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How to Prevent ATV Accidents and Injuries

When summer arrives, one of the most popular recreational activities is to have fun exploring off-road trails on ATVs. While ATVs are exciting, it is important to keep in mind that they are extremely dangerous too. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, accidents cause approximately 800 deaths and 135,000 injuries each year in the United States. In 2011, ATV accidents resulted in about 327 fatalities and 107,000 injuries. ATV Safety Tips to Prevent Accidents Here are important tips to prevent ATV accidents and make sure that you do not suffer serious injury as a result of these fun

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What Constitutes LASIK Malpractice?

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about 600,000 LASIK vision correction procedures are performed every year in the United States. If you look at the information provided by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, LASIK eye surgery has an impressive success rate and 96% of patients achieve 20/20 vision or better after undergoing this type of surgery.

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Study highlights need for accurate MRI testing

A recent study conducted with help from a New York radiologist has demonstrated that breast MRIs are susceptible to major error when they are performed while the patient is in the wrong position. The researchers say that MRIs should be done while the patient is in the supine position, also known as lying face-up, so that they can have the best opportunity for successful surgical results.

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Common Summertime Accidents and Injuries

Summer is a time of fun and adventure, but it also brings with it plenty of opportunity for accidents and injuries. With the Fourth of July celebrations during this season, the number of people who sustain injuries due to various accidents increases significantly. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, an average of 230 fireworks-related injuries occurs near and on the Fourth of July. An estimated 10,500 injuries involving fireworks were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2014. Other summer accidents include bicycling and swimming accidents. According to CDC in 2013, more than 900 bicyclists were killed and an estimated 494,000 emergency department

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How concerned do I need to be about diagnostic errors?

The medical community here in the U.S. was rocked by the recent publication of an eye-opening report in the BMJ, formerly known as the British Medical Journal, which made some altogether astonishing findings concerning our nation’s rate of preventable medical errors.

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PORT REPUBLIC: Darryl Thomas and Zachary Pearce Killed In Car Accident After Vehicle Left Roadway Went Through A Guardrail Down An Embankment and Into A Marsh

MUNICIPALITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR INSTALLING INADEQUATE RAILING PORT REPUBLIC, NEW JERSEY (June 28, 2016) – Two men from New York were killed in a tragic single vehicle car accident after their vehicle went through a guardrail, down an embankment and into a marsh, according to NJ.com. (map) Authorities have been able to identify the two men that died as Darryl Thomas from Brooklyn and Zachary Pearce from Jamaica New York. New Jersey State Police indicated that the accident happened around Milepost 48.6. According to an early investigation by police officers, the driver of the Nissan Maxima was in the left lane when for reasons unknown he lost control

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