According to National Safety Council estimates, there is a cell phone related car accident every 24 seconds. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concluded that 80 percent of motor vehicle accidents are the result of distraction behind the wheel. Drivers who are not paying attention to the task of safe driving are a hazard. Safety experts […]
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Illinois Supplier Sold Antifreeze-Tainted Ingredient To Malt-O-Meal Maker
MOM Brands Co., the makers of Malt-O-Meal cereal products was forced to recall 22,000 cases of cereal across five states. The product, Malt-O-Meal Marshmallow Mateys, used a Vitamin C supplement that MOM had purchased from a supplier in Libertyville, Illinois. The supplement was reportedly made in a plant China and was later discovered to contain […]
Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop, P.C., Files Medical Malpractice Case Based on Negligence by Radiologist Resulting in Patient’s Death
Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop filed a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit today in the Circuit Court of Kane County, Illinois, on behalf of the estate of a 64-year-old woman. The lawsuit alleges a hospital radiologist misread and misdiagnosed radiological images showing a perforated bowel, delaying medical care that was necessary to prevent the patient’s […]
Distracted Driving Still A Priority For NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration remains committed to the battle against distracted driving, according to top official David Strickland. The NHTSA Chief suggested that one day the organization would have a national program to deal with distracted driving similar to the programs implemented to address drunk driving and the importance of seat belt use. Some had […]
Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop, P.C., Brings Lawsuit on Behalf of Patient Who Sustained Permanent Injuries Due to Nursing Negligence
Rapoport Sims Perry & VanOverloop brought a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, today against a hospital based on the negligent conduct of its nurses in failing to timely and properly monitor and respond to a patient’s internal bleeding in her left arm. As a result, the patient sustained a volar hematoma […]
New Safety Recommendations Released
The National Transportation Safety Board has made 19 total recommendations across several Transportation Department agencies. Some of the suggested changes stem from the NTSB investigation of a deadly 2011 crash in which a semi-truck hit an Amtrak train. That wreck claimed the lives of 6 people and left many more injured. Perhaps the most controversial of the […]
FAA Approval Process Draws Scrutiny
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to carry passengers in accordance with its normal standards and procedures. Those standards are now being called into question by the National Transportation Safety Board due to the problems that have been encountered since the 787 began flying. Several incidents, including an emergency landing and a […]
Battery Issues Have Plagued Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Safety regulators have grounded all Boeing 787 Dreamliners until issues concerning the lithium-ion batteries and chargers have been addressed. Battery problems forced an emergency landing of a Dreamliner in Japan earlier this month. That incident followed a battery fire after a 787 landed in Boston. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is broadening the scope of its […]
Obesity Can Increase Car Accident Fatality Risk By 80 Percent
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tracks data on car accidents in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). A recent analysis of fatal accidents between 1996 and 2008 showed a sharp increase in the risk of fatality for obese drivers involved in collisions with other vehicles. The study compared accidents where the vehicles involved were the same […]
Company Knew About High Failure Rate For Hip Implant
More information is coming to light concerning the hip implants recalled by Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics division. According to Johnson & Johnson’s internal documentation, the metal hip implants known as Articular Surface Replacement, or A.S.R., fail at a rate of almost 40 percent within the first five years after they are implanted. The company […]
Reports Of Errors In Electronic Health Records
A Pennsylvania study has revealed an increase in the number of errors associated with the use of electronic health records. Between 2004 and 2011, hospitals in that state reported 3,099 total incidents related to faulty electronic health records. Of those, 1,142 occurred in 2011. That was nearly double the total reported for 2010. The data did indicate […]
Batteries And Wiring Analyzed In NTSB Dreamliner Investigation
After a Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire at Logan International Airport in Boston last week, the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the incident. Shortly thereafter, the Federal Aviation Administration decided to launch a top-priority review of the Boeing 787 due to repeated issues in its electrical systems. The review is intended to […]
FAA Launching Top-Priority Review Of Boeing 787 Dreamliner
An electrical fire and fuel leak drew headlines this week as Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner continued its inauspicious debut. The issues affecting the plane have prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to launch a top-priority review of the aircraft. According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the review will help the FAA “look at the root causes and do […]
Two Medical Helicopter Crashes Raise Safety Concerns
In 2006, the National Transportation Safety Board began an effort to improve safety in medical aircraft following a spike in the number of accidents nationwide. The progress of that initiative was called into question recently as two medical helicopters crashed on the same day, causing four injuries and three fatalities. Despite the attention of federal safety officials, […]
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Suffers Electrical Fire
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines suffered an electrical fire shortly after the plane landed and passengers and crew departed on Monday. The plane landed at Logan International Airport in Boston at 10 a.m. with 173 passengers and 11 crewmembers coming in from Tokyo. The passengers and crew departed and cleaning crews were […]
Car Crashes And Drowsy Driving Study
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a telephone survey conducted each year in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey of more than 147,000 people from 2009-2010 included questions to determine how many drivers had nodded off or fallen asleep while driving in the previous 30 days. The CDC was attempting […]
U.S. Forest Service And Aging Aircraft
In 2002, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report criticizing the aerial firefighting capability of the U.S. Forest Service. A review of aviation accident reports from the NTSB shows that six people died in air tanker crashes while on firefighting missions this year. At least 22 have died in such accidents in the last 10 years. […]
Childbirth Complications Rose Sharply Over Past Decade
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a study showing a significant rise in the number of emergencies during delivery and severe complications in the days after delivery from 1999 to 2009. Life-threatening complications during delivery rose 75 percent while severe post-delivery complications more than doubled. The lead author of the study referred to […]
Treatment For Severe Allergic Reactions May Be Lacking
A survey sponsored by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America looked into the treatment recommended by primary care and emergency physicians for anaphylaxis. The survey identified “likely deficiencies” in the knowledge of how to treat the condition and keep it from recurring. Anaphylaxis is an allergic reaction that reaches life-threatening severity. It sets on quickly, […]
Infant Safety And The Infant Seat Exception
Air travel with small children presents parents with many challenges. For some parents, air travel is made more attractive by a common policy among airlines of not charging for children under the age of 2, if the child sits on a parent’s lap. This policy may confuse parents into thinking that their children will be […]
