The beginning of this fall’s football season has heightened the focus on the potential long-term effects of traumatic brain injuries. This concern has caused many companies to introduce products – everything from special chin straps and mouth guards to sports drinks – all promising to prevent long-term damage in the event that someone suffers a …
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Highway Fatality Numbers Increase for the First Quarter of 2012
In recent years, fatal car accidents have become a relative rarity. As car manufacturers improve upon earlier designs and civil engineers work to improve highways, driving becomes an ever safer activity. Indeed, according to United States Department of Transportation statistics, the number of traffic fatalities in the U.S. peaked in 1972 with 54,589. According to …
Read More >>Lack of Qualified Truck Drivers May Increase Risk on Highway
Although the national unemployment rate has hovered steadily around eight percent, the trucking industry is currently struggling to hire qualified drivers. And while the need for drivers will most certainly create job opportunities, it also may lead some trucking companies to hire inexperienced, unqualified drivers. According to the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), there is currently …
Read More >>Congress Considers ‘Black Box’ Requirement for Large Trucks
Congress is currently considering whether to impose a rule on truck companies requiring the installation of onboard electronic recorders – devices similar to the ‘black boxes’ found on commercial aircraft – on all large commercial trucks. The aim of the rule is to make it more difficult for drivers to falsify paper records demonstrating compliance …
Read More >>Electronic Prescriptions Can Save Lives
The proliferation of electronic devices and their uses in our daily lives has resulted in a steep decline in our use of handwriting to record and convey ideas. Indeed, people take notes on computer and correspond with friends via email. The use of hand-written prescriptions, however, has persisted. The practice is far from quaint: recent …
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