Far too often we hear of a fatal auto accident where someone killed wasn’t wearing a seat belt. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a single-vehicle accident left one teen dead and two others injured. The auto accident occurred early Saturday morning after a 19-year-old…
Unlike a phone conversation, sending or reading one text is quick – wouldn’t that be okay while driving? Would it be considered a distraction? In December 2010, a New Hampshire driver looked down to read a text message. “The next thing you know, I crashed,”…
Traumatic brain injuries resulting from sports have been in the media lately especially since the NFL concussion settlement, but are you aware there is a high risk of head injuries to seniors in long-term care facilities? Falls are detrimental in the elderly where weakened bone…
With so much focus on patient safety and quality care over the last several years, why do thousands of people die every year due to medical errors? In 1999, the Institute of Medicine¹ published “To Err Is Human,” which reported that an estimated 98,000 people…
Georgia is one of a few states that has overturned damage caps (aka “tort reform”), declaring them “unconstitutional” and in violation of the right to a trial by jury, yet now victims are in jeopardy of losing those same rights. The latest assault on Georgia’s…
With a “laundry” list of driver distractions – texting, talking on the phone, eating, drinking, reading a map, etc, it seems crazy that cautious drivers could be dangerous on our roadways. Here are some of the most common errors by cautious drivers: Driving well-below the…
In its continued mission to improve safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a safety recall affecting thousands of Mazda, Nissan and Toyota vehicles. The Mazda6 recall affects over $160,000 model years 2009 – 2013 vehicles. If all three door latch mounting…
“Every day, consumers rely on household products that contain thousands of chemicals. The American public expects the federal government to do all it can to ensure these chemicals are safe before they reach the market.” ~ Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Americans assume that chemicals used…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), back-over auto accidents cause over 17,000 injuries and over 200 deaths annually, with 44% of these deaths to children five years of age or younger. In more than seventy percent of deaths, a parent or close…
A jury reached a $4 million verdict in a medical malpractice case alleging negligence in which an obstetrician delivered a baby. An expert witness testified that the obstetrician should have recognized signs that a cesarean delivery was safer. The case asserted that the obstetrician did…
A Louisiana Hospital may have avoided a lawsuit with the use of the RF (radio-frequency) Surgical Detection System in an addition to any safety measures already in place during surgical procedures. A man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that a doctor left a sponge…
Miltefosine, a potentially life-saving experimental drug to treat people infected with the rare, but deadly “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, is now available to U.S. doctors directly from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amoeba causes a deadly form of meningitis when