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The Fourth of July is a time of celebration and festivities in the United States. As people come together to commemorate Independence Day, it's important to prioritize safety while enjoying the holiday. Here are some common tips and guidelines to travel safely during...
New Yorkers are used to dealing with construction sites as they walk or bike around the city. They count on those responsible for the work to ensure that any surrounding areas that could be dangerous are surrounded by fencing or temporary walls and feature appropriate...
Not many life experiences are as exciting as welcoming a new bundle of joy into the world. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for those moments of joy to be disrupted by a life-altering injury like brain damage to your little bundle of joy. If a healthcare provider’s...
Unfortunately, errors can happen in the operating room, which is worrying. And one of them is wrong-site surgery - cases of a patient’s wrong organ being operated on or removed have been reported. These errors should never occur, as they lead to significant effects....
People get hurt all the time in New York, and sometimes the situation that causes their injury is truly an accident. The situation doesn't involve fault on the part of another person or a business but is, instead, an unusual situation that culminated in someone...
Those who work in the medical profession are held to high standards when treating the sick and injured. They must practice caution in diagnosing and treating patients to avoid worsening a condition or creating a separate injury. Sometimes these trained and educated...
Almost all medical treatment comes with some degree of risk. Prescription drugs can interact with one another and cause major medical issues. People can also have an allergic reaction to a medicine that they have never taken before. Surgeries and other physical...
Local anesthesia generally just deadens sensations in a specific area. For instance, it will be used when having a mole removed. But general anesthesia is much more complicated. When a patient is “put under”, they’ll have no sensations at all. Their brain won’t even...
If someone suffers from a head injury, a very common piece of advice is that doctors will tell them not to go to sleep. If family members, friends or even medical professionals are watching this individual, they will try to keep them awake. The reason for this is that...
Few lines of work have a mandatory retirement age these days. Due to federal and state age discrimination laws, it’s hard to make the case that when a person reaches a certain age, they can no longer do the job they’re trained for unless their age is clearly a matter...