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Oak Brook, Illinois (PRWEB) December 01, 2012

A Chicago police officer who was shot in the chest in the line of duty and whose life was saved due to the efforts of emergency teams at two hospitals within the Advocate Health Care system will join in activities preceding the Dec. 2 Chicago Bears home game as a special guest of Advocate.

Officer Del Pearson will participate in the coin toss prior to the Chicago Bears-Seattle Seahawks game during Advocate Day at Soldier Field. Advocate Health Care is a sponsor of the Chicago Bears.

Joining Pearson at Advocate Day festivities will be Mary Ann Brooks, RN, of Oak Forest, Ill. She was the officer?s primary critical care nurse during his five days of hospitalization in intensive care at Advocate Christ Medical Center, 4440 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn, last March. Top police officials frequently praised Brooks for the compassionate way in which she cared for and met everyone?s needs: the wounded officer, his family, and the many fellow officers who visited with him during his time at the hospital.

Officer Pearson lost nearly three-quarters of his blood at the crime scene when a bullet ripped into the left side of his chest just above his chest protector and pierced an artery under his collarbone. He was initially rushed by a fellow officer to Advocate Trinity Hospital, 2320 E. 93rd St., Chicago, where an emergency team there provided initial treatment and prepared him for immediate transport to Christ Medical Center?s Level I trauma center. At Christ Medical Center, he underwent five-and-a-half hours of emergency surgery to repair the artery.

?What stands out in this case is that a life was saved because two hospitals within the Advocate system played such an integral part to provide the necessary emergency care. We are honored to have Officer Pearson join us today,? said Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Health Care.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 24, 2012

Chicago veterans? disability benefits lawyer Lawrence Disparti today urged U.S. veterans to heed new advice from the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs to get appropriate treatment for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

A recent report on National Public Radio?s ?All Things Considered? said the military has changed its guidance on PTSD. The previous standard said that PTSD victims respond to the trauma with ?helplessness and fear,? but the new guidance says members of the military may do the opposite. The new guidance says military men and women are likely to respond by ?soldiering through? their pain.

The military and the VA are also allowing more service members to get treatment by giving the benefit of the doubt to any veteran or service member who shows signs of stress, the NPR report said.

?Military and Veterans Affairs officials have said they want to remove the stigma of a PTSD diagnosis and open the definition of PTSD to include any kind of stress so that more service members will seek medical treatment,? said Disparti, founder of the Chicago disability benefits law firm, Disparti Law Group, which has additional offices in Cleveland and the Tampa-St. Petersburg area.

The firm assists veterans with obtaining veterans? disability benefits, including those connected to PTSD.

?Whether it?s PTSD or any other service-connected disability, veterans and active service members should seek out the help this country owes them,? Disparti said. ?Those who have veterans in their lives whom they care about should encourage them to step forward for this assistance.?

PTSD is a reaction to a trauma or life-threatening event that may include upsetting memories of the event, increased jumpiness or trouble sleeping. It is increasingly reported in combat veterans, including those returning home from military duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

About 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience at least one trauma in their lives, the VA says. About 7 to 8 percent of the general population will have PTSD at some point in their lives.

Experts think PTSD occurs in about 11 to 20 percent of the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

While the opportunity for more veterans to get treatment is a positive development, Disparti said, handling a growing number of claims could also place a strain on the VA?s limited resources and lead to delays in claims.

?If there are any problems with the application, it could lead to an even longer delay in getting the benefits a veteran deserves,? Disparti said. ?That?s why it?s extremely helpful to a new benefits applicant and/or their family members to have the assistance of an experienced veterans? disability benefits attorney to guide them through the process.?

Disparti said his firm can advise veterans or their family members in Illinois of the appropriate documents to gather for a claim, help them locate records they don?t have on hand and review benefits claims prior to submission to ensure they are complete. The firm also helps veterans appeal negative claim decisions.

About Disparti Law Group, P.A.

Disparti Law Group, P.A., is a Chicago disability benefits law firm that provides legal assistance to individuals in cases involving Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), railroad disability (FELA and RRB claims) and veterans? benefits (including TSGLI claims). Additionally, the firm handles a variety of personal injury claims, including car accidents, slip-and-fall or premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, nursing home neglect and inadequate security. The firm serves clients across the U.S., including Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, Houston, St. Louis, Washington, D.C., and the Illinois communities surrounding Chicago, Joliet, Aurora, Naperville, Elgin, Schaumburg, Oak Lawn, Bolingbrook, Cicero and Wheaton. To learn more about the Chicago Social Security Disability lawyers of the Disparti Law Group, P.A., call (800) 633-4091 or use the firm?s online contact form.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 01, 2012

Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys recently opened doors to an office in a suburb of Chicago located at 6808 West 26th Street, Berwyn, Illinois 60402. They are scheduled to open a second law office in downtown Chicago’s West Loop by fall 2012. The law office handles personal injury, medical class action, product liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, social security disability, vehicular accidents, workers? compensation and criminal defense claims / cases. The office has a call line that is available to assist clients 24-hours a day, seven days a week at 1-(800) GET-GLEN.

Although the majority of client injury cases are not life threatening or require surgery, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys can also handle larger scale cases. Their nationwide attorneys have had well over 50 settlements or verdicts in excess of $ 1 million in the last 10 years alone.

?Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys has built a reputation of negotiating settlements that are within the best interest of our clients,? said Personal Injury Attorney Glen Lerner. ?It is not our practice to just turn cases over; our attorneys became lawyers to help people, not just to earn a quick buck.?

David Vander Ploeg is the managing partner of the Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys Illinois law office(s). Mr. Vander Ploeg has exclusively handled plaintiff personal injury, catastrophic personal injury, nursing home neglect and wrongful death cases and has assisted in the recovery of multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts.

Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys started over 20 years ago in Las Vegas, Nevada and with nearly forty attorneys. The law practice has now grown to be one of the most successful personal injury law firms in the nation with offices and attorneys in Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, Louisiana and Florida. Their partner offices are also able to help victims with personal injury, criminal defense, bankruptcy and class action medical and product liability cases. For additional information, visit bestchicagoinjuryattorney.com or call (708) 222-2222.