Earning your driver’s license is perhaps one of the most exciting milestones you reach as a teenager. For teens, it provides a sense of freedom, pride, and appreciation for the new responsibility. For parents on the other hand, common emotions surrounding the milestone include anxiety and fear for their child’s…
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An estimated 1.25 million people lose their lives to car accidents every year. While many preemptive steps have been taken to decrease this statistic, including backup cameras and forward collision systems, we cannot place such heavy reliance on the safety features of our cars to protect us from the dangers…
Continue ReadingConstruction sites can be one of the most dangerous job sites for both construction workers and pedestrians passing by them on the street. They are known to account for the majority percentage of work related deaths each year. Large machinery, hazardous chemicals, and staggering heights contribute to the long list…
Continue ReadingA motor vehicle accident can result in substantial harm, both to your body and your bank account. Even a minor accident can mean thousands of dollars in medical bills and repair costs, not to mention legal expenses. But there are some potential costs that people do not take into account…
Continue ReadingWe all trust doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to care for us when we get sick or injured. Sadly, even the best doctors can make mistakes. When they do, it is their patients that suffer the consequences. This is known as medical malpractice, and it can cost people their…
Continue ReadingConstruction site owners and contractors are supposed to take steps to make sure their employees are protected against foreseeable harm. Not everyone does what they are supposed to, though, and the result is that construction workers are much more likely to get hurt. Here are seven warning signs you can…
Continue ReadingSlip-and-fall accidents are a staple of physical comedy, with professional actors and stuntmen slipping or tripping all over themselves with nothing more than an amusing bruise or scratch. Unfortunately, in the real world, a sudden slip-and-fall can result in a variety of dangerous injuries, especially for elderly people and those…
Continue ReadingThere are few professions more dangerous than construction, and in construction, electrocution ranks as one of the top hazards. Electrocution can cause pain, numbness, burns, muscle weakness, stiffness, and paralysis, which can either be temporary or permanent. It would thus stand to reason that construction workers, employers and construction site…
Continue ReadingTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a much more common form of injury than most people realize, and the effects of even a minor TBI can be profound. However, many of the effects of a TBI are not immediately apparent and can often be written off as mundane cognitive or memory…
Continue ReadingConstruction accidents are among the most common among work-related injuries, and among the deadliest. Every year, thousands of people across the country are injured or killed on construction sites, with an average of twenty construction-related fatalities in New York City alone. Of all these accidents, four causes stand out as…
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