Claimant Lawyer Use in Road Traffic Injury Compensation Claims

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare E Scollay ◽  
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf ◽  
Becky Batagol ◽  
Genevieve M Grant
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Compensation Scheme ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Road ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Compensation Claims ◽  
Do So

In injury compensation schemes, claimants engage lawyers to navigate the claiming process, access benefits, and resolve disputes. As a result, lawyers can play a central role in facilitating claimant access to entitlements, and shaping claimant experiences and outcomes. This article presents findings from the largest empirical investigation of lawyer use in a single compensation scheme: using evidence from almost 50,000 claims in the road traffic injury scheme in Victoria, Australia, the socio-demographic, crash, injury, and recovery factors associated with lawyer use are identified, and explanations for these relationships explored. The analysis shows that some claimants who struggle to access lawyers in other contexts are supported to do so in this scheme. The findings highlight opportunities for improving access to justice within and outside compensation settings.

scholarly journals Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Outcomes in Road Traffic Injury Patients with Acute Lung Injury

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 835-840
Author(s):  
L Sheng ◽  
J-S Wu ◽  
M Zhang ◽  
S-W Xu ◽  
J-X Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Apache Ii Score ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Short And Long Term

Over 50% of road traffic injury (RTI) patients experience post-traumatic acute lung injury (ALI) and it is, therefore, extremely important to identify the risk factors related to the poor outcomes associated with ALI in RTI populations. This study evaluated 19 potential risk factors associated with the outcomes of ALI in 366 RTI patients. They were divided into two groups: a ‘favourable outcomes group’ and an ‘unfavourable outcomes group’. The results indicated that the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and the presence of gastrointestinal haemorrhage may help predict the outcomes of ALI in the early post-trauma phase of treatment. The duration of trauma and sepsis were shown to impact strongly on both the short- and long-term outcomes of ALI. Age (≥ 65 years) and disseminated intravascular coagulation in the early RTI phase were also independent risk factors for a poorer short- and long-term outcome in ALI.

Pedestrian Safety and the Built Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Stoker ◽  
Andrea Garfinkel-Castro ◽  
Meleckidzedeck Khayesi ◽  
Wilson Odero ◽  
Martin N. Mwangi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
The Road ◽  
Traffic Injury

Urban and regional planning has a contribution to make toward improving pedestrian safety, particularly in view of the fact that about 273,000 pedestrians were killed in road traffic crashes in 2010. The road is a built environments that should enhance safety and security for pedestrians, but this ideal is not always the case. This article presents an overview of the evidence on the risks that pedestrians face in the built environment. This article shows that design of the roadway and development of different land uses can either increase or reduce pedestrian road traffic injury. Planners need to design or modify the built environment to minimize risk for pedestrians.

scholarly journals Identification of factors affecting the road traffic injury rate

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 735-742
Author(s):  
Gulnara Yakupova ◽  
Polina Buyvol ◽  
Vladimir Shepelev
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Road ◽  
Traffic Injury

scholarly journals Trends in lawyer use in road traffic injury compensation claims

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. e0231025
Author(s):  
Clare E. Scollay ◽  
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf ◽  
Genevieve M. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Compensation Claims

scholarly journals Comparison of Road Traffic Death and Injury Rates at Pedestrian Crossings in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-29
Author(s):  
Julius Uhlmann
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
The Road ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Accident Statistics

For this study, accident statistics of 14 European countries were analysed for the number of fatalities and injuries occurring at pedestrian crossings from 2015 to 2017. The road traffic death rate (killed per 1 million inhabitants) and the road traffic injury rate (injured per 1 million inhabitants) at pedestrian crossings were calculated and compared. It was found that there are large differences between the European countries: The road traffic death rate at pedestrian crossings is the lowest in Great Britain and Germany and the highest in Poland and Lithuania. Statistical analysis showed a significant correlation between road traffic death and injury rates at pedestrian crossings.

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