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• Accidents Involving Children & Minors
• Wrongful Death
• Workers' Compensation
• Mesothelioma & Asbestos Exposure
• Social Security Disability
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Dog Bites
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Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Families of Highway Fatalities: The Families of Highway Fatalities provides bereavement resources, counseling opportunities, and an avenue for families to share their stories as a safety message to others. The group provides Peer Support for grieving families, facilitates forums and opportunities for grieving families to meet, prevents further highway fatalities through public education and information, and diligently works alongside law enforcement, first responders, the Legislature and other government officials as advocates for highway safety.
  
  
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving: The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. This website has great statistics, a blog to eliminate drunk driving, a pledge that you can sign to eliminate drunk driving, and much more.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Find statistics and safety information from this government website.
• South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles: The South Carolina DMV website allows you to access forms and instructions from the comfort of your home, and also provides information for driving, registration of vehicles, and insurance requirements for South Carolina motorists.
• South Carolina Highway Patrol

Accidents Involving Children & Minors

• Kids & Cars: A nationwide service that tracks deaths and injuries to children left unattended in or around motor vehicles.
• Safe Kids USA: This is an organization dedicated to preventing injuries to children caused by accidents. Accidents are the leading cause of death to children under 14.
• South Carolina Highway Patrol: School Bus Safety: This website has videos, tips, and informational pamphlets on school bus safety, child restraint systems, child pedestrian safety, and much more.
• Toy Safety for Parents: This site provides information on child toy safety and gives updates on recalls affecting the safety and health of children.

Wrongful Death

• Medicine Net: Grief: Loss of a Loved One:

  Grief, Seven Stages, and Tips for Coping with the Death of a Loved One.

Workers' Compensation

• Disability Resources
• South Carolina Department of Insurance
• South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
• South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission: The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission is located at 1612 Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201. The telephone number is 803-737-5700.
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Workers' Compensation Research Institute

Mesothelioma & Asbestos Exposure

• Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR): Asbestos: The Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry provides information on the health effects of asbestos as well as resources for those who think that they may have been exposed to asbestos.
  
• National Cancer Institute: Asbestos Exposure Fact Sheet: The National Cancer Institute had provided a fact sheet about asbestos exposure and cancer risk as it relates to asbestos exposure. On this page, you will find answers to questions such as, "What are the health hazards of exposure to asbestos," "What programs are available to help individuals with asbestos-related diseases," and more.
  

Social Security Disability

• Social Security Administration: The Social Security Administration website provides information on benefits for people with disabilities. This specific page of their website discusses the Social Security and Security Income disability programs.
• Social Security Disability Resource Center: The Social Security Disability Resource Center provides a list of frequently asked questions and articles about Social Security Disability benefits. It also has information on Social Security Retirement and Medicare-Medicaid.

Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety: The FHWA provides consumer safety tips and information for pedetrians and bicyclists. This website offers access to information, emails and webinars to help you stay safe while traveling on US highways and roadways.
• Pedestrian Safety- Pedsafe: The Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (PEDSAFE) provides the latest information available for improving the safety and mobility of those who walk. The online tools provides tpossible engineering, education, or enforcement treatments to improve pedestrian safety and/or mobility based on specific locations.

Dog Bites

• Centers for Disease Control: Dog Bite Prevention:

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  Children: Kids ages 5 to 9 years are at the highest risk for dog bites, and more likely than adults to require medical attention
  Adult Males: Males are more likely than females to be bitten.
  People with dogs in their homes: Having a dog in the household is associated with a higher incidence of dog bites. Having two or more dogs in the household increases the dog bite risk over five times.
  
  
  

  
  
• Dog Bite Awareness by The United States Postal Service, USPS.: The United States Postal Service provides information concerning a commonly reported public health problem: dog bites. Sponsored by National Dog Bite Prevention Week, a public service campaign that offers safety tips and emphasizes the need for increased pet owner responsibility in the prevention of dog bites.

18-Wheeler Accidents

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: The Department of Transportation regulates travel and rules for the operation of 18-wheelers, tractor trailors, buses, and other large vehicles.
• Tractor Trailer and Big Rig Regulations Driving and Hours: Drivers of tractor trailers, buses, and other large trucks must abide by the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. This is a link to the Department of Transportation's rules governing trucking operations and hours.

