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1 dies in fatal car accident on Route 40

Aug 10, 2012

While car accidents in general are something that most people want to avoid, the results of head-on car crashes in particular can be devastating. A recent accident in Redstone Township, Pennsylvania illustrates just how devastating it can be. The result of the head-on crash that occurred on Route 40 was the death of one of the people involved. The accident, which is being investigated by the Redstone Township Police Department, reportedly happened about 30 minutes...

Ohio officials alarmed by increase in pedestrian fatalities

Aug 10, 2012

In recent years, the many dangers associated with distracted driving practices have gained national attention. As a result, laws have been enacted in many states that ban activities like texting-while-driving. In an effort to cut down on a rising number of pedestrian accidents, safety advocates are now trying to impress some of these same standards upon pedestrians. During 2010, 93 pedestrians were killed in Ohio. This number represents a 9.4 percent increase over 2009 fatal...

Worker injured in fall at Penn State construction site

Aug 10, 2012

After a nationwide lull, construction projects are once again beginning to pick up. This is true not only in the state of Pennsylvania, but throughout the nation as well. With the increase in the number of construction sites comes an increase in the number of potential construction site accidents. One location in Pennsylvania where construction work is being conducted is on the campus of Penn State. Work is being done on what will be the...

Another cyclist dies after collision with car on Penn Avenue

Aug 10, 2012

Last week we wrote about the death of a cyclist which occurred on Penn Avenue, in Pittsburgh. Though some bicyclists avoid the area, it is nonetheless still used by many. Sadly this week we have news of another fatal bicycle accident that occurred on that stretch of road. A 47-year-old man was hit by a car as he rode on Penn Avenue. Apparently this incident occurred on the 7700 block of the avenue, near the...

Colon cancer affecting younger individuals leading to misdiagnosis

Aug 8, 2012

There are many different reasons a person might end up filing a wrongful death lawsuit. One of those possibilities is a failure or delay in a diagnosis. There are a variety of scenarios that could contribute to a medical professional failing to recognize a disease or illness. One that recently affected a woman was a doctor's failure to order a test that could reveal the presence of colon cancer. Several years ago the woman sought...

Nursing errors stem from poor management

Aug 8, 2012

Most of us can relate to at some point to having a job where we felt stressed out and overworked. Researchers have examined the impact of sustained stress on individuals, finding that many start to eventually shut down in response to excessive amounts of pressure and stress. A new study examines how stress impacts nurses and may lead to an increase in nursing errors. For years, nurses around the country and in states like Ohio...

Ohio city to debate stricter distracted driver laws

Aug 6, 2012

As of Aug. 30, Ohio drivers who chose to text while driving can be fined. While proponents of the law banning texting and driving agree drivers who text present an increased danger in causing or being involved in motor vehicle accidents, city officials in one Ohio city want to take additional measures. City officials in Bowling Green are deciding on whether to pass a bill that would allow police officers to pull drivers over for...

Dangerous small magnets present choking hazard, may be banned

Aug 4, 2012

After at least 12 cases of children swallowing small magnets resulted in surgery, the Consumer Product Safety Commission sued to ban the sale of Buckyballs and Buckycubes last week. While Buckyballs and Buckycubes are reportedly marketed as desk toys for working adults here in Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S., they are essentially packages of very small magnets and the CPSC believes that they are a very defective and dangerous product in the hands of younger children. Major...

Are fatal medical mistakes on the rise?

Aug 4, 2012

The last time we had exact figures about how many people die each year due to medical mistakes or medication errors in this country may have been in 1999 when the Institute of Medicine reported that 98,000 Americans were falling victim to these errors. Today, it is harder to find statistics like these because states do not have to follow the same guidelines when it comes to reporting medical mistakes. However, estimates put the figure...

Police commander in Pittsburgh hurt in head-on collision

Aug 3, 2012

As most people are aware, anyone who is in a car can be involved in a motor vehicle accident at any time. This is true regardless of one's age, gender or occupation. A Pittsburgh police commander recently experienced this first hand when the Chevrolet Impala she was driving was involved in a head-on crash with a van. The car accident occurred one afternoon on Stuebenville Pike as the commander drove the department-issued vehicle eastbound. The...