You have probably seen this while driving on the highway – a passenger in another vehicle with their bare feet or knees resting on the dashboard. You may even be guilty of this yourself. But did you know that propping your legs up on a vehicle’s dashboard could cause serious catastrophic injury and even death?…
Continue reading ›Almost gone are the days of paper medical records. Today, many if not most, medical offices and hospitals have transitioned to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) or Electronic Heath Records (EHRs). EMRs are the digital equivalent of paper records or charts at a clinician’s office. The digital records often contain general information on one’s treatment and…
Continue reading ›Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital created a web-based handoff tool and trained its employees in an effort to reduce medical errors. Now researchers are reporting that they have seen lower medical error rates as a result. This report comes a few months after a new study in the British Medical Journal (MBJ) claimed medical errors…
Continue reading ›September 18-24 is Child Passenger Safety Week and September 24 is National Seat Check Saturday. According to the National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), every 33 seconds, one child under the age of 13 is involved in a crash. Many times deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat…
Continue reading ›People, often our family members and loved ones, entering nursing homes expect that there are reasonable safeguards in place to ensure their safety and quality of care. This was not the case in an assisted living facility in California, where nursing home abuse has reach a whole new, unacceptable level. A nursing home employee was…
Continue reading ›The Stanford Daily has reported that Former Stanford football player David Burns ’76 has filed a class action lawsuit seeking damages for the alleged disregard of the health and safety of former Stanford football players. The suit names the University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) as defendants and covers…
Continue reading ›Do you have questions regarding your medications – are they harmful, ineffective or even dangerous? There is a helpful website where you can get an independent second opinion on more than 1,800 prescription drugs, medications or supplements. Worst Pills, Best Pills (www.worstpills.org) is a project of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group. This group is a…
Continue reading ›Over the Memorial Day weekend an observer videotaped a shocking road-rage video of a Florida driver who appears to deliberately slam into a motorcycle. The alleged driver was arrested and faces hit-and-run and aggravated battery charges in connection with the incident. AutoVantage’s 2014 In the Driver’s Seat Road Rage Survey identified Miami as having the…
Continue reading ›Be Prepared Before the Accident Each year you should review your auto insurance policy to make sure that you are current and are carrying the right type of coverage by law to protect yourself in the event of an accident with an insured or uninsured motorist. In Florida this means you must carry personal injury…
Continue reading ›Fox Sports reporter, Erin Andrews, recently was awarded a $55 million award for the pain and suffering of being videotaped naked in a Nashville hotel room in 2008. Andrews sued, in a civil trial, her stalker, who was found 51% responsible and the Nashville Marriott, who was found 49% responsible. A Nashville jury rendered its…
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