Construction is a relatively dangerous industry, full of potential (and preventable) safety hazards. According to The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the rate of fatal injury of those working in construction is higher than the national average rate for all industries. Hazards may include falls, trench collapse, and scaffold collapse, electric shock and arc flash […]
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Mar
Mar
What is medical malpractice? Any situation in which professional negligence or fraudulent behavior by a health care professional harms a patient – physically, emotionally, or financially – constitutes medical malpractice. (I will include a link to the DCMD Medical Malpractice page here) It’s not just doctors who can be hit with malpractice suits: all licensed […]
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Mar
Mar
Dog bites are all too common in the U.S.; every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans wind up in the hospital because of them. In some instances, the injury is serious enough that the case winds up in court. Animals can be unpredictable and the Humane Society states that there is no way to ensure […]
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Feb
Feb
Interstate 83 is most known to locals for its towering Pepsi sign, which marks an area of the highway where crashes commonly occur. The sign itself does not play any part in the accidents, but the winding layout of the elevated expressway does. This stretch of road, called the Jones Falls Expressway, has been a […]
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Feb
Feb
Cigarettes blow smoke. E-cigarettes can blow up [in your face]. The very essence of e-cigarettes is that they are supposed to be a “healthier” alternative to the regular cigarette which is full of nicotine and can release dangerous chemicals when smoked. However, recent news has revealed that an e-cigarette is proving to be more than customers have […]
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Jan
Jan
What to do if you’re in a car accident while pregnant If you’re in a car accident, whether it’s “just” a fender-bender or a larger multi-car wreck, injuries can happen. Sometimes you may not immediately feel the effects of the accident, but internal injuries may have occurred. This can be magnified greatly if you are […]
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Jan
Jan
Two of the three victims in a colossal accident that happened early in the morning on December 17th have been identified by Maryland state officials, according to NBC 4 Washington. Three people were killed and about two dozen people were injured in the 68-car pileup on northbound I-95 between Caton Avenue and Washington Boulevard.Thirty-eight-year-old Alfredo […]
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Sep
Sep
Jake’s Law is a law that went into effect in Maryland in 2014 to deter distracted driving. In 2011 five-year-old Jake Owen was killed in a car accident caused by a distracted driver. Because the laws at the time were not up-to-date with the ever-changing technology, the driver responsible for Jake’s death only had to pay […]
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Apr
Apr
A decade ago, the maximum speed limit for vehicles on most highways was 65 mph. According to a new report by The Associated Press, many tractor-trailer tires are still designed to travel less than 75 mph and, now that the speed limits have increased nationwide, there are a number of truck drivers who are traveling faster […]
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Oct
Oct
A 67-year-old Oxon Hill man and his 81-year-old passenger were injured when their van collided with a Maryland State Police car. According to a WJLA news report, the car accident occurred on the Capital Beltway near Suitland Road in Prince George’s County. Officials say the trooper’s car was stopped as he conducted a traffic stop when the […]