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Prescription and over-the-counter medications save thousands of lives each year. Yet sometimes medications inflict harm on patients more than they heal. This is often the case when someone makes a medication error – such as a nurse mixing up two patients’ prescriptions or a doctor prescribing a drug that will have an adverse reaction with…

Distracted driving is an ongoing epidemic. Year by year, distracted driving accident statistics continue to increase around the globe. In Tennessee alone, distracted driving accidents increased from 10,822 in 2008 to 24,785 in 2017. While many things inside and outside the cab of the vehicle can distract a driver enough to cause an accident, certain…

Parents might know their teens aren’t the safest drivers on the road, but they may not realize that certain periods of time – particularly in the summer – pose even more threats than usual to a teen driver’s safety. Even if your teenager does everything right, a negligent or reckless fellow motorist could cause a…

Parking lots are dangerous settings, especially for pedestrians. Drivers speeding, going the wrong way, failing to yield the right-of-way, and driving distracted can all cause serious pedestrian collisions. According to the National Safety Council, more than 50,000 accidents, 60,000 injuries, and 500 deaths occur in parking lots and garages every year. The best way to…

No family should have to worry about nursing home neglect or abuse. The unfortunate reality of the matter, however, is that thousands of vulnerable older adults suffer abuse and neglect in nursing homes every year. Finding a “great” nursing home means finding one that will take care of your elderly loved one as you would…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported approximately 475,000 accidents involving large trucks in 2016. Of these accidents, police attributed six to cargo load losses or shifts. While this might seem like a comparatively small number, it represents six serious commercial truck accidents and personal injuries that would not have happened with the simple…

A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a brain injury that arises from an external force, such as a blow or bump to the head. If the jolt is hard enough, it could move the brain around inside the skull, resulting in swelling, bleeding, tissue tears, or other brain injuries. A victim’s odds of recovering…