The number of emergency room visits due to bicycle-related injuries has risen sharply in recent years, according to researchers. American and Australian researchers collaborated on this injury study that was recently published in Injury
More than 75 percent of the drownings and pool-related injuries from 2012-2016 involved children younger than 5 years of age, states a recent report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This public
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 1.2 million adolescents across the globe died during 2015, primarily from causes they were preventable or treatable. That is 3,000 deaths each day worldwide. The total population
While most people are aware of the effects of alcohol on driving and public safety, drugged driving attracts less attention. Drunk driving is increasingly seen as socially unacceptable and is dropping partly as a
With summer just around the corner and temperatures heating up around the country, more bikers are sharing the roads with motorists. Accordingly, the month of May has been designated National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
In July of 2015, eight women were departing from a tour of a North Fork vineyard. At about 5 p.m. in Cutchogue, the women’s limousine executed a legal, but ill-advised U-turn on County Route
Two lawsuits were recently filed charging that exploding e-cigarettes caused injury to men in New York and Texas. The separate claims showed similar patterns of damage. The New York man, Otis Gooding, suffered second
As National Dog Bite Prevention Week wraps up this April, troubling statistics have been released regarding the recent uptick in dog bite injuries. A report released by State Farm Insurance in collaboration with the Insurance
Distracted driving has become so widely recognized as a source of injuries and fatalities on the nation’s roadways that April has been named National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. It is estimated that more than
A lawsuit was recently filed alleging that an exploding e-cigarette in a New Jersey man’s pants pocket caused severe burns to his leg and emotional hardship sufficient to alter his life. The suit alleges
