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Child Injuries:

• Importance Of Safety Restraints Part 2 | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• Importance Of Safety Restraints Part 1 | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• Wii Games May Help Children With Cerebral Palsy | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• How to Prevent Your Child From Drowning | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• How to Prevent Child Injuries Caused By Falling Furniture | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney

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If Your Child Has Been Injured, BEFORE You Sign Any Forms, Talk To An Insurance Adjuster Or Hire A Lawyer, Get The FREE Books And Information Available Here

For mothers and fathers in Florida, nothing can be more upsetting than the injury or death of a child. Even the most vigilant parents sometimes cannot protect their children from the negligent or criminal acts of others. Sons and daughters can be hurt or mistreated at school, on the road, at a day care facility, church group or even by a neighbor, friend or relative.

As the most vulnerable members of our society, children are also the most deserving of protection and legal representation. If your child has been hurt or killed, you will likely have many questions during what is an emotionally difficult time for any family.

We won't pressure you. We want you to have all the information you need before you hire a lawyer.

In busy communities like Daytona Beach, Orlando and Jacksonville, some of the most common injuries to children are caused by: 

Car Accidents

According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation, motor vehicle accidents are the single most common cause of death for people between the ages of 2-34 and numbers from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis show that nearly 250,000 children are injured each year in car accidents. Of those, about 2,000 die from their injuries. If your child has been hurt or killed on the streets or highways of Florida, you could have a case. Before you hire a lawyer, get our free book revealing the Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Injury Claim.  It's obligation free. 

Dog bites

In Florida, it is also all too common for children to be hurt as a result of an unattended or poorly trained dog. Dog bites to children can lead to serious injury, scarring or death. Florida's state laws about dogs are clear and enforce strict liability on owners for a bite that causes injury to a human being. Dogs in FL do not need to have a history of violence to be deemed dangerous, but studies show some breeds are consistently more problematic than others. Numbers say around 4.7 million dog bites occur in the average year. If your child is one of those, you may not need a lawyer but you should know your legal rights prior to hiring a lawyer or filing a suit.

Child Abuse

As one of the most difficult issues Florida residents face today, experience counts when dealing with child abuse cases. Parents who put their trust in schools, day care facilities, neighbors, relatives or even their church deserve to know their children will be properly cared for and safe. If you suspect child abuse is happening in your area, seek help. If your child has been a victim of any kind of abuse, you may not need an attorney, but get free valuable information here before you decide.

Other common causes of injuries to children include:

• Burns
• Falls
• Defective products
• Bike accidents

 
If your son or daughter has been hurt, get the facts about your child injury case before you act.

Zimmet & Quarles is located in Daytona Beach, FL and serves clients from Orlando to Jacksonville.

Cities: Daytona Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville, Orange City, Deltona, Palm Coast, New Smyrna Beach, Flagler Beach, Sanford, Ormond Beach, Port Orange.

Counties: Volusia, Orange, Duval, Seminole, Flagler.

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Blog for Child Injuries

• Child Struck By Car In Deltona | Debary Child Injury Attorney
• Toddler Dies After Running Into Path Of Car | DeLand Child Injury Attorney
• Child Taken Off Life Support After Found In Pool | Deltona Child Injury Lawyer
• 4-Year-Old Child Dies From Drug Overdose | Port Orange Child Injury Lawyer
• Child Abuse Caught On Tape, Sitter Faces 15 Years In Prison | Orange City Child Injury Lawyer
• Parents Charged After Child Critically Injured | Daytona Beach Child Injury Lawyer
• Daytona Beach Child Dies In Beach Accident | New Smyrna Child Injury Attorney
• Child Drowns In Orlando Pool | Orange City Child Injury Attorney
• Three Arrested After 13 Children Left Alone At Daycare | Deltona Child Injury Lawyer
• Toddler and Teen Killed In Interstate Crash | Flagler Child Injury Attorney
• Toddler Seriously Injured On Dirt Bike | Orange City Child Injury Lawyer
• 3 Children Injured In Multiple Vehicle Crash | Deltona Child Injury Lawyer
•  Baby Dies After Shaken By Father | Deltona Child Injury Attorney
• Multiple Injured After Toddler Sets Home On Fire | Port Orange Child Injury Attorney
• Missing Central Florida Child Found | Debary Child Injury Lawyer
• Baby Suffers Third-Degree Burns | DeLand Child Injury Lawyer
• Crib Recall Effects Millions | Debary Child Injury Attorney
• Child Dies After Suffering Brain Injuries | Deltona Child Injury Attorney
• Babysitter Charged With Risking Injury To Child | Debary Child Injury Attorney
• Child Dies After Near Drowning | New Smyrna Beach Child Injury Lawyer

