Ride sharing services like Uber may have played a major role in helping reduce the number of drunk driving accidents in major Indiana cities like Indianapolis, but they are also linked to an alarmingly high number of pedestrian accidents involving the users of these services as well as the drivers who provide them. According to […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to keep social distancing measures and the need to safeguard its inspectors as well as trucking personnel in mind during the conduction of its compliance reviews. The Covid-19 pandemic has made it risky for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspectors to visit sites to conduct in-person reviews […]
The road to a complete recovery after a traumatic brain injury can be a long one, and typically involves a long process of rehabilitation. A traumatic brain injury occurs when there has been a serious blow or jolt to the head. This blow can cause serious damage to the brain, leading to symptoms, like loss […]
The COVID-19 pandemic stressed our healthcare system in ways that go beyond overcrowded ICUs and lack of personal protection equipment (PPE). As doctors, nurses, and even medical students and residents were forced into roles they were not really prepared for, there have been lags in patient care that have, in some cases, even been deadly. […]
The expanded use of electronic health records systems in US hospitals has meant ease and convenience, but has not led to as significant a reduction in error rate as hoped. A new study says that these systems could fail to detect as many as one in three of medication errors. According to the results of […]
June 27th is commemorated as PTSD Awareness Day, and this month is the right time to draw attention to this much-neglected mental health condition that affects so many in Indiana. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a common mental health condition that often results when a person has suffered through an extremely catastrophic or life threatening event […]
Nearly 50 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in Indiana occurred in the state’s nursing homes. As of May 25, more than 1,800 Indiana residents had died from COVID-19. About 47 percent of those were nursing home residents. In fact, according to the Indiana State Department of Health, the numbers of new cases of COVID-19 in […]
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and also when we are likely to see more motorcycling activity in Indiana. As COVID-19 restrictions across the state are eased, there is likely to also be more traffic on the streets over the next few weeks and motorcyclists must bear that in mind. Motorcycling during a pandemic has […]
You don’t have to be legally intoxicated to be involved in a drunk driving accident in Indianapolis. A new study shows that a significant percentage of motorists in fatal alcohol-related car accidents involve motorists whose blood alcohol levels were below the legal intoxication limits. According to the results of the study which were published in […]
A US watchdog group has recommended that federal authorities be more proactive and act to reduce pedestrian accident deaths. The Government Accountability Office is calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to take more steps to reduce pedestrian accident fatalities. The National highway Traffic Safety Administration has embarked on a few initiatives to help […]
