Twenty-seven year old “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin was crushed to death on Sunday after his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled backwards pinning him against the brick support pillar of the security gate at his LA home. Police said the actor was pulling out of…
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In April 2015, it was revealed that between 2010 and 2015 more than 41 hospitals worldwide reported bacterial infections linked to duodenoscopes, likely affecting 300 to 350 patients. Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle reported at least 35 patients were sickened, and 11 died, by…
My readers may have been unaware, but until now, it was perfectly legal for a rental car agency to rent vehicles under a safety recall despite the vehicle not being repaired. “When a family picks up a rental car on vacation [or a businessperson for…
Parents may not realize it, but their soccer-playing kids may be exposed to a hidden danger every time they take to the field, a danger that could cause serious injuries, even death. It was May 2007. Ten-year-old Hayden Ellias of Virginia, a star soccer player…
Payless Shoes has pulled a series of light-up shoes from their shelves after a Texas couple said their toddler’s “Jake and the Neverland Pirates” light-up shoes caught on fire and burned a hole inside their car. The parents say their two-year-old son had kicked off his…
Little children have always been able to find a way of reaching their favorite toy; many just love to climb. Unfortunately, their climbing abilities can be deadly. In fact, one child is injured every 24 minutes from a piece of furniture toppling over, and a…
Timberline Four Seasons Resort in Davis, West Virginia said that the ski lift “Thunderstruck” malfunctioned causing chairs to derail and fall 30 feet below. Of the two dozen people who fell from the lift, nine sustained non-life threatening injuries. Saturday’s derailment was near the bottom…
Media has played a significant role in helium huffing for years. Take for example Gina, the helium-huffing giraffe. Now, there is the new trend from the latter half of 2015 that introduced helium burping. On the surface, inhaling helium from a balloon to produce a…
Sadly, auto recalls continue to be a major public safety concern. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind, the auto industry recalled almost 51 million vehicles for safety problems last year, including the Takata airbag recall that affected 19 million vehicles…
Safety experts say that one of the hottest new items on many wish lists this holiday season could possibly be one of the most dangerous “toys” on the market, posing a threat of fire or serious physical injury. Termed a “hoverboard,” the electric self-balancing skateboard,…
