According to statistics, nearly one-third of the adult population in the United States takes five or more medications. Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for nearly 700,000 visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) and 100,000 hospitalizations each year.
MALFUNCTIONING HITCH MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT PALMAYRA, NEW YORK (July 2, 2015) A beloved teenager was killed in a tragic accident after a BBQ smoker grill that was attached to a hitch and hooked up to a camper came lose on the freeway, according to 13 WHAM. Authorities have been able to identify the teenager that died in the crash on Route 31 as Seth Krebbeks. The driver of the car has been identified as Jared Jones. He was taken to the Strong Hospital and released following the collision. Seth Krebbeks has been identified as a 2015 Pal-Mac graduate. Jones was identified as a student of the
FATAL ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTABLE HARLEM, NEW YORK (July 3, 2016) A three-year-old toddler was killed in a tragic accident at Harlem River Houses when he fell 13 stories after going threw a loosely secured window guard, according to the New York Post. (map) The accident at the housing project in Harlem occurred around 7:20 p.m. Sources familiar with the accident are saying that the bars by the window are supposed to be secured on the outside. But those bars were loose allowing the child to easily fall out of the window to the ground below. Authorities have been able to identify the 3-year-old as Latyr Sene.
BRIDGEPORT: Ricardo Rose, 56, Killed In Hit-And-Run Accident With Tractor-Trailer Truck After Fight With Truck Driver TRUCKING COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (July 3, 3016) – A 56-year-old man was killed in a tragic hit and run accident when the driver of a tractor trailer truck struck the man with his vehicle before fleeing the scene, according to CTpost. (map) Authorities have been able to identify the man that died in the crash as Ricardo Rose. Authorities are still investigating the crash, but they believe that it may have been the result of a drug deal gone bad. Police are saying that
TIRE BLOWOUT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEADLY CRASH HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY (July 2, 2016) Two people were killed in a tragic accident and many others were injured after a van overturned on the Garden State Parkway toll road, according to NJ.com. (map) Authorities have been able to identify the two people that died in the crash as Charles Derosier and Esperanza Guardado-Quintani. They were both ejected from the van and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are saying that Manuel Perez was driving the van when he lost control of the vehicle and it struck a guardrail before flipping over. There were a total of 14 people in the
CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT AT DANGEROUS INTERSECTION MIDTOWN, NEW YORK (July 2, 2016) A 79-year-old pedestrian was critically injured after she was struck by a pickup truck that failed to yield as she was crossing Second Avenue by East 58th Street, according to the NY Daily News. Authorities have been able to identify the vehicle involved in the pedestrian crash as a Toyota Truck. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with police after the collision. Emergency medical personnel rushed the woman to the New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center. Local residents have said that the intersection by Second Ave. and E. 58th St. is dangerous.
According to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), there were 3,546 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the United States from 2003 and 2013. During the same period, 1,458 medical malpractice cases were filed against APRNs.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 32,675 people in the United States died as a result of motor vehicle crashes in 2014. Statistics reveal that the average number of motor car accidents each year in the US is 6 million. Close to 3 million people are injured every year, while every day, over 90 people are killed in car accidents. Approximately 2 million drivers are permanently injured every year in the country as a result of car accidents. Preventing Car Accidents Here are important tips to help prevent car accidents and keep yourself safe: Keep your eyes on the road – When
CRUISE SHIP MAY BE LIABLE FOR DROWNING ACCIDENT BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY (July 1, 2016) An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a tragic swimming pool accident as he was on a cruise ship, according to NY Daily News. (map) Authorities have been able to identify the boy on the cruise ship as Prince Adepoju. Prince was on the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Sea Cruise Ship when the accident took place. Upon finding the boy crew workers started performing CPR and directed the ship to return to the New York Harbor. The boy was later transported to the Staten Island University Hospital where he remains in stable
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE TO BLAME FOR DEADLY CRASH HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY (July 1, 2015) Two people were killed Friday and numerous others were injured when a van carrying 14 people flipped over on Garden State Parkway by Exit 117, according to CBS NEWS. (map) Those who were injured were transported to the Bayshore Community Hospital in order to receive care. The van accident on the toll road is still under investigation. But a woman who is a friend of some of those that were in the van believes that a tire may have popped thus causing the fatal accident that left many with critical injuries. Authorities have been able
