Thursday, September 23, 2010
Texting Leads to Increase in Distracted Driving Fatalities
Texting while driving likely caused more than 16,000 road fatalities between 2002 and 2007, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. "After declining from 1999 to 2005, fatalities from distracted driving increased 28% after 2005, rising from 4572 fatalities to 5870 in 2008." The authors concluded that distracted driving "is a growing public safety hazard. Specifically, the dramatic rise in texting volume since 2005 appeared to be contributing to an alarming rise in distracted driving fatalities."
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Electronic Health Records Cause Problems Too
An interesting article on the problems with electronic medical records.
Friday, September 3, 2010
$8M Settlement for Sledding Accident
The Courant reported:
"A Connecticut woman paralyzed in a sledding accident in Waterbury in 2007 has received an $8 million settlement from the city. Rose Marie Deschesnes, now 24, crashed into a metal bench at the bottom of a hill near a ball field while snow tubing at Fulton Park. She suffered a spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic. She filed a lawsuit last year alleging the city should never have put a bench at the base of such a popular sledding spot and failed to take safety precautions. Deschesnes' lawyer says the settlement money will be put into a trust to pay for her medical and living expenses for the rest of her life.
An aide to the mayor says he believes the bench has been removed."
"A Connecticut woman paralyzed in a sledding accident in Waterbury in 2007 has received an $8 million settlement from the city. Rose Marie Deschesnes, now 24, crashed into a metal bench at the bottom of a hill near a ball field while snow tubing at Fulton Park. She suffered a spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic. She filed a lawsuit last year alleging the city should never have put a bench at the base of such a popular sledding spot and failed to take safety precautions. Deschesnes' lawyer says the settlement money will be put into a trust to pay for her medical and living expenses for the rest of her life.
An aide to the mayor says he believes the bench has been removed."
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