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...
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Falls 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...
Read MoreCompany Exposed For Launching Secret Research Program after Facing Asbestos Claims
According to The Center for Public Integrity, in 2005, Georgia-Pacific Corp. found itself facing a product liability lawsuit of over $1 billion for a product it had not manufactured in nearly three decades: the cancer-causing mineral asbestos. Accused in over 60,000 legal claims, Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific launched a secret...
Read MoreFlight Attendant Injured after Pilot Slams on Breaks
According to WJLA, on November 30, a United Airlines flight attendant sustained injuries when a pilot hit the brakes suddenly to avoid a collision at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Officials reported that United Airlines Flight 379 to Orlando began to taxi to the runway around 8:30 a.m. when the pilot made an unexpected stop...
Read MoreConstruction Worker Died after Sustaining Traumatic Brain Injury on Thanksgiving Day
According to WJLA, Thanksgiving Day was a day of tragedy for one family, now grieving the death of a 56-year-old construction worker who was fatally injured on November 28 at a job site in Silver Spring. "He'd fallen in a very strange and freak accident," explained Lieutenant Michael Hartnett of the Montgomery County Police Department....
Read More32 Stop Sign Cameras Activated in DC’s Street Safe Campaign
According to WJLA, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has officially launched its Street Safe campaign, which aims to reduce traffic violations, lower the number of crashes and save lives. On November 23, thirty-two stop sign cameras were activated and will issue warnings to motorists through December 29. After December 30, actual tickets will be issued. Motorists could...
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