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• Buckle Up for Safety

  Laura Mackie | February 19, 2007 1:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  According to an article published in a recent issue of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, there are a total of nearly 1,500 spinal cord injuries sustained by children (ages 18 and younger) every year. Of those 1,500 injuries, approximately 70% are a result of a motor vehicle accident. Among those children in that 70%, 68% of the time the victims were NOT wearing a seatbelt.Additional...

• Trasylol Increases a Patients Risk of Death

  Laura Mackie | February 19, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  According to a study recently published ( February 7, 2007) in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there is a significant increase in the possibility of death for patients taking the anti-bleeding drug known as aprotinin following cardiac surgery. Although aprotinin was approved by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1993, more recent advice by the agency has been to closely...

• Who Is Responsible For Pool Deaths?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 5:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In America, about 300 children under 5 years of age are victims of pool deaths and about 2,000 of them are injured in swimming pools. Swimming pool accidents are not an unusual thing and occur due to an ill-designed pool, ill-maintained pool, absence of safety equipment and lifeguards, incorrect or lack of pool markings, inadequate pool depth, and others. Sometimes, mishaps take a horrible turn...

• Truck Safety Films - Teaching Through Lens of the Motion Picture Camera

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 4:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Why truck safety films? Every year, thousands of accidents take place on the road with trucks. Hence, imparting safety training to the truck drivers is the need of the hour. And just a few lectures on road safety won't do. They require a heavy dose of road safety rules so that they are more cautious on the road. Films Have More ImpactTruck safety films are the best way to educate truck drivers...

• Truck Safety: How To Make Your Highway Star Stay Accident Free

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 4:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Truck driving is dangerous. In the United States, every year, about 600 truck drivers die in highway accidents. Truckers get involved in two types of accidents. One is rollovers, when the truck rolls over owing to the impact of a collision or the burden of carrying more load than they are allowed to carry.. The other type of common truck accident is a fuel oil fire, when gallons and gallons of...

• Systems Of Fire Hazard Identification - Are You Aware Of Them?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 3:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Can you recognize a fire hazard risk? Systems of fire hazard identification are for people like you and me, who have no degree in fire fighting. There are symbols known as "hazard diamonds" drawn on vehicles, chemical bottles, storage tanks, and other fire prone areas for caution. The symbols have been designed by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), under section 704 of the National Fire...

• Swimming Pool Hazards: Is your Pool Accident Prone?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 2:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Do you have access to a swimming pool? Are you a regular user of the pool? Or do you own one? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you ought to pay heed to the swimming pool hazards that disguise themselves in every part of the pool. Most of the equipments related to the pool can become a potential source of danger-whether it is the all-important diving board, or the lack of...

• Fires In Hospitals - Causes And Solutions

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 2:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Although fires in hospitals have shown a downward trend in the USA and Canada in the past few decades, the incidence of the same is still a cause of great loss to life and property and a general awareness regarding the fire safety norms needs to be stepped up. The staff of the hospital should be properly trained to deal with fire emergencies particularly with regard to the use of fire...