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Long road trips with heavily loaded cars on over-heated highways can stress car tires to the limit. To prevent car accidents, before hitting the road, check that the pressure is adequate in all tires and that the treads are in good condition

Car accidents related to tire aging kill 90 people and injure 3200 every year. 9% of all car crashes are due to tire related issues according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). As summer season is starting, the NHTSA is urging motorists to check…

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Medical Malpractice – Failure to observe very small aneurysms may lead to devastating brain damage or death

In order to prevent Medical Malpractice, observation should be the treatment of choice for all stable brain aneurysms including the smallest ones as all brain aneurysms, even those smaller than the current 7-mm treatment threshold, have 12 times more of a chance to break and lead to a catastrophic brain…

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Spinal Cord Injury: new neuroimaging protocols show that patients have irreversible tissue loss in the spinal cord within 40 days of injury

After a spinal cord injury, the assumption that it takes years for degenerative changes in the spinal cord and the brain to happen is incorrect. A study from the University of Zurich, Uniklinik Balgrist, and University College London (UCL), demonstrates that anatomical changes in the spinal cord and brain above…

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Teen Drivers Car Accident Prevention: online gaming platform style program helps teens improving their driving skills

In order to prevent teen car crashes and personal injury, an innovative online program focuses on improving frontal lobe execution functions such as self-regulation or impulse control so that young drivers can achieve insight about driving risks and improve their driving skills. The frontal lobe of the brain is not…

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New York Construction Accident Prevention: 3 contractors fined close to half million dollars by OSHA for performing concrete work and crane operation too close to energized 13,200-volt overhead power lines

Vordonia Contracting and Supplies Corp./Alma Realty Corp. of Long Island City, MSI of Brooklyn, and North Eastern Precast of Fultonville allowed employees to work dangerously close to high-voltage power lines despite multiple cease and desist notices from the Long Island Power Authority. Contractors were working on a residential and retail…

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New York Residential Building Accident Prevention: New Yorkers can request a free inspection of their deck and porch without the threat of receiving a violation

If porches and decks are not maintained properly the weather changes and the exposure to elements can put them at risk of collapse and proprety owners can be held responsible for personal injury that may occur in the event of an accident . For this reason the NYC Building department…

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Brooklyn Car Accident Prevention: New York State Department of Transportation delays $200,000 plan to slow down traffic at deadly intersection

Last Monday a woman died when she was struck by a truck and fell underneath the rear wheels of the tractor-trailer as it was turning onto onto Prospect Expressway in Kensington, Broolyn, New York. The intersection that once again proved to be very dangerous for pedestrians has been waiting for…

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