When you’re out at the grocery store these days you have a lot to think about.  You have to get your groceries for the week of course, but you also need to make sure you are staying safe.  Are you sanitizing your carriage, are you wearing your mask properly, are you staying six feet away from the nearest person, are you following the one way aisles and so much more.  It can be hard to get your shopping done with all of this on your mind.  Now add in the possibility of a New Haven slip and fall accident and you might just want to give up for the day. Don’t do that. Let us ease your mind on one of these things, that is how to avoid a slip and fall injury.  Believe it or not, this type of injury happens a lot, but they are also very preventable.  Read the full article…

As the sunset shifts to be earlier and earlier, kids will still be out on the New Haven streets, but now it will be darker.  Motorists need to be extra cautious especially around dusk in order to avoid getting into a New Haven bike accident. A recent accident in Putnam, Connecticut involved a 13-year old who is now facing life threatening injuries.  This type of accident is preventable if both the driver of the vehicle and the children riding their bicycles follow some key steps to protect themselves.  We’ll start with the driver who needs to keep the following in mind: Slow down at all intersections.  Even if there are no signs or lights at an intersection, it is with the safety of all in mind that you should slow down through any and all intersections. Drive with your lights on, especially at dusk. Drive slowly in densely populated neighborhoods Read the full article…

Let’s say you’re walking through the grocery store and suddenly hit a wet spot on the floor and are upended and land on your back.  It hurts like crazy, but you decide that you can just “walk it off” and then you move on.  It might not feel like much more then a little pain at the time, but it could easily turn into a nagging injury that will last for years to come. When you are involved in a New Haven slip and fall accident you need to make sure you take it seriously.  Accidents that involve back injury or any other type of continuous pain that could linger need to be addressed at the moment of impact.  If they are not, they will linger.  If you are injured from a fall you should absolutely take it seriously and document the fall accordingly. Accidents like a fall can in Read the full article…