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• 'Condition H', Does Your Hospital Have It?

  Ryan Scott | April 23, 2008 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  For the fifth straight year, a preventable safety mistake known as ‘Failure to Rescue’ is the leading cause of preventable death in U.S. hospitals. More than surgical mistakes, the wrong or overdose of drugs, or unforeseeable complications, ‘Failure to Rescue’ is the most common preventable problem. 'Condition H' allows a patient or loved one to summon emergency help, the same emergency number that doctors and nurses use, when they feel distress. This procedure may save your life.

• Motorcycles--Freedom of Movement

  Jeanie Oliver | May 20, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  I came across an interesting mention at the National Safety Council website about the fact that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. There just seems to be so much freedom on a motorcycle. That...

• Tumble Tower Infant Rattles Recalled

  Jeanie Oliver | May 19, 2008 4:51 PM | 2 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  When a post is about a defective product recall, I find that a picture would be worth a 1000 words. For most of us, hearing or reading that a certain baby rattle can cause choking leaves a blank...

• Tornado Bus Company y tres muertes - accidente

  Sach Oliver | November 27, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Jennifer Rodrigues, portavoz para Tornado Bus Company, en el Web site de la compañía de autobús dicho, "el 25 de noviembre, una unidad de Tornado Bus Company estuvo implicada en un accidente del vehículo de motor. El autobús número 5849 viajaba de Chicago a Dallas. Hay 2 fatalidades confirmadas en nuestro autobús, 1 fatalidad a partir del uno de los otros vehículos. Los otros pasajeros...

• Senate Doesn't Agree on Aviation Safety Bill

  Drew Dixon | May 07, 2008 5:32 PM | 2 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Sometimes party ties mean more to Senators than consumer safety. With the upcoming Presidential election only months away, partisan fighting is at an all time high causing important bills to stall in the Senate. The most recent bill to fall victim to this partisan squabble is legislation to modernize and fund the Federal Aviation Administration including such provisions as money for a satellite-based air traffic control system and a mandatory two-year prohibition on official contact between the agency and former FAA inspectors who go to work for airlines.

• Two Tractor Trailers Collide in Cromwell

  Shannon Weidemann | October 15, 2007 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  An afternoon tractor trailer accident on Friday left Interstate 91 shut down in Cromwell. Three cars were also involved in the accident. The accident happened just after 3 p.m. prior to exit 21. For about two hours, all northbound lanes came to stop and police were directing traffic off the highway at exit 20. One lane of southbound traffic was also blocked off in that area. One of trucks...

• Bicycle Safety Tips and Resources to Avoid Serious Injury

  Margaret Embry | April 30, 2009 1:55 PM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), In 2007, 698 pedalcyclists were killed and an additional 44,000 were injured in traffic crashes. Pedalcyclist deaths...

• What do I do After I Have been Involved in a Car Accident?

  Paul Ford | March 20, 2009 3:16 PM | 2 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  In 2006, government statistics revealed that an automobile accident occurs every 11 minutes. That is a stagering statistic. Because they happen so often, it only makes sense to know what to do if...

• Medical Helicopters, Are They Safe?

  Frank Bailey | July 01, 2008 4:22 PM | 2 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Medical helicopters can save lives and they can also take lives. Sixteen people have died in crashes this year alone. There have been a total of seven crashes. Thirteen of these deaths occurred...

• Justice for Tornado Bus Line Accident Victims?

  Sach Oliver | December 05, 2007 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  Why have there been no updates on this tragedy or news stories about the victims. One reason is because the bus accident is not being reviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board. This fact means that this tragedy has then become unnewsworthy. Another fact could be that because the vast majority of victims did not speak English means they are less likely to seek justice for their...