August 3, 2020 Growing Number of Young COVID Patients In some hospitals across the country, there is an influx of young patients seeking emergency medical care and treatment for their COVID-19-related symptoms and complications. At the onset of the pandemic, the majority of emergency room (ER) patients were around 65-years-old. Now, medical professionals report seeing more patients between the ages of 25 and 45. … Read More »
July 30, 2020 Too Many Car Accidents Still Involve Speeding According to reports from the National Safety Council (NSC), speed is a factor in roughly one-third of all deadly car accidents, killing more than 9,000 men, women, and children every year. Despite the fact that speed is one of the most preventable – and controllable – factors of nonfatal and fatal car accidents, it continues … Read More »
July 30, 2020 Preventing Falls in Older Americans The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that every second of the day, an older individual falls. As such, falls are the leading cause of death (as well as the frontrunner for nonfatal injuries) for Americans who are 65-years-old and above. 30,000 senior citizens die from injuries they sustain from falls every year … Read More »
July 30, 2020 J&J Ordered to Pay $2.1 Billion to Injured Plaintiffs A Missouri-based three-judge panel recently upheld a $2.1 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson lodged by plaintiffs claiming that the company used asbestos-laced talc in their baby powder products, resulting in ovarian cancer and other serious and potentially deadly injuries. J&J has a long history of disputing scientific evidence that links its products to asbestos … Read More »
July 28, 2020 How Should Workers Handle Summer Work Injuries? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more occupational injuries occur during the summer than in any other season. MedExpress, which operates more than 300 urgent care centers across 27 states, also reports treating a higher-than-average number of patients with work-related injuries during the summer months. However, many summer work injuries are preventable. Exercising caution … Read More »
July 28, 2020 The NHTSA’s Summer Driving Tips Although things may be looking a bit different this summer, there are still plenty of people on the nation’s roadways or with plans to travel. The roads can be particularly deadly during hotter months. Just two years ago, more than 9,000 individuals were fatally injured in motor vehicle accidents that occurred between June and August. … Read More »
July 23, 2020 Why are Pedestrian Accidents Increasing During the COVID-19 Pandemic? According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the number of pedestrians killed in the United States has been increasing steadily for over a decade. Experts expect this trend to continue, particularly owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted the closure of gyms and other indoor recreational facilities. As more people turn to walking … Read More »
July 23, 2020 CDC Urges Americans to Wear Face Masks In an effort to curb COVID-19 from continuing to spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are once again urging Americans to wear protective facemasks and coverings. According to Robert Redfield, the CDC’s director, cloth face coverings are one of the most effective tools we have to keep viral transmission rates low. Data … Read More »
July 21, 2020 FDA Warns Consumers About Contaminated Hand Sanitizers The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been seeing a surge in contaminated hand sanitizers. Most of the contaminated units claim to contain ethanol (or ethyl alcohol), but they have tested positive for methanol, or wood alcohol. Methanol is a toxic substance that can cause serious and deadly complications when absorbed through the skin. Why … Read More »
