Dozens injured in recent bus accident
New Yorkers frequently ride buses around the city. Using public transportation is convenient. In addition, people may feel more protected in a large bus. However, bus accidents happen in New York City and beyond. Despite its large size, a bus accident can leave people with serious injuries. A recent bus accident in another state is […]
Diabetes during pregnancy may increase risk of birth defects
Given the advances in Western medicine, readers may assume that the care of pregnant women is fairly standardized, from the early stages of pregnancy through the labor and delivery process.
Overview of New State Scaffolding Law
New York state scaffolding laws have helped to protect workers for many years, but now some advocates of reform have these laws in their crosshairs. Reporting in the Legislative Gazette February 17 shows trade groups and others contending a link between existing scaffolding laws and extremely high insurance premiums for construction projects. Some claim that […]
The question of negligence in birth injuries and birth defects
If a medical mistake or error caused injury, a patient deserves to know what happened. Unfortunately, a patient is often not in a position to know what really happened during a procedure.
LaGuardia: Plane, Truck “Bump” – Accidents and Back Injuries
Even minor aviation safety incidents are carefully tracked and documented, and get a lot of public attention as FAA heads and other public officials look at increasing safety for air travel. One example is a procedural mistake at New York’s La Guardia airport, where CNN affiliates reported February 15 on a kind of ‘fender-bender’ between […]
Snow Impedes Visibility
Many of us tend to think of this year’s hard winter as a challenge in extremely urban areas like downtown New York City, but it also has its effects out in other more rural areas of the state. Reporting from February from local broadcast affiliate WENY shows snowfall and other factors impacting the community of Elmira, New York, just above the Pennsylvania state line and not too far from the Great Lakes area, south of Rochester and Syracuse. Some of the challenges reported in Elmira are emblematic of what happened in a lot of communities around the state. Locals reported on snow piles in parking lots impacting visibility, and large piles of snow lowering sight distances on busy streets. Signage can also be covered up, and intersections can become a lot more hazardous, in these kinds of situations. Drivers can find it harder to watch out for pedestrians or cyclists. The unprecedented obstacles that snow piles present can be dangerous.
Public Works and Public Responsibility
Elmira officials quoted in the WENY coverage talked about the challenges of keeping snow plowed and figuring out where to put it. As discussed in this article, there’s a balance between getting snow off of roadways and putting it in places where it won’t impact visibility for drivers. Then there’s the responsibility of local businesses and households to remove snow and ice from their local areas.
Bus, Truck Accident Leads to Fatality, Injury
A recent case of a collision between a truck and a New York City transit bus is an example of how these larger vehicles generate their own particular risks for drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Buses, trucks and other outsized vehicles can cause severe and grievous damage when they go out of control on busy roads. […]
Multiple fatalities reported after recent bus accident
posted in Bus Accidents on Monday, March 18, 2013. People in New York City usually hop on buses assuming that they will have a peaceful and uneventful ride. However, a bus accident can not only delay an individual’s commute. It can also leave them with serious injuries. A recent bus accident in a nearby state […]
Birth injury lawsuit against military hospital is settled
Most expectant parents in New York have no reason to believe their children won’t be born healthy. Families move on to enjoy all the ups and downs of parenting as little ones grow and thrive. However, for a few moms and dads, a birth injury changes everything.
$62 million awarded to New York amputee
Even routine medical procedures can go wrong, though serious issues are statistically rare. In the case of a Brooklyn woman who was injured in a surgical procedure, a routine surgery resulted in days of pain and, ultimately, the loss of both legs and the partial loss of her hearing. The woman filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital and doctors, and was awarded $62 million by a jury on Friday, Jan. 10.