Drug Information

• FDA Center for Drug Evalutation and Research
• Health Square Prescription Drug Information: Get information on all types of prescription drugs.
• MedicineNet Medical Directory
• RXList Precsription Drug Search

Injury Resource Center

• 123 Chiropractors: Find a Chiropractor anywhere in the country. Read articles on different spinal conditions.
• American Medical Association: Search for doctors nationally.
• Brain Injury Association of South Carolina: In South Carolina, TBI is the #1 Cause of Death for Persons Ages 1 to 44 Years. There are 61,000 South Carolinians are Living with a TBI-related Disability. For additional Brain Injury Facts & Statistics, click here.
• Doctor Directory: Search for doctors throughout the country.
• International Chiropractors Association: Great resources with links to state licensing boards.
• MUSC Health: Medical University of South Carolina
• National Directory of Chiropractors: Find a Chiropractor anywhere in the country.
• North American Brain Injury Society: The North American Brain Injury Society provides information for victims of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
  To get the facts about brain Injury, click here.
  
• Roper St. Francis Healthcare: Website for Roper and Bon Secours St. Francis Hospitals
• South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners: South Carolina licensing board for chiropractors.
• South Carolina Free Clinics: The South Carolina Free Clinic Association wesite allows you to search for free medical clinics near you. It provides information about the free clinics, including address, phone number, director name, and email.
• South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association: Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.
  
• Spine Universe: Research spinal conditions and treatments.
• Trident Health System: Website for Trident Medical Center, Summerville Medical Center, and Moncks Corner Medical Center
• WebMD: Search medical conditions, drug facts, and other health articles.

Product Liability, Defects and Recalls

• FDA Safety Announcements: Keep your family's and your child's safety top of mind by keeping up to date on product recalls and safety information.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

South Carolina Law Related Resources

• American Bar Association
• Berkeley County: Official website for Berkeley County. Including the Clerk of Court, Treasurer, Auditor, etc.
• Berkeley County Bar Association: The Berkeley County Bar Association web site is designed to provide attorneys and the public online access to legal information and resources.  
• Berkeley County Clerk of Court
• Berkeley County Sheriff's Office
• Charleston County Bar Association
• Charleston County Clerk of Court
• Charleston County Magistrates Court: Charleston County Magistrates Courts and small claims courts have jurisdiction over traffic violations and most criminal misdemeanor cases. Charleston County Magistrates' Courts handle civil cases including Evictions, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Claim and Delivery and Public Sales of abandoned property. There are two Small Claims Courts in Charleston that have jurisdiction over all other Civil cases where the amount in dispute is less than $7,500.
• Charleston County Sheriff's Department
• Charleston County Solicitor
• Charleston County Website: Official website for Charleston County. Including the Clerk of Court, Treasurer, Auditor, etc.
  
• Charleston Police Department
• City of Charleston: Official website of the City of Charleston, SC
• City of Goose Creek: Official website of the City of Goose Creek, SC
• City of Hanahan: Official website of the City of Hanahan, SC
• City of North Charleston: Official website of the City of North Charleston, SC
• Dorchester County: Official website forDorchester County. Including the Clerk of Court, Treasurer, Auditor, etc.
• Hanahan Police Department
• Lincolnville Police Department
• Mount Pleasant Police Department
• North Charleston Police Department
• South Carolina Association for Justice
• South Carolina Association for Justice
• South Carolina Bar Association
• South Carolina Interpreters: Direcotry of ASL to English interpreters.
• South Carolina Judicial Department
• South Carolina Secretary of State: Cited where you can find vital information for business partnership and corporations, notaries, consumer information, etc.
• South Carolina State House: Official website for the South Carolina Legislature. You can search the SC Code of Laws, Regulations, and Constitution.
  
• Summerville Police Department
• Supreme Court of South Carolina
• Town of Awendaw: Official website of the Town of Awendaw, SC
• Town of Lincolnville: Official website of the Town of Lincolnville, SC
• Town of Mount Pleasant: Official website of the Town of Mount Pleasant, SC
• Town of Summerville: Official website of the town of Summerville, SC

General

• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• American Bar Association: The American Bar Association's comprehensive public resource center provides valuable information for individuals looking for legal assistance on various topics of the law.
• Generic Drug Names: If you need to know the real or generic name of a prescription drug medication, this site will assist you.
• Goose Creek Police Department
• Legal Decisions Since 1990
• Medicare: U.S. governmental cite for Medicare.
• Personal Injury Chicago: At Illinois Injury Law Center, we will fight to get the settlement you and your family deserve.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Virginia Auto Accident Law Firm:

  Car accidents caused by distracted and drunk drivers lead to serious injuries and death everyday across the state of Virginia. Common injuries obtained by accident victims may include: traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, fractures, and back, neck or shoulder injuries. Norfolk, Virginia lawyers representing accident victims who have been seriously injured.

  
  
  
  

   

  
  
  
  

   

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