May 7, 2019 Spring And Summer Sun Safety Every year we like to take a moment to write about how important it is to take care of your skin in the sun. With summer nearly here, now is not only the perfect time to remind our readers of why it is so critical but also to provide a few useful ways for everyone … Read More »
May 3, 2019 Hit-and-Run Automobile Accidents According to information from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, more than one hit-and-run car accident occurs every minute on roadways across the country. In 2016, these collisions resulted in 2,049 deaths –the highest number on record since 2009. On average, more than 680,000 hit-and-run crashes happen every year. Over the last ten years, … Read More »
April 25, 2019 Kids and Teens: Avoiding Water-Related Injuries and Death According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately ten fatal and unintentional drownings (non-boating related) happen every day in the United States. On average, one in five drowning victims are children 14-years-old or younger, and for every child fatality that occurs, five others require medical emergency treatment. With pool and beach season … Read More »
April 23, 2019 Fines Against Negligent Nursing Homes Lowered, Endangering Patient Safety Because of recent changes in regulations, financial penalties against negligent nursing homes are dropping, to the detriment of patient safety. In 2016, the average fine was more than $41,000, now it is $28,405. Negligent nursing homes are fined when they endanger residents or are responsible for a victim’s injuries. Opponents of the new rule, which … Read More »
April 18, 2019 “Failure to Warn” Drug Claims It is not out of the ordinary: someone gets sick and makes an appointment with his or her doctor. The doctor diagnoses them and prescribes a medication that is supposed to help them get better. It should end there, but far too often manufacturers fail to warn consumers about the possible drug interactions and risks … Read More »
April 17, 2019 May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Remember that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. As any experienced rider will tell you, motorcycles offer far less protection and are less visible and stable than other motor vehicles. In fact, the federal government estimates that motorcyclists are at least 6 times as likely to be injured as drivers of other vehicles. This May, … Read More »
April 16, 2019 Speed Limiter Mandate Sent to Congress Manufacturers are constantly inventing and refining car and truck safety technology. Speed limiters are just one example. They prevent a vehicle from traveling faster than a set speed. The technology has been standard equipment in many commercial trucks since the 1990s. Yet most truckers never use the speed limiter and there is no federal requirement … Read More »
April 14, 2019 Takata Recall Now Includes Millions of Hondas Just a few weeks back we wrote about a recall including various Toyota and Lexus-brand vehicles due to the notoriously defective and dangerous Takata airbags, which are prone to exploding and expelling pieces of shrapnel at drivers and passengers alike. To this day, more than 70 million vehicles in the United States – of all … Read More »
April 13, 2019 Pedestrian Accidents: What Should You Do? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States nearly 6,000 pedestrians are killed in motor vehicle-related crashes every year. This means that one pedestrian dies in an accident every 1.5 hours. In addition to the fatalities, more than 120,000 other pedestrians are seriously injured and require emergency medical treatment … Read More »
