SHOULD WORKERS’ COMPENSATION MEDICAL TREATMENT PROTOCOLS BE CHANGED?

Posted on April 5, 2022

California Workers’ Compensation Law has adopted the concept of Evidence Based Medicine as a means of allocating medical care to Injured Workers. A British Medicine Journal article should perhaps serve as a “wake up” call for the Department of Industrial Relations as to whether this reliance on EBM should be re-visited. The article entitled “The Illusion of Evidence Based Medicine.” Evidence Based Medicine attempts to quantify the value of forms of medical treatment. Evidence Based Medicine can conduct various studies to determine whether particular surgeries, medications, treatments,...

ANAHEIM LIBRARY WORKER SUCKER PUNCHED: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS, #25

Posted on March 25, 2022

On March 3, 2022, in the City of Anaheim, a Library Patron forcefully pushed a library employee. As a result of the assault, the employee fell back and he hit his head on the tile floor. It is reported that he sustained injury with both a cut on his head as well as a possible loss of consciousness. foxla.com This fact pattern involves the issue of a neurological injury. Head injuries are unique injuries. They are referred to as Traumatic Brain Injuries or TBIs. What Is Special About Head Injuries? Head Injuries are serious injuries. Head injuries can result in concussions. ...

A TACO BELL EMPLOYEE WHO RUNG THE BELL OF A CUSTOMER: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS #24

Posted on March 22, 2022

A Taco Bell Employee may have earned himself a new profession as a WWE wrestler. A viral video shows this fearless Fast Food Worker dodging a customer’s blow and performing an epic take down. He picked up and hurled the man over his shoulder and tossing him into the air. The customer dropped to the ground. thesun.com The video and the incident raises an important workers’ compensation question, could the Taco Bell Employee pursue a workers’ compensation claim if he was injured in the incident? Is the Taco Bell Employee’s Possible Claim Barred By Workers’ Compensation? The...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S HELICOPTER CRASH: INJURED WORKERS’ IN THE NEWS, #23

Posted on March 21, 2022

Five Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies and one Civilian were injured when a department helicopter crashed. The vehicle was in flight to a vehicle collision scene. It reported that the injuries were not life threatening. In the copter, there were deputies including the pilot, copilot, crew chief and two paramedics. Villanueva [the Sheriff] said the sixth person on board was a UCLA doctor doing a ride-along. Sbsun.com The fact pattern raises issues of who were employees at the time of the accident. The fact pattern also addresses the issue of different workers' compensation benefits...

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SHOULD WORKERS’ COMPENSATION MEDICAL TREATMENT PROTOCOLS BE CHANGED?

ANAHEIM LIBRARY WORKER SUCKER PUNCHED: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS, #25

A TACO BELL EMPLOYEE WHO RUNG THE BELL OF A CUSTOMER: INJURED WORKER IN THE NEWS #24

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S HELICOPTER CRASH: INJURED WORKERS’ IN THE NEWS, #23

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