Slip-and-fall accidents are one of the most common injuries in today’s society. According to the National Floor Safety Institute, falls account for over 8 million hospital emergency room visits annually. Slips and falls account for about 12 percent of total...
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Month: March 2017
Breast implants increase risk of extremely rare cancer
North Carolina women who are considering breast augmentation procedures may be interested to learn that there have been nine reported deaths from a rare form of cancer that has been associated with breast implants. The Food and Drug Administration stated that women...
Move Over! Bill requires slow drivers to move over from Left lane
Move Over! Bill requires slow drivers to move over from Left lane.Have you ever been frustrated with a slow driver on the interstate who refused to move over allowing you to pass them? Ever lost your temper with someone driving below the posted speed limit in the left...
Nursery products and injury
According to a Nationwide Children's Hospital study, each year, over 60,000 children under the age of 3 in North Carolina and the rest of the United States visit emergency rooms due to accidents involving nursery products. That amounts to approximately one accident...
The effect of economic recession and recovery on driving fatalities in 2016
During the Great Recession and economic recovery, great improvements were made when it came to keeping roads and citizens safe from driving fatalities. However, per the National Safety Council, the number of traffic-related deaths hit 40,200 in 2016, which is up 6...
How drowsy driving causes major accidents
Most people do not think of tiredness as risky. People who would never get behind the wheel after having a drink think nothing of driving when short on sleep. They would be surprised to learn that, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, there is not much...
Company building remote control tech for trucks
North Carolina motorists may be interested to learn that truck drivers may soon be operating their commercial vehicles remotely. A company based in San Francisco created remote control technology that could be retrofit into commercial trucks that are already using the...
1 dead in accident involving school bus
On Feb. 10, a 31-year-old North Carolina woman was killed in a car accident after she struck a school bus and then collided with a tree. There were five individuals on board the school bus at the time of the crash. None of them were seriously injured, according to...
Child struck by trailer in North Carolina
A 10-year-old North Carolina boy was injured after being struck by a vehicle on Feb. 12. The accident happened around 9:30 a.m. in Pitt County, according to authorities. An official with Pactolus Fire Rescue said that emergency crews were dispatched to Poorman's Flea...
Nash County Beta Club Going to National Convention
Nash County Beta Club Going to National ConventionOne local Nash County Beta Club's Living Literature group (10 members) finished second in North Carolina's middle school Beta Club convention and will have the opportunity to compete at the national Beta Club...
