Personal Injury
Child Passenger Safety Week

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sponsoring this year’s Child Passenger Safety Week, which will run from Sept. 21st to the 27th. Each year, we recognize this important campaign, which highlights the importance of how parents and caregivers can keep children safe in vehicles.  Car Accidents and Children: Key Findings Car accidents are …

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National Concussion Awareness Day Is Coming

Observed on the third Friday in September each year, National Concussion Awareness Day was founded by a high school student in 2016 after she suffered a concussion. Some of the campaign’s primary goals are to promote public discussion, to increase concussion awareness internationally, to raise funds for brain injuries, and to show support for concussion …

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Sports Eye Safety Month

Did you know that some of the most common types of sports-related eye injuries are blunt trauma, like retina tears and detachment, infections (which can be contracted from water sports, particularly for individuals who wear contact lenses), corneal scratches and abrasions, and penetrating injuries? Because of how many kinds of sports-related eye injuries there are …

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Philadelphia Streets to Get Busier as SEPTA Cuts Go into Effect

Earlier this week, Philadelphia commuters started facing a new obstacle: SEPTA’s large-scale service cuts. Of the city’s 1.5 plus million residents, SEPTA served approximately 800,000 riders each day. The agency’s cuts, which are the product of a lack of state funding, will affect more than 50,000 students, 65,000 senior citizens, and hundreds of thousands of …

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Children’s Safety: Back-to-School Checklist 

The United States observes National Back-to-School Month each August. To make your family’s transition into the upcoming academic year as seamless, easy, and stress-free as possible, we have compiled several useful recommendations from the National Safety Council (NSC), one of America’s leading safety and health agencies, below. Back-to-School Safety – Remember the Basics When it …

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Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Vision disorders often make it difficult for people to engage with the world around them. Vision problems not only make it difficult for school-aged children to interact with their surroundings, but they can also hinder their chances of achieving academic and social success. One of the primary goals behind Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, …

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Road Safety: Speeding Kills

According to a recent press release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, one of the most significant threats to public health on American roadways is speeding. Now that summer is here and more people will be on the road as compared to other months of the year, it is the perfect time …

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Summertime Safety Checklist 

Do you have any travel plans on the horizon? If you answered “yes,” you are not the only one! Hundreds of millions of Americans travel during the summertime, which means more people are in cars, walking, and biking around. To make the most out of your summer plans with your friends and loved ones, we …

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NHTSA Report Shows Traffic Deaths on the Decline, Even as People Drive More

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) early estimate report for 2024, it appears as though American traffic deaths have dipped below 40,000 for the first time since 2020. While this is undoubtedly promising news, the agency’s early estimate report also shows that fatality rates remained high in certain areas of the country, …

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