"Never events" - as in surgical mistakes that should never happen - continue to occur in hospitals across the country, including Missouri and Illinois. Two new studies attempt to explain what causes catastrophic surgery errors.
Examples of Surgical Mistakes
The Mayo Clinic recently released the findings of its research into how human behavior can lead to surgical mistakes. Researchers found 69 "never events" in the surgical procedures it reviewed over a five year ...
An annual nationwide truck inspection event was held June 2 - 4. While the results won't be known for some time, given past outcomes of the previous events and nationwide data on fatal truck accidents, we know there is a real need for safer semis.
"Roadcheck 2015" is the 28th such event conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, a cooperative of North American safety officials. For 72 hours, 10,000 certified inspectors in the United States, Canada and Mexico conduct roadside inspections of ...
Now that summer is about here, amusement ride season is in full swing. Did you know that in Missouri, amusement rides must be state inspected to guard against wrongful death or catastrophic injuries?
In Missouri, What Amusement Rides Must be Inspected?
Defective amusement rides can be very dangerous. That's why Missouri's Division of Fire Safety is charged with overseeing the safety of amusement rides operated within the state. The division's amusement ride definition includes:
- Any mechanical device ...
Distracted teenage drivers pose a real danger on the road, but the danger may be even more serious than previously assumed.
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a study of teenage drivers and found that 58 percent of the crashes in which they were involved had distraction as a factor. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration previously estimated distraction was a factor in 14 percent of teenager car accidents.
Foundation researchers analyzed almost 1,700 videos of ...
U.S. manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and others along the sales chain are legally obligated to report potential defects in their products once they become aware of them. One such company recently learned this the hard way.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in April fined a leading manufacturer of lawn mowers over $1.5 million because the company failed to report serious problems with its electric lawnmowers. Several consumers had filed complaints about the mowers, saying ...
In a response to a fatal aviation crash that killed 50 people in 2009, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dramatically upped the number of flight hours required to become a commercial airline pilot. A commercial aviation group now wants those hours scaled back.
The fatal crash involved a commuter airplane approaching the airport in Buffalo, NY. The planed stalled and crashed, killing all 49 people on board and one person on the ground. Investigators determined the deadly airline accident was ...
With the weather warming up, it won't be too long until many people regularly jump in their boats for days of recreation on the water. But just as with cars and trucks, those who act negligently while operating a watercraft can be responsible for turning fun into tragedy.
This is especially true in Missouri. According to U.S. Coast Guard statistics, the Show Me State had the eighth most fatal boating accidents of all 50 states in 2013, which is the most recent reporting year. Illinois came in 23rd for ...
April is Distracted Driving month. There's a chilling reason to bring attention to this dangerous driving practice. In 2013 - the latest statistics available - distracted drivers accounted for 10 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 2,910 fatal truck and car accidents in 2013 that involved distracted driving. At least 3,154 people died in those collisions. All totaled, there were just ...
Each year the U.S. Department of Transportation publishes a recap of the nation's deadly motor vehicle accidents. Called the Fatality Analysis Reporting System - or FARS - it reviews and categorizes numerous aspects of fatal truck accidents and fatal car accidents. The 2013 FARS recently went public and here is a recap of its major findings.
There were almost 33,000 people killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2013. Approximately 45,000 big rigs and passenger cars were involved.
Of all ...
Almost 350 workers in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas suffered fatal injuries on the job in 2013, which is the most recent year of reporting by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's a combined increase of about 17 percent over 2012. Overall, the number of U.S. workers killed on the job actually decreased about 6 percent during the same period. The 2013 figures are preliminary and the government will release final tallies this spring.
The current 2013 breakout of fatal work injuries in Missouri ...
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