AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy was today fighting for his life after two children were hit by a car on Prescot Road.

The boy and a girl, also aged 11, were struck by the blue BMW on Prescot Road, St Helens, just before 6pm yesterday.

The youngsters were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Whiston hospital.

The girl’s condition was not life-threatening, but the boy suffered a head injury in the collision.

He was later transferred to Alder Hey for surgery and was in a critical condition last night.

Merseyside Police said the driver of the car, a 24-year-old local man, stopped at the scene.

He was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit and under the influence of drugs.

It isn’t just people who are making accident compensation claims who are asked to keep daily records of how they are feeling and how they are coping with an injury. In the medical world, these records, commonly known as pain diaries, are often kept by people suffering long-term illness, or by those undergoing a new form of treatment for their condition. A pain diary can help a medical professional to put together a more complete picture of how an injury is affecting someone, which might not always be apparent during a medical examination.

When it comes to accident compensation claims, pain diaries are sometimes referred to by medical experts who might examine the injured person some time after their accident. As these examinations can take place several months after an accident, the pain diary is a useful resource for the medical expert as it charts the patient’s symptoms over time, and can provide useful clues when it comes to prescribing treatments for the person’s injuries.

Professional accident claims advice

At Camps Solicitors, our accident compensation claims solicitors help thousands of people every year to claim compensation after they have been injured in an accident where they were not to blame. As we specialise in personal injury law, we know exactly what it takes to make your claim a success and to get you the compensation you deserve.

Whether it is keeping a pain diary, arranging for you to see a medical expert or calculating the wages you might have lost out on after your accident, Camps will take the strain out of your accident compensation claims. We will provide you with the answers you need to any questions you might have about your claim and we will work on your behalf to secure you a better deal following a non-fault accident compensation claim.

The REACH chemical regulations form one of the world’s most ambitious sets of environmental and safety regulations.  It is meant to set safety standards for up to 20,000 chemicals commonly used in industry.  These standards set out how these very dangerous chemicals are to be handled to prevent either injuries to the people who use them or accidents that might lead to environmental contamination.  Over the next few years these standards will be progressively tightened so that by 2018 even businesses using small amounts (under 1 tonne) of any of the regulated chemicals will have to conform to the regulations.

Accident compensation claims for chemical burns

Accidents involving chemicals can cause serious injuries in those who are exposed and who don’t have appropriate safety equipment.  Direct contact with the skin can cause a chemical burn that will most likely require immediate hospital treatment and may leave the victim with permanent scarring or tissue damage.  Regulations such as REACH are intended to reduce the risks of injury to people who work with these chemicals, however their effectiveness depends on whether employers and those responsible for health and safety make sure the rules are followed, staff are properly trained and appropriate safety equipment is readily available.

If you have been injured in an accident where you were exposed to dangerous chemicals either through direct contact or inhalation and you believe that someone else was to blame, you could be entitled to make an accident compensation claim for chemical injury compensation.  At Camps Solicitors our accident compensation solicitors help hundreds of people each year to successfully make accident compensation claims after they have been injured, through no fault of their own, in an accident at work.

It isn’t just people who are making accident compensation claims who are asked to keep daily records of how they are feeling and how they are coping with an injury. In the medical world, these records, commonly known as pain diaries, are often kept by people suffering long-term illness, or by those undergoing a new form of treatment for their condition. A pain diary can help a medical professional to put together a more complete picture of how an injury is affecting someone, which might not always be apparent during a medical examination.

When it comes to accident compensation claims, pain diaries are sometimes referred to by medical experts who might examine the injured person some time after their accident. As these examinations can take place several months after an accident, the pain diary is a useful resource for the medical expert as it charts the patient’s symptoms over time, and can provide useful clues when it comes to prescribing treatments for the person’s injuries.

Professional accident claims advice

At Camps Solicitors, our accident compensation claims solicitors help thousands of people every year to claim compensation after they have been injured in an accident where they were not to blame. As we specialise in personal injury law, we know exactly what it takes to make your claim a success and to get you the compensation you deserve.

Whether it is keeping a pain diary, arranging for you to see a medical expert or calculating the wages you might have lost out on after your accident, Camps will take the strain out of your accident compensation claims. We will provide you with the answers you need to any questions you might have about your claim and we will work on your behalf to secure you a better deal following a non-fault accident compensation claim.

The REACH chemical regulations form one of the world’s most ambitious sets of environmental and safety regulations.  It is meant to set safety standards for up to 20,000 chemicals commonly used in industry.  These standards set out how these very dangerous chemicals are to be handled to prevent either injuries to the people who use them or accidents that might lead to environmental contamination.  Over the next few years these standards will be progressively tightened so that by 2018 even businesses using small amounts (under 1 tonne) of any of the regulated chemicals will have to conform to the regulations.

Accident compensation claims for chemical burns

Accidents involving chemicals can cause serious injuries in those who are exposed and who don’t have appropriate safety equipment.  Direct contact with the skin can cause a chemical burn that will most likely require immediate hospital treatment and may leave the victim with permanent scarring or tissue damage.  Regulations such as REACH are intended to reduce the risks of injury to people who work with these chemicals, however their effectiveness depends on whether employers and those responsible for health and safety make sure the rules are followed, staff are properly trained and appropriate safety equipment is readily available.

If you have been injured in an accident where you were exposed to dangerous chemicals either through direct contact or inhalation and you believe that someone else was to blame, you could be entitled to make an accident compensation claim for chemical injury compensation.  At Camps Solicitors our accident compensation solicitors help hundreds of people each year to successfully make accident compensation claims after they have been injured, through no fault of their own, in an accident at work.

To say that there are many different types of fracture that you could suffer in an accident is a bit of an understatement.  There are literally dozens of different ways that bones can break and be broken.  Some of these types of fracture are specific to certain bones; others can happen to just about any bone in the body.  Fractures can vary greatly in their severity, and also in terms of how difficult they are to treat.  A simple fracture, where the bone has broken in only one place and the skin around the break has not been broken can be much easier to treat than a compound fracture, which is where one or both ends of the bone break through the skin.

The treatment of a fracture that has been sustained in an accident obviously depends on the type of fracture, whether there are multiple fractures to the same bone and the location of that bone in the body.  Common treatments for more straightforward fractures range from using a splint (commonly used for fractured fingers and toes) to some form of plaster cast or removable support designed to protect the bone and take the strain off it whilst it heals.  For more serious fractures, such as those where a small part of the bone has detached from the rest (known as an avulsion fracture), treatment might take the form of an operation to either manually set the bones in the correct position so that they will heal by themselves, or metal or composite pins will be inserted to physically tie the pieces of bone together.

Accident compensation claims for a broken bone injury

At Camps Solicitors we deal with tens of thousands of accident compensation claims every year, including hundreds of cases involving people who have broken bones through no fault of their own.  Our expert accident compensation claims solicitors can help you to make an accident compensation claim that will reflect the impact that your broken bones have had on your life.  This includes recovering any monies you may have lost out on from being unable to work after your accident, or any other expenses incurred directly as a result of your accident.  As well as recovering money for your injuries, your solicitor will also be able to help you to make an accident compensation claim for the cost of any medical treatments that you might need to aid your recovery from your injuries.