February 15, 2023 Fire Safety: Burn Awareness Week and New Federal Safety Standards for Flammable Liquids To protect consumers from burn injuries related to flammable liquids, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making gas cans and other portable fuel containers safer by requiring manufacturers to equip them with flame mitigation devices. This move comes on the heels of an important national campaign; just last week, the federal agency promoted fire … Read More »
February 13, 2023 Fall Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Homes: How Providers Can Limit Adverse Events Falls are some of the most common injuries that patients sustain in a hospital setting. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), roughly 700,000 patient falls occur in American hospitals every year, leading to 250,000 injuries and 11,000 deaths. Approximately 1 in 4 patient falls result in injury, with 10% resulting in serious … Read More »
February 9, 2023 Roadway Deaths Continue to Grow; Pedestrian Fatalities Reach Highest Level in 40 Years In order to combat roadway deaths and serious injuries, the Department of Transportation is allocating $5 billion to regional, local and state governments through a grant called the Safe Streets and Roads for All. Officials will use the money to improve roadway safety, which has been a major obstacle in maintaining public health for decades … Read More »
February 2, 2023 Nursing Home Neglect: Primary Cause of Bedsores According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), more than 2.5 million people in the United States develop pressure ulcers, or bedsores, each year. Bedsores are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue that result from sustained pressure on the skin. They are accompanied by an array of medical complications; some of these … Read More »
January 18, 2023 Defective Forklifts and Workplace Injuries Many companies throughout the United States rely on their workers to operate forklifts every day. These large pieces of moving machinery are used to load and unload trucks, move heavy items, and clear space on loading docks, but they can pose significant hazards to workers. Despite the forklift requirements provided by the Occupational Safety and … Read More »
January 11, 2023 Tips For Staying Safe This Winter According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), emergency room staff treated 110,900 individuals for winter activity-related injuries they sustained in 2021. Many of the injuries involved activities such as sledding, skiing, ice skating, riding snowmobiles, and playing sports like ice hockey. To prevent accidents like these from happening, we have compiled some of the … Read More »
January 8, 2023 Dangers of Winter Car Driving During the winter months, Pennsylvania gets a great deal of cold weather and freezing precipitation. Although there is much to enjoy about the winter season, winter weather is the cause of many car accidents. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 24 percent of all weather-related accidents are caused by snow, ice, or slush. When someone … Read More »
January 6, 2023 Self-Driving Vehicles: Questions of Safety and Liability In the last 10 to 15 years, developers and automobile manufacturers worldwide have funneled nearly 100 billion dollars into the development of self-driving, or automated, vehicle technologies. Although many proponents claim that automated vehicles will significantly reduce roadway fatality and injury rates in addition to decreasing traffic congestion, the technology is still largely in its … Read More »
December 31, 2022 Getting Help After Suffering a Catastrophic Workplace Accident Workers across the country are vulnerable to all types of accidents and injuries. When workplace accidents rise to a catastrophic level, they have severe consequences for the injured worker and the worker’s family. The devastating injuries and loss that workers and their families can suffer as the result of a catastrophic accident often include serious … Read More »
