South Carolina Baby Boomers Have a Golden Opportunity in Automobile Collisions

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Trey Mills

Larry Copeland of USA Today wrote an interesting article about a "Yellow Dot" car program that is defined in the article as:

The Yellow Dot program is designed to help crash victims, especially seniors, communicate with rescuers during the crucial "golden hour," the first 60 minutes after a serious crash that can make the difference between life and death for the critically injured.
 

The yellow dot would go on the back window of your primary vehicle and indicate to EMS and other emergency responders to look for the yellow folder in your glove box that would contain "a photograph, medical conditions, prescriptions and other vital information."

This may be an antiquated system given the technological advances we have but sometimes the acronym KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) comes into play. Not everyone will purchase the brand new car that sends an alert to the nearest EMS center, where each responder has an iPhone or "App" that automatically uploads your health information.

Any system that better helps you in a time of need where you may not be able to properly communicate is something worth investing or looking into.

 

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Is There an Attorney On Board This Plane?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Trey Mills

On a recent flight the pilot came across the intercom and asked if there was a doctor on board due to a passenger's need for immediate medical attention.  To the contrary, I have never heard the above entitled question, "Is there an attorney on board this plane?" Given the hundreds of passenger's on that plane, I would imagine several were in dire need of some legal assistance.

Although legal questions and issues don't have the life and death nature of serious medical conditions, they can cause physical, mental, and emotional duress to the participants on both sides of the issue.  There is no need to be timid about going to see or hiring a lawyer for an issue that is out of your hands or outside your professional expertise.

We all know to call a plumber when the pipes are causing problems; a carpenter when there is need for some structural repair; and a doctor when our health is failing. There is that percentage of people that are capable and able to do it on their own but sometimes even the smallest projects need to be done right or they will have to be repeated at a much more costly rate.

Don't be afraid to seek out the assistance you need when it comes to legal issues. You may not want to shout out on a plane, "Is there an attorney on board?", but when it lands you may want to inquire in the Yellow Pages, Talking Phone Book, Internet, and/or friends and family.

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