Category : Personal Injury
CPSC ATV Accident Report Indicates Increase in Injuries in Children Below 16
All terrain vehicles are extremely prone to instability and rollovers, and their design continues to be a major factor in accidents. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released an updated report into all-terrain vehicle-related deaths and injuries.
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Newer Radiation Technologies Increase Chances of Medical Injury
The New York Times is running a series of reports on increasing instances of radiation errors that have left patients seriously injured and facing premature death.
Patients in California and California personal injury lawyers are no strangers to the high risks of injury from over dosage of radiation therapy. Last year, Cedars Sinai Medical Center admitted that there had been dozens of cases of radiation overdoses at the hospital. Patients were administrated radiation overdoses that were up to 8 times the normal dose. According to the hospital, the errors occurred in February 2008 when hospital officials began using new protocols in scans used for the diagnosis of strokes. The CT scanner was set erroneously, causing dozens of patients to be exposed to the dramatic overdoses. Shockingly enough, Cedars-Sinai never even noticed the errors until August of 2009 when a stroke patient informed hospital officials that he had begun to notice hair loss after a scan. The hospital then examined its records, and found that out of 206 people who had received the overdose, 40 percent had suffered hair loss, while others noticing reddening of the skin.
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Motorists Uninjured after Steel Rods Break, Crash onto Bay Bridge
The California Department of Transportation has ordered the closing down of the Bay Bridge in both directions yesterday after pieces of steel that were part of emergency repairs made recently to the bridge, broke off, and crashed yesterday afternoon. At least three vehicles were hit by the flying debris, but no serious injuries were reported.
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Contra Costa County Cracking Down on Dog Bite Attacks
The city of Hercules in Contra Costa County is taking steps to crack down on pit bull bite attacks after two recent attacks injured a woman and killed her dog.
On the 20th of August, two pit bulls attacked a woman and her Yorkshire Terrier. The dog was killed while the woman suffered bites and scratches on her arms. The two pit bulls were deemed dangerous, and were euthanized.
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Semi Truck Accident Kills San Diego Resident
One person has been killed in an accident involving a tractor trailer in San Diego. The victim was driving a car alongside the large truck when the 18 wheeler overturned, crushing the car.
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After Spike in Train Accident Deaths, Caltrain Embarks on Safety Education Campaign
A spike in fatalities on train tracks has Caltrain extremely concerned. The agency has launched an intensive safety campaign called Rail Safety Month to raise public awareness about the dangers of walking on the tracks, as well as anti-suicide awareness.
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CHP, Trucking Companies Focus on Truck Safety over Labor Day Weekend
The California Highway Patrol, the California Trucking Association and the Insurance Information Network of California are collaborating to draw attention to truck safety over the Labor Day weekend.
Last week, the three agencies conducted a live demonstration at the California Highway Patrol training facility in Sacramento. Big rig drivers demonstrated the dangers arising from a truck’s blind spots. Because of the height of the cab, the driver of an 18 wheeler may not be able to see vehicles that are in blind spots in the truck’s field of vision. These can have serious consequences because a trucker can’t avoid a motorist that who can’t be seen. It’s very important that motorists are aware of these blind spots, so that they can avoid such spots or at least understand that the trucker isn’t aware of their position.
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Pfizer Fined Record Civil Penalties over Off Label Marketing of Drugs
The world’s largest pharmaceutical company, Pfizer Inc., has agreed to pay record civil and criminal penalties amounting to $2.3 billion, over allegations that it promoted four of its medications for off label purposes.
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Unsafe Trucking and Bus Companies Continue to Operate, Increase Risk of Accidents
A study released by the Government Accountability Office last month revealed a shocking fact. Hundreds of trucking and bus companies have been able to operate under different names after they had been ordered to shut down for drug testing violations, unlicensed drivers, and other federal violations.
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One Dead in Truckee Gas Explosion
At least one person has been confirmed dead in an explosion in an apartment complex in Truckee in Nevada County on Tuesday.
According to news reports, a 27-year-old woman has been killed in the explosion and her husband and their three children, aged 12, 7 and 10 years old, sustained injuries in the explosion. The woman died from her injures on Tuesday night. The three children suffered burns, and received treatment in the hospital, but have been discharged. The children’s father sustained serious burn injuries, and had to be airlifted to a hospital. He is reported to be in a critical condition.
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