According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, one out of every 10 constructions workers will be injured on the job every year. The organization also states that falling is the most common cause of injury. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2008,...
In nursing homes, hospitals, and long-term care facilities, bed rail entrapment has become a serious issue as well as a product liability. Since 1985, the FDA has issued a safety alert on the potential dangers bed rails present. In 1999, the FDA assembled the Hospital...
Do you need help with medical malpractice, vision damage? This is an issue that many of us may not think about on a regular basis. After all, what can go wrong with a simple eye examination? Not much, but the procedure of Lasik surgery can...
Sure, nursing home abuse is a problem but it could never happen to your family members, right? You might be surprised by some of the news stories coming out of our own United States of America. In Pittsburgh for example, during the month of October two...
Residents’ Rights are a provision of the regulations under the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987. The regulation states that a nursing facility must protect and promote the rights of the residents. Residents and families must be informed, orally and in a language they...
The FDA reported numerous complaints of inaccuracies when using the Philips Avalon Fetal Monitors, Models FM20, FM30, FM40, and FM50 with the ultrasound transducer. In Septeber, Philips issued an Important Device Safety Alert. Inaccurate output readings may lead to unnecessary interventions, failure to identify...
Date: September 28, 9009 Location: Lamar, TX Type: Truck Accident A Federal Express truck hit and killed a Lamar Consolidated Independent School District employee at the school district’s bus barn. The fatal accident happened on Monday, September 28, 2009 around 1:30 p.m., at the...
Back injury is painful yet occurs suddenly. Involving the core support of your body, the back is made up of bones, tissue, and nerves. This type of personal injury can cause long-term pain that constrains movement of the torso and possibly paralysis. So how can...
Construction sites can be found all across the U.S. these days, even during tough economic times. There are millions of construction workers on the job every day of the week who risk bodily injury and sometimes even death to provide their family with financial stability...
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