The newest annual statistics on fatal trucking accidents show that almost three-quarters of those killed in the United States are occupants in vehicles other than the trucks.
In February, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration released an overview report on the nation’s large truck accidents for 2015, the most recent reporting year. The report states that 86 percent of the trucks involved in fatal accidents that year weighed over 13 tons.
This is one good explanation for why the overwhelming majority of those killed in big rig crashes are occupants in other ...
Do hospitals listen when parents report their concerns over their children’s medical treatment? And do they document these family concerns?
JAMA Pediatrics recently reported the findings of a survey that compared the rates of family-reported medical errors to how often healthcare providers reported them and how often hospitals noted the incidents.
Researchers surveyed the parents of about 700 hospital patients who were 17-years old and younger. They also surveyed the caregivers of the patients as well as reviewed hospital incident reports. Four pediatric care facilities ...
Earlier this year the Missouri Department of Transportation challenged Missouri drivers to put down their cell phones. In announcing this campaign to end distracted driving, MoDOT said that Missouri drivers are 23 times more likely to be in a serious crash when a texting driver is involved.
Yet, while the majority drivers acknowledge the dangers of distracted driving, a substantial percentage of drivers still do it, as well as engage in other reckless actions that could cause fatal car accidents.
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently released its 2016 Traffic Safety ...
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, loss-of-control accidents were responsible for almost 1,200 deaths between 2008 and 2014. They accounted for about half of all fatal fixed-wing aviation accidents during that time. And pilot error was the leading cause for such catastrophes.
Takeoff and Landing Aviation Accidents
A loss-of-control accident covers any incidence when an aircraft perilously departs from controlled flight. Loss-of-control accidents pose the most dangers during initial climbing after takeoff, and landing approaches. Bad weather can cause the ...
The increasingly negative attitudes doctors hold today about their work could be affecting patient safety, according to a new survey.
Medscape, a medical issues website, recently published the findings of its Medscape Lifestyle Report, which annually investigates physicians’ work happiness. This latest survey included 14,000 doctors, a group that encompassed more than 30 specialties.
More than Half of Physicians Reported Work Unhappiness
Over half – 51 percent – reported being burned out, which the survey authors define as a loss of enthusiasm, cynicism, and low ...
Defective medical devices can seriously injure patients. It’s been recently documented that a type of medical device used regularly and repeatedly in hospitals may not receive adequate cleaning, and therefore may pose grave dangers as well.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is the federal agency responsible for the safety of medical devices used throughout the country. When a serious defect in a medical device becomes known, the FDA can issue a recall to minimize the harm.
According to the FDA, a defective medical device recall doesn’t always mean the device is no longer to be ...
Poor communications between healthcare providers account for about seven out of every 10 patient deaths caused by a mistake in medical care.
This statistic is attributed to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as part of the findings of a study released last month on how to prevent medical communication errors. The study was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research-Human Factor.
Types of Miscommunication That Can Harm Patients
This study looked at communications during patient handoffs in hospitals – the ending of one care giver shift and the beginning ...
Truck driver is one of the nation’s most deadly occupations. Many of the same factors that place truckers in peril unfortunately also contribute to fatal trucking accidents that kill numerous other people.
In December 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual census of the country’s fatal occupational injuries. This latest census covered fatal work injuries for 2015. It reported that transportation and material moving jobs were responsible for a fourth of all work-related deaths and among this collection of workers, tractor-trailer drivers experienced ...
Nurses have a difficult job. The work they do – providing medical care – is challenging enough. Throw in high daily workload volumes and it’s understandable just how demanding a role nurses endure.
But that’s not to excuse the preventable mistakes in patient care they make, such as medication errors, because patients can suffer real and irreparable harm from them.
Mistakes in dispensing medications are a leading type of medical error. Some estimates link as many as 7,000 patient deaths each year to a drug error. Medication mistakes by nurses are of particular concern as nurses ...
One question asked if doctors ever felt it okay to hide a medical error that could harm a patient. The good news is that more than three-quarters of the physicians said it was never ...
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