The Injury Board Cook County Archives

• Teen suffers infection from dog bite

  Barry Doyle | August 26, 2007 8:51 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A 13 year old New Jersey boy was bitten by a pit bull recently while he was out going to restaurant. The pit bull was being walked by a walker when he lunged after the boy, biting him in the calf.The boy was badly wounded as a result of the attack, with wounds requiring 146 stitches to close. More significantly, he suffered a cellulitis infection which required hospitalization.The most obvious...

• Man Killed in Fatal I-275 Motorcycle Crash

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-22T13:07:23 | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Nicholas C. Kopplin of Overland, Missouri, was riding his motorcycle on Tuesday night at a high rate of speed when he lost control and ran it into the guard rail of the median dividing I-275. According to a Florida Highway Patrol statement, Kopplin was not wearing a helmet at the time he was thrown from the motorcycle, which occurred at around 6 o'clock in the evening.Nicholas C Kopplin, a...

• Cold and Cough Medicine May be Risky for Children

  Jenny Albano | 2007-08-15T23:02:18 | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The FDA will be discussing the safety and efficacy of cold and cough medicines for children in a meeting that will take place in October. Some doctors and health officials have questioned the safety of these medicines for children, especially toddlers. Some feel that the benefits of the medicines do not outweigh the risks that the children can incur. A group of doctors have filed a petition...