Child Safety | Auto Accident & Fatality Prevention Involving Motor Vehicles & Heat The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated a very important safety campaign aimed at preventing child fatalities in hot cars this past summer. The new campaign entitled, "Where’s Baby? Look Before You Lock" reminds all drivers to look for [...]
In 2012, there were 4,743 pedestrian accident fatalities nationwide; 5 percent of those were children, age 14 and younger. More than 20% of traffic fatalities involving children aged 14 and younger were pedestrians. When you consider that a pedestrian struck by a vehicle driving 40 mph has an 85 percent chance of death, you can see [...]
When young patients must receive medical care, it rarely even crosses their worried parents' minds that their child could receive improper medication or an improper dosage for their weight or age. Related Articles Medication Errors and Physician Liability Pharmacist Hours Lead to Deadly Pharmacy Errors Medication Error Death – Former Vanderbilt Nurse Pleads Not Guilty Medication [...]
On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Rory Staunton dove for a basketball in gym class, scrapping his arm in the process. Deemed a minor injury, the wound was patched up with a Band Aid and brushed off by Rory, who didn't bother telling his mother until much later that evening. However, the next day he found himself [...]
