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- Issue with axle prompts recall of some Chrysler vehicles
Mar 8, 2013
Drivers of certain Chrysler vehicles in the Pittsburgh area should be aware that their SUV or pickup truck could have recently been recalled. The recall is due to an issue that could cause the driver of the vehicle to lose control of it. This could ultimately cause the vehicle to crash, potentially leading to injuries or even death. In total, 370,297 vehicles are included in the recall, which were sold over the course of several...Read More - Hospitals mark National Patient Safety Awareness Week
Mar 8, 2013
This week, March 3-9, marks National Patient Safety Awareness Week and provides a good opportunity to discuss some key aspects related to patients’ safety and wellbeing. The overarching theme for National Patient Safety Awareness Week 2013 is “Patient Safety 7/365” which serves to remind health care professionals to keep patients’ safety and wellbeing top of mind seven days and week and365 days a year. This year, the National Patient Safety Foundation is focused on addressing...Read More - Medical malpractice lawsuit filed in cataract surgery mishap
Mar 8, 2013
There's no question that surgeries routinely help residents of Butler County, with certain medical conditions, to heal and secure a better quality of life. While this is the case much of the time, in some situations surgical procedures do not go as planned. When this happens, it is possible that the patient could end up with serious injuries that did not exist when they went into the surgery. This was what happened to a man...Read More - Unexpected workplace accident in Uniontown surprises workers
Mar 8, 2013
Readers of this blog are probably aware that workplace injuries are an unfortunate, all too common occurrence throughout the nation. While many of those instances are a result of things such as repetitive stress, at times the injury producing accident is much more dramatic. One such incident that could have lead to serious injuries occurred earlier this week in Uniontown. A sandwich order may have been responsible for at least one worker at a convenience...Read More - Keeping a loved one in a nursing home safe, part 2
Mar 8, 2013
In our last post, we focused on things to watch out for involving nursing home staff that could signal that a loved one is not receiving the level of care to which he or she is entitled. We pick up this post with other warning signs to be aware of. At times, Pittsburgh area residents will decide upon a nursing home for their loved one based on the assurance that certain things at the facility...Read More - Children injured in 2 bus crash that drivers failed to report
Mar 6, 2013
Most parents assume that when they put their children on a bus to take them to school that they will make it to their destination unscathed. They do not expect that the bus will be involved in a crash with another vehicle. They particularly do not expect that the bus their child is occupying will collide with another bus full of children. This very thing happened late last month in a community located in Western...Read More - Delayed lung cancer diagnosis medical malpractice case settles
Mar 6, 2013
Last month we wrote a post on a woman who was left with six months to live after a doctor misdiagnosed nodules on her lung in an X-ray as asthma several years ago. By the time the cancer was diagnosed, it had already spread to her other lung as well as other parts of her body. According to at least one doctor, it is possible that prompt treatment could have led to a cure. The...Read More - Toy scooters may have been purchased by Pennsylvania residents
Mar 6, 2013
Most Pittsburgh area parents would never buy their child a toy that they knew was defective and could lead to serious injury. Unfortunately, they unknowingly do this on a regular basis. When it becomes apparent that a toy or other product used by children is dangerous or defective, it is usually recalled. In many cases injuries incurred by children due to the dangerous toys are the reason for this. Recently, a recall of a toy...Read More - Truck driver’s actions questioned in tractor trailer collision
Mar 6, 2013
Every day, thousands of commercial vehicles travel along Ohio's road, highways and freeways. Often these large trucks are transporting loads of considerable weight and size. These factors often contribute to collisions involving commercial vehicles being more dangerous and serious in nature. Members of a family who was moving from Pennsylvania to Ohio were recently involved in a serious crash with a tractor-trailer truck carrying fertilizer. The serious truck accident occurred as a man was driving...Read More - Western Pennsylvania school bus crash leads to drug arrest
Mar 6, 2013
A collision described as nearly head-on, occurred late last month in the Pittsburgh area, when a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old man crossed out of its lane and into oncoming traffic. Unfortunately, the vehicle the man's car struck in the incident was a school bus used to transport children. There are many reasons a car accident such as this one might occur. On some occasions it is because a driver falls asleep behind the wheel. Other...Read More