Consumer Product Safety Commission Urges Consumers to Keep Safety in Mind When Decorating for the Holidays
Provides safety tips to avoid injury such as burns when decorating for the holidays
Read moreLegislation Mandating Anti-Child Drowning Drain Covers for Pools Goes Into Effect Friday
Discusses effective date of new law requiring pool operators to install anti-drowning drains to prevent children from being entrapped in pool drains.
Read moreWorld Health Organization Publishes Child Injury Prevention Report
Discusses the report of the World Health Organization on child injury prevention
Read moreFamily of Wal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death by Shoppers on Black Friday Files Wrongful Death Suit
Provides update on case of Wal-Mart employee trampled to death by shoppers on Black Friday
Read moreNun’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home
Reports on wrongful death lawsuit recently filed in New York in connection with death of nursing home resident from a falling closet.
Read moreHospital-acquired infections lawsuits increase
Medical malpractice lawsuits associated with hospital infections are on the rise. Recent verdicts awarded around the country show this trend in lawsuits. $13.5 million was awarded by a jury...
Read moreDespite violations, nursing homes receive bonuses
Despite reports showing that 94 percent of nursing homes have been cited for violations, taxpayer-funded bonuses are dispersed to nursing homes throughout the country. The Des Moines Register reviewed...
Read moreAre hidden cameras a solution for nursing home abuse?
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will be increasing the use of hidden cameras in nursing homes throughout western New York. Many facilities in the New York area...
Read moreOregon and Washington Receive Perfect Scores in New National Roadway Safety Scorecard
Reviews the 2008 ENA National Scorecard on State Roadway Laws: A Blueprint for Injury Prevention
Read moreBridge design at fault in Minneapolis bridge collapse
It has been determined through a federal investigation that load-bearing calculations were not done on the design of the Interstate Highway 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota which collapsed on...
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