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Library for Child Injuries:

• If Your Child Is Badly Hurt or Injured While Trespassing   
  Description: Your child may have a valid legal claim if he or she was injured by a dangerous condition or item on another's property even if your child was trespassing. Zimmet & Quarles, a Florida personal injury law firm, answers your questions about kids and teens hurt while trespassing.
• Am I Liable For My Child's Actions?   
  Description: Parents may wonder if they are legally responsible for any injuries or damage that their children cause. There is no bright line rule in Florida that says all parents are responsible for their child's actions before the age of X. However, certain circumstances exist where parents are liable for their child's actions.
• Can You Be Sued If Your Child Loans A Friend His ATV And The Friend Is Injured?   
  Description: This development is important for parents to be aware of whether they live in Orlando, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville or anywhere else in Florida. As parents, we can be liable for the actions of our children. Depending on the circumstances, parents can be liable for the consequences that came from their child simply allowing a friend to drive their ATV.
• The Long Arm of NICA: Two ways NICA will prevent you from filing a negligence lawsuit if your child develops a neurological injury in a hospital nursery.   
  Description: Reveals how NICA will prevent you from filing a negligence lawsuit even if your child develops a neurological injury in a hospital nursery. Don't let this happen to you.
• NICA Gets Aggressive with Injured Florida Children and their Parents   
  Description: The Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) lost a case on appeal recently in which it took a page from underhanded insurance company tactics and attempted to deny benefits to deserving claimants. Injured children and their parents should be wary when dealing with this agency.
• How to spot child abuse: know the signs   
  Description: Child abuse is all to common and preventable. If we take the time to notice a few telltale signs and act on them, we can help prevent child abuse and save a child from a life of trauma and even death
• Florida Law Treats Child Injuries Differently than Other Injuries   
  Description: Children are different than adults and should be treated as such. Florida law recognizes their more vulnerable nature and treats child injuries differently than adult injuries. Here's how ...
• Florida’s Statute of Limitation for Sexual Abuse Claims Against Children Eliminated   
  Description: Florida has one of the very best civil statutes of limitation regarding child abuse. Florida legislators have recognized that child abuse victims are not always able to remember their abuse because of the psychological trauma it inflicts.
• FAQ: Birth Related Neurological Injuries and NICA   
  Description: Frequently Asked Questions by parents of children with birth-related neurological injuries:
• Helpful Resources For Parents of Children With Birth-Related Neurological Injuries   
  Description: Helpful Resources For Parents of Children With Birth-Related Neurological Injuries
• An Introduction to Florida's Birth Related Neurological Injury Laws (NICA)   
  Description: The Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) was established by the Florida Legislature to protect Florida doctors at the expense of neurologically damaged infants and their families. NICA protects doctors by limiting the amount of money they are responsible for when they cause a baby to have brain damage.
• Shaken Baby Syndrome   
  Description: Shaken baby syndrome is the term doctors use to describe the injuries that infants or young children incur when they are shaken. Shaken baby syndrome most commonly occurs as a result of two situations: it is either part of a pattern of abuse by a caregiver or a result of a caregiver's momentary loss of good judgment from the frustration of having to respond to a crying baby.

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Frequent Questions for Child Injuries:

• My Obstetrician Did Not Examine Me After I Fell and My Baby Died Because the Fall Caused Placental Abruption. What Can I Do?
• I'm thinking of building a playset in my backyard for my children. I can't fence it off to keep the neighborhood kids out while we're not home. Am I legally liable if a child is injured or hurt on the playset while I'm not home?
  
• My child has Erb's Palsy. The doctors said it was because of my child's shoulder dystocia. Are the doctors to blame for my baby's injury?
  
• Will my insurance company sue me for the money my child received in her Florida medical malpractice settlement?
  
