When an individual is injured, first responders provide initial treatment and transport the victim to a hospital. In doing so, they commonly exercise precautions like stabilizing the patient's back and neck in case his or her spinal cord has been affected in the...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) kicked off its annual U Drive. U Text. U Pay distracted driving prevention campaign in April. Connecticut residents will see two new television ads (one in English and one in Spanish) about the dangers of...
Hospital emergency rooms provide diagnoses and treatment to 130 million patients every year. Unfortunately, a new study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that not every ER patient gets the care they require. Johns Hopkins University researchers,...
Social media is a part of the fabric of modern-day life. It allows people to share news, updates and details with friends, family or followers. Individuals who have been injured in a motor vehicle collision, the victim of a premises liability accident or harmed by...
We regularly read and hear about collisions in which bicyclists are struck by motor vehicles and injured or killed. Cyclists take their lives into their hands every time they go for a ride. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bicycle...
Construction work and other industrial jobs that require the use of large-scale equipment have a higher risk of physical injury than most other jobs. One kind of physical injury that can harm these types of workers is a crush injury, which can be severe and cause...
When people go to the hospital, they expect to receive high quality care. However, sometimes patients receiving treatment at hospitals can succumb to a Healthcare-associated infection (HAI). What are healthcare-associated infections? According to the CDC, about 1 in...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California recently made national news when it filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It made this reorganizing move to protect itself from hundreds of new child sexual abuse claims involving priests. According to the Associated Press, the...
Medical facilities can be fast-paced work environments where time is critical to ensure patients receive prompt quality care. However, some medical providers might try to do too much by multitasking, leading to mistakes. Minor mistakes can cause major problems...
The number of road fatalities remained steady during the pandemic, but the percentage of deaths due to roadway collisions was much higher because the number of vehicles on the roadway was considerably lower. For example, the percentage of fatalities was 4.9% in 2020...
