Prevent Childhood Injury
Harmony Miller, MPH Each year, an estimated 8.7 million children are treated in emergency rooms for unintentional injuries. 225,000 of them are hospitalized. Every day, about 2 dozen children...
Read moreTrouble in Toyland: the 2013 report
Every day, about 500 children are treated in emergency rooms for toy-related injuries, anything from choking on a balloon or swallowing magnets to a scooter accident. The annual report on...
Read moreIt’s “3D Month” in Oregon
Oregon has proclaimed December “3D Month” in recognition of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Last December, one-third of the fatal car accidents in Oregon involved an impaired...
Read moreHoliday Toy Drive Update
Thank you to all of the Oregon law firms who participated in D’Amore Law Group’s Holiday Toy Drive!* Littler Mendelson Gresham Injury Law Center Parks Law Offices Kehoe Law...
Read moreLoophole puts users of generic drugs at risk
Generic drug manufacturers are not liable when their medicines cause serious injury: see the video on The Today Show, and sign a petition
Read moreChanging the “Standard” Way of Thinking
A traffic engineer re-thinks the way streets and roads work in towns, dramatically decreasing car accidents and injuries, helping local businesses...
Read moreOregon elder abuse claims growing
Financial exploitation is the most prevalent form of elder abuse in Oregon. A comprehensive study just released by the Office of Adult Abuse Prevention and Investigation found that most...
Read moreYour teenager is a terrible driver
Parental involvement is one of the most important factors in keeping teen drivers safe. But most parents assume that our teenagers are better, safer drivers than they really are....
Read moreVideo explains “the most widely misunderstood story in America”
Nearly 700 people had already been burned by the coffee at McDonald’s when an elderly woman “won the lottery” with 2nd and 3rd degree burns from a 190-degree cup...
Read moreChanging the way you drive
Lasting progress on distracted driving—reducing accidents, injuries and death—will only come from educating drivers about the risks. The risks of technology on the nation’s roads were the focus of...
Read more