With the recent erratic weather patterns across the United States, it is good to brush up on some basic weather related safety tips. Lightning can cause serious injuries or death. Lightning strikes typically increase during summer months because the nicer weather lends to more outdoor activities from baseball and golf to picnics and beach trips. … Read More »
More children hurt by falling TVs than ever before
Posted On: July 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Personal InjuryA study published in the industry journal Pediatrics reveals that injuries to children struck by falling televisions have increased 125 percent in the last 20 years. Alarmingly, now there are an average of 17,000 television-related injuries annually. The study also shows clearly how the mechanism of personal injuries involving televisions has evolved with the items … Read More »
New Technology to Detect Drowsy Drivers
Posted On: July 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Motor Vehicle AccidentsA drowsy driver is a risk to themselves and to everyone else on the road. There are more than 100,000 car crashes each year caused by drowsy driving. Over 40% of those crashes result in injury or death. The good news is that technology is currently being researched to detect when drivers are falling asleep … Read More »
Patient loses bid to hold Pittsburgh hospital liable for illness
Posted On: July 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Personal InjuryThe last thing that a hospital patient wants to find out is that the medications they have received are somehow unsafe. While it would seem that these instances would be rare, a case that has its roots in Pittsburgh ended up affecting people all around the country who received medicine via contaminated syringes. The situation … Read More »
Water Safety and Unintentional Drowning
Posted On: July 1, 2013 | Categorized as: Personal InjuryBy Berger and Green of Berger and Green posted in Personal Injury on Thursday, July 25, 2013. In Pittsburgh, summertime usually means that it is time to hop into the swimming pool or the wave pool. However, swim suit season also means a rise in the number of deaths caused by unintentional drowning. Every day … Read More »