• The doctors who delivered my baby didn't make sure she had enouch oxygen during birth and now she suffers from a brain injury. My doctors told me about NICA (Florida Birth Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association) and said I couldn't sue them because they had told me they participated in NICA. The hospital never told me anything about that? Can I take the hospital to court?
• My daughter suffered a serious brain injury when her friend, who only had a restricted driver's license, wrecked his parents car on a joyride. They were alone and I suspect the boy's parents allowed him unsupervised use of the car. Can his parents be held liable for my daughter's medical bills and injuries?
  
• My ex-husband has custody of our child while I serve my country overseas. My child has been going to day care with bruises for weeks and the day care providers never reported it to me or any authorities. Now my boy has a broken hand that will cause permanant damage. Can I sue my child's day care facility for not reporting the suspected abuse?
• Is it safer for my child to ride the school bus or for me to take her to school?
• My child sustained a brain injury as an infant of 10 months. Do brain injuries early in childhood cause ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)? What is the best information we have on that?
• How long do the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) last in children?
• My child suffered a traumatic brain injury. Will amino acids help her?
• If a doctor's mistake injures my child and you accept her case, can you guarantee she will receive the money we need to pay her medical bills?
• My child broke his nose at school when he turned around suddenly and ran into a locker. He went to the school nurse with a bloody nose and the nurse just told him to go home without treating him. Our doctor said he'll need surgery now and maybe again when he's done growing. Is the school or the nurse liable for my son's medical bills?
• Is it illegal to leave a child in a car?
• If my child injures or kills someone as the result of negligence while riding an ATV (all-terrain vehicle), am I liable for that death or injury?
• I am a single mother of a 2-year-old boy and a 4-year old girl. I work ten hour days to support them. They're in daycare and sometimes my boyfriend watches them. What do I need to know about child abuse and abusive head trauma?
  
• If my child suffers a head injury, does she need a CT scan?
• If my infant child suffers a neurological injury after delivery in the hospital nursery, does Florida's NICA plan prevent me from filing a negligence claim?
  
• If my baby is stillborn due to the doctor's negligence, can I sue her?
• Do you accept cases in which vaccine-related autism is suspected?

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Videos about Child Injuries:

• Florida Child Injury Lawyer Discusses Dangerous Holiday Decorations
• The School Nurse Ignored My Child's Broken Nose: Can I Sue? | Orlando Child Injury Attorney
• Will You Guarantee My Child Receives Money For Injuries Caused By Her Doctor's Negligence?
• The Best Childcare In Your Area? | Daytona Beach Child Injury Lawyer
• Who Is Liable If My Child Is Injured By Another Child?
• Why You May Not Want A Swine Flu Vaccine | Injury Lawyer
• 7 Ways To Prevent Child Injuries Going to School | Orlando Child Accident Lawyer
• 13% of Teens Have Posted Explicit Photos of Selves Online
• If my child was injured by a vaccine, can I sue the vaccine maker?
• Fetal Monitoring Fails To Prevent Cerebral Palsy, Will New Guidelines Reduce Unnecessary Cesareans? | Florida Birth Injury Lawyer
• Sports Drinks & Childre: Do They Mix?
• Importance Of Safety Restraints Part 3 | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• Importance Of Safety Restraints Part 2 | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• Importance Of Safety Restraints Part 1 | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• Wii Games May Help Children With Cerebral Palsy | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• How to Prevent Your Child From Drowning | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney
• How to Prevent Child Injuries Caused By Falling Furniture | Daytona Beach Child Injury Attorney

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Web Resources for Child Injuries:

• ShakenBaby.org

  Description: Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a serious brain injury which occurs when a frustrated caregiver shakes a child,
  usually to stop them from crying. It is considered a serious form of child abuse.
  
  SBA draws its strength from its volunteers working toward serving the needs of victims and families and infusing public awareness into the fabric of our society!

• ParentsAnonymous.org

  Description: Get the help you need to be a better parent.

• DontShake.com

  Description: Dealing with a crying baby can be very hard, and parents often don't realize just how frustrating it is until they are in a stressful situation. No one thinks they will shake their infant, but research shows crying as the number one trigger leading caregivers to violently shake and injure babies.

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