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- Attempts to apologize for medical mistakes may backfire
Dec 14, 2012
While highly skilled and experienced, doctors and nurses are not infallible. They have days when they are tired or don't feel well and may make mistakes. Unfortunately when a doctor or nurse makes an error, that error can result in patients sustaining serious injuries. In recent years numerous reports have shed light on the alarming number of medical errors that occur at hospitals and medical clinics around the country and in states like Ohio. Estimates...Read More - Woman struck by three vehicles in Strip District dies
Dec 14, 2012
A pedestrian who is struck by one vehicle will likely sustain some serious injuries. Assuming this is true, imagine then just how catastrophic the injuries could be if a total of three vehicles strike a pedestrian in fairly rapid succession. This occurred earlier this month in the Strip District of Pittsburgh. City residents are likely aware that this is where vegetables and other fresh foods are sold wholesale. According to Pittsburgh police, the incident occurred...Read More - Not all believe use of laminated glass in cars is good idea
Dec 12, 2012
The outcome of car accidents occurring throughout the state of Pennsylvania has improved dramatically throughout the years. This is mostly due to advances in the safety of the cars being made and driven. Though these safety advances take different forms, one of the biggest objectives is to try to keep occupants of vehicles inside of the automobiles. Individuals are commonly launched from vehicles when cars rollover. Rollover accidents are the most deadly of those occurring...Read More - Hospital bed alarms don’t succeed in preventing falls
Dec 12, 2012
One of the biggest concerns in Pennsylvania hospitals is how to keep patients from falling, and one of the most common ways hospitals attempt to protect patients is through bed alarms. However, a recent 18 month long university study revealed that those alarms do not decrease the instances of falls, and hospital negligence can arise when they are relied upon too heavily. Those who install alarms have the best intentions, of course. If a patient...Read More - Ohio woman recovers after pedestrian accident
Dec 12, 2012
Back in August, we wrote about a young Ohio State freshman who was struck by a drunk driver while crossing the street near campus. While most pedestrian accidents involving motor vehicles don't have happy endings, it appears in this case that the young woman has made a miraculous recovery. As a result of the pedestrian accident, the young woman sustained numerous injuries including broken bones and a brain injury. She spent several days in the...Read More - Scaffold collapse causes 2 workers in water tower to fall
Dec 7, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced that falls accounted for the most workplace violations in the fiscal year 2012. Also in the top 10 were scaffolding violations. Earlier this month an incident involving two men cleaning a Pennsylvania water tower illustrates just how serious the consequences from a fall from scaffolding can be. A total of three men were working on the water tower at the time of the incident. Two were standing...Read More - ‘Webbing’ poised to be the next distracted driving focus
Dec 7, 2012
Surfing the internet is a favorite pastime for many. Until recently, that activity could only be done in behind a computer. With the introduction of smartphones and tablets to the masses however, that has all changed. It is now possible to participate in the activity anywhere one is able to wirelessly connect to the internet. As Pittsburgh area readers are likely aware, that is many places. One of those places is behind the wheel of...Read More - Afternoon surgeries could be hazardous to your health
Dec 7, 2012
Duke University published an in depth study in 2006 in the Quality and Safety in Healthcare journal. The research found that surgeries begun between 3 and 4 PM displayed an alarmingly high rate of patient "nausea, vomiting and postoperative pain." The reasons for this troubling statistic are elusive, but could include the following factors, according to an assistant professor of surgery at the Oakland University/William Beaumont School of Medicine (Michigan). Surgical errors in Pennsylvania and...Read More - Dangerous toys come with parental warnings
Dec 7, 2012
The government and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are closely monitoring those toys they consider dangerous, but remain on store shelves. The CPSC has initiated numerous recalls of toys they consider to be a dangerous product and have stopped millions more from getting into the U.S. CPSC statistics indicate that over 190,000 children suffered injury, including 13 deaths, while playing with unsafe toys in Pittsburgh and around the country in 2011. Incredibly, some of these...Read More - Update on tractor-trailer accident
Dec 7, 2012
When two women were traveling near Washington County Pennsylvania it is likely one of the last things they were worried about was a tractor trailer crossing the median. Unfortunately, that is exactly what they were faced with, and the driver's error caused a fatal motor vehicle accident. We first wrote about this accident late last month and now have more information to share potentially regarding its cause. When an accident like this happens, many minds...Read More