives yet we just don't understand the dangers because "it will never happen to us."  It may not have happened to you...but to the 18% it did happen to it is REAL. 

In 2010 there were 3092 FATALITIES involving distracted drivers....there were 416,000 INJURED because of distracted drivers.  These numbers are REAL....and just because it hasn't happened to you I am sure if you look around you know someone who it has happened to. 

It is right there, the facts are REAL....and it is so simple to fix the problem.

Zeisler & Associates, Attorneys At Law, PC wants everyone to be safe.  Please don't allow distraction to decide your future.

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Information provided by Distracted.gov

Another joke to finish the weekend....

Only those who can laugh at themselves will never be laughed at:  On that note:

Are blondes smarter than lawyers? You be the judge. A blonde and lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde, very tired, just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over toward the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists (as lawyers are wont to do) and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00 and vice versa."
Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $500.00."
This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to the torment unless she plays, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question, "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches in her purse, pulls out a $5 bill and hands it to the lawyer.
"Okay," says the lawyer, "your turn."
She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?"
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and Library of Congress, still no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to all his friends and coworkers, all to no avail. After an hour, he wakes the blonde and hands her $500.
The blonde says, "Thank you," and turns back to get some more sleep.
The lawyer, more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the blonde reaches in her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.

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Finding an Attorney

It's all about Feeling the Rain

Attorney, Lawyer No matter what you look up in the phone book there are a "million" out there! 

As Bob Marley hinted to:  FEEL the rain...

 don't just get wet!!!

Finding the right Attorney for you is "Feeling the Rain".  Others will just allow you to get wet!



I'm off to pick the perfect Apple off the tree.  The bottom branches have dropped some pretty bruised Apples.  The low hanging branches have some "okay" looking Apples.....but I extend my search and find some great Apples a little higher up.

Same thing goes for finding the "right" Attorney for you.  There are the one's on the ground....not saying they aren't a good Attorney but are they a good Attorney for YOU!!

Do some research!  Ask questions!  Ask people you trust!  If you take the time to search for that GREAT APPLE it will be worth the time spent finding it!!!

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The Lighter Side of Lawyers...Joke of the Day

This has been around a bit but it is so funny it needed to be said again.

All the Truth and nothing but the truth

In a small village court the lawyer for the prosecution called his first witness. A very old lady and grandmother stood in place and the lawyer began to ask:

"Mrs. White do you know me?"
She answered:
"Of course, I know you. I know you since you were a little boy and frankly you have undeceive me. You have always been blatantly, you cheated on your wife, manipulate people and badly discourse them when they leave. You think you're a great personality when you do not even have enough intelligence to avoid being scanned. Of course I know you."

The lawyer was white not knowing what to do. After thinking for a while he pointed to the other end of the room and asked:

"Mrs. White do you know the defense attorney?"

The old lady responds rigth away:
"Absolutely. I also know him since his childhood. He is a looser, has problems with drink and can not have a normal relationship with anyone, and as a lawyer... He is the worst one I have seen in my entire life. I also want to mention that he fools his wife with three different women, one of which, curiously, is your wife. Yes, I know him too. Absolutely."

The defender was in shock. The judge then asked both the lawyers to get closer to the bench and with a very weak voice he said to them:

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"If any of you two happen to ask the old goat if she knows me, I swear I´ll put you both in jail!"

Attorney's are like fruit:  Some are good and some are bad. 

You just need to know how to pick 'em.

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One of the "good" fruits :)

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