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2010 saw decline in car accident fatalities across U.S.

May 11, 2011

The year 2010 was one of the safest years in history in terms of highway safety. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, last year saw the lowest number of fatal car accidents since 1949. The statistic is staggering considering the huge increase in the number of cars on the road today and the increase in the United State's population. Officials with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration say that driver distraction in the...

Possible medical malpractice: doctor operates on wrong eye of 4-year-old

Apr 29, 2011

In a case of possible medical malpractice a surgeon operated on the wrong eye of a 4-year-old boy who was supposed to undergo corrective surgery. The parents and young boy will have to wait at least five weeks before the effects of the incorrect procedure are known. The mother of the 4-year-old says hospital staff were not immediately truthful about the incident and believe no child or parent should have to experience what they did...

Teen drivers should get at least nine hours of sleep

Apr 26, 2011

Every week there seems to be a new study on teen driving and teen car accidents and this week is not any different. According to a new study on teenage car accidents and teen driving, teenagers who get an additional hour of sleep every night will be safer on the road and less likely to be involved in a car accident. While the advice the study offers may seem obvious, many Americans including teenagers often...

Inexperience is main cause of teen car accidents

Apr 18, 2011

Last week we wrote about how car accidents are the number one cause of death among teenagers and that nearly 40 percent of deadly teen car accidents are caused by drinking and driving. A recent study has revealed that the majority of general teenage car accidents including both fatal and non-fatal are caused by inexperience. In this post we will discuss the additional findings of the recent teenage car accident study. According to the new...

High school graduation, prom occur during peak car accident season

Apr 13, 2011

Every year in the United States and in Pennsylvania high school students celebrate prom and graduation. Though many of the celebrations are an acknowledgement of or a first step towards adulthood, the celebration can quickly turn dangerous and deadly when alcohol is thrown into the mix. The peak months for high school proms and graduations are also the months when there is an increase in the number of car accidents caused by drinking and driving...

Former high school football player sues high school over personal injury

Apr 11, 2011

I don't want to stop football, but I do want to stop [brain trauma] from happening to other kids," said a mother who is dealing with the after-effects of her son's brain trauma believe to be caused by his participation in high school football. Her 19-year-old son and former high school football player sued the Highlands School District in federal court last Thursday for personal injury. The former football player alleges that he still experiences...

If you get seriously injured, get injured on a weekend

Mar 24, 2011

If you suffer a personal injury, you may want to get injured on the weekend. According to a recent study, patients who suffer injuries serious enough to be admitted into a hospital's trauma center fare better when they are admitted on the weekend in comparison to being admitted on a weekday. The phenomenon is known as the "weekend effect" and occurs between Friday night and Monday mornings. Hospital trauma centers are required to have the...

To educate young drivers Beauty Queen shares her story

Mar 22, 2011

Miss South Dakota, Loren Vaillancourt, is helping to lead an effort to educate young drivers on the dangers of distracted driving. She has teamed up with the Department of Transportation's and Consumer Reports' joint educational effort. In addition, she also leads her own discussions and talks about her personal experience with distracted driving. In doing so, she talks about how she lost her younger brother to a car accident caused by distracted driving. Two years...

Audit of Excela Health finds patients received medically unnecessary stents

Mar 16, 2011

Conducted to prevent medical malpractice exposure, an audit of the Excela Health hospital system revealed that 141 patients in 2010 received 149 coronary stent implants that may not have been medically necessary. As a result, the hospital system is providing free assistance to patients who were affected and is also providing advice to those who have concerns about their heart health. Two cardiologists who performed the unnecessary procedures have been released from the staff of...

Trucker to spend time in jail for deadly 2008 crash

Feb 28, 2011

A trucker from Illinois that caused a deadly truck accident in eastern Pennsylvania in 2008 will spend at least five months in jail for the accident. The truck driver pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and a misdemeanor in January. The trucker caused a highway crash when the cargo container he was hauling struck an overpass on Route 22. The cargo container fell off the truck and crashed into an SUV driven by a...