According to a report by the non-profit group Public Citizen, health care workers endure more injuries and illnesses on the job than any other industry, due to limited safety standards and inspections. The report shows health care workers had approximately 654,000 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2010, approximately 152,000 more than the manufacturing industry. Even...
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90-Year-Old Retired Professor Killed in Pedestrian Accident
On December 18, 2013, a 90-year-old retired professor named Francis Margaret Parsons was struck and killed by a vehicle as she walked her dog near the access ramp of a parking garage in Washington D.C. The elderly woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries and died. The general...
Read MoreCeiling Collapse at London Theater Injures Over 80 People
A ceiling collapse that occurred on December 19 at the famous Apollo Theatre in London’s Soho district is said to have injured at least 80 people, according to a CNN report. Investigators of the collapse have ruled out any foul play in their initial assessment of the wreckage. However, the Westminster City Council will...
Read MoreMaryland Accident on Interstate 81 Involved More Than 20 Vehicles Including Semi Trucks
On December 8, a massive 20-car pileup occurred on Interstate 81 near State Route 58 that closed the roadway for over 3 hours. Maryland State Police cited that the highway became blocked when one tractor-trailer traveled into the median to steer clear of several cars that had spun out due to wintry conditions. However, as...
Read MoreD.C. Area Sees Holiday Traffic Continue to Increase Five Years in a Row
In a recent study by AAA, the travel organization found that about 40 percent of individuals in the Washington D.C. area plan on traveling outside of the city for the holiday season. With more people opting to travel on the road than by air travel, this equates to roughly 2.3 million people taking to the...
Read MoreFalls in Nursing Homes are a Common and Preventable Cause of Serious Injury and Death
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 1,800 people die every year from injuries related to falls. Those who survive falls are often left with permanent disabilities that reduce their quality of life. Falls occur at least twice as often in nursing homes than among elderly people who live on their own. The...
Read MoreNational Institutes of Health Gives $18.8 Million for TBI Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is granting $18.8 million over the course of five years to support worldwide research on concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The NIH award, part of one of the largest international research collaborations ever coordinated, supports a team of U.S....
Read MoreRecent Study Suggests that Robotic Surgical Errors are not Being Reported
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, even though usage of surgical robots in hospitals has increased dramatically over the past 10 years, a disorganized system for reporting surgical errors makes the robot’s safety information inaccurate. Robot-assisted surgery is a minimally invasive technique used in a variety of operations, ranging from a hysterectomy to gallbladder...
Read MoreFatal Springfield Car Crash Most Likely Caused by Dangerous Street Racing
According to WJLA ABC 7, on December 4, authorities reported that two cars involved in a fatal crash in Springfield were most likely racing at the time of the incident. Fairfax County Police stated that the crash occurred around 11 p.m. on the Franconia-Springfield Parkway near Spring Village Drive in Springfield. Authorities say that just...
Read MoreTwo Dangerous Transportation Accidents Occur Only Hours Apart in Maryland
According to CBS DC, on October 9, separate accidents brought traffic to a halt on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and the outer loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland. U.S. Park Police reported that a pedestrian was fatally struck by a minivan traveling southbound on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway around 4:54 a.m. just south of Route 175...
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