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• Harley-Davidson Recall - Of A 16-inch BMX Bicycle!

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2005 5:48 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Baby Buggy Bumper posts information regarding a voluntary recall of 16-inch BMX Bicycles. The manufacturer - Harley-Davidson. The Easy Rider image must be softening at Harley. Or, it has made a marketing decision to build brand loyalty before puberty. A dangerous and defective product is being pulled from the market before it can cause serious injuries. How can this be? Baby Buggy Bumper...

• Are Arnold Schwarzenegger And Jeb Bush Big Business Twins?

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2005 4:14 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Dan Walters, in a detailed article appearing in the Sacramento Bee, puts the Schwarzenegger administration into proper perspective- it is merely an extention of big business. This is particularly harmful for the victims of medical malpractice and accidents. Florida's governor, Jeb Bush, might be Arnold Schwarzenegger twin brother.They may not look alike, but they certainly act alike. And,...

• Fiction Causes Worker Injuries

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  There are fictions that cause injuries to workers. The Business Gazette tells us that managers are unintentionally flouting basic laws designed to keep employees safe and well at work. Why? Because of commonly held misconceptions over their safety responsibilities. Inadequate compensation, however, is not a fiction.From England comes a list of fictions that cause injuries to workers. The...

• Skydiver Hit In Midair By Plane - The Plane He Just Left!

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  How does the law define reckless conduct or wanton diregard for the safety of another? A death in Florida provides one answer. It may be a wrongful death caused by a mindless act well beyond a momentary act of carelessness.How does the law define reckless conduct or wanton disregard for the safety of another? Maybe a recent tragic death in Florida provides one answer. The news story was...

• Can Computers Reduce Prescription Errors?

  Bob Carroll | October 09, 2005 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Health Care Systems Reducing Prescription Errors. The article is promising. But there is a downside to the use of technology in prescriptions. It inroduces some risk of other errors in the processing of prescriptions. As long as humans are part of the prescribing and prescription-filling process there will be errors that go undetected. The headline sounds positive: Health Care Systems...

• Patient Safety, Medical Errors - The North & South Poles In The World Of Medicine

  Bob Carroll | October 08, 2005 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two opposite forces often determine whether a bad result occurs during medical care. These forces (or poles) are the concepts of patient safety and medical errors. As many as 44,000 to 98,000 persons die in US hospitals each year as a result of medical errors.Two opposite forces often determine whether a bad result occurs during medical care. These forces (or poles) are the concepts of...

• Judge Made Sick By Testimony Of First Defense Witness In Vioxx Trial

  Bob Carroll | October 08, 2005 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Vioxx, has been pulled from the market because it possibly made patients sick, has now sickened a trial judge. The judge has pulled the testimony of the drug manufacturer's first witness from the record because reading the testimony made her sick. Vioxx has been pulled from the market by its manufacturer after studies showed that it was possibly making patients sick. Now, a trial judge has...

• Medieval Times But 21st Century Justice

  Bob Carroll | October 07, 2005 4:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Knights of King Arthur never heard of workers' compensation. But, a Newsday article reports that today's knights are coverd by it and know how to duel in our courts. Many workers in Florida are knights in combat almost daily. I think of police officers, construction workers, bridge builders, football players and others. There are legal obligations to the injured worker. The Knights of...

• Scary Fact - Over 100,000 Deaths Caused By Malpractice Each Year

  Bob Carroll | October 06, 2005 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Americans are more frightened of dying at the hands of their doctor than they are of a plane crash. MalpracticResources.com makes this shocking statement based upon a recent report of a survey of Americans. These people must have heard that medical errors cause more deaths in the United States every year than car accidents, AIDS, or breast cancer.Americans are more frightened of dying at the...

• You May Need To Experience A Medication Error To Be On Guard At Your Pharmacy

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2005 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Patients who have experienced medication errors take more precautions when dealing with pharmacies. They have lower perceptions of pharmacy safety, according to a study reported in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (July, 2005). The majority did not worry about pharmacy safety and generally believed that the drug dispensing process at their pharmacy was safe.Patients who have...