Posts tagged injuries

• Top 10 Tips for Safe Toy Shopping

  Anne McGinness Kearse | December 06, 2010 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Although not all dangerous toys are recalled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 44 toys in 2010. Toy-related injuries are on the rise, with an estimated 186,000 U.S....

• 10,000 Veterans Possibly At Risk After Medical Procedure With Unsterilized Equipment

  Amanda Wick | April 02, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  It seems like just yesterday I remember when The Washington Post wrote about the scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a medical facility for Veterans located in Washington, D.C. I was living...

• South Carolina State Fair 2010 Brings Excitment and Threat of Injury

  Pete Strom | October 12, 2010 4:58 PM | 1 CommentColumbia, SC Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The South Carolina State Fair debuts tomorrow October 13 bringing to mind corndogs, Fiske Fries, cotton candy and elephant ears. In anticipation of the 141st anniversary of our State Fair, I began...

• Health Risks from Denture Cream turn Smiles into Frowns

  Amanda Wick | June 11, 2009 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As the saying goes, you are never fully dressed without a smile. For years Poligrip and Fixodent have helped those with dental work such as dentures and bridges keep their teeth in place. Users...

• Hazardous Waste Plant Fire Evacuates Half of Apex, NC

  Staff Writer | October 06, 2006 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Fellow InjuryBoard blogger, Charles Monnett in Charlotte, has a great post about this morning's chemical fire in Apex, NC. Over half the city had to be evacuated as chlorine and other hazardous gasses lingered over the city in a cloud of noxious smoke. The city is located about 10 miles from Raleigh, and many people, mostly residents of a nursing home, have been admitted to local hospitals with...

• Wokplace Accidents Costly For Illegal Immigrants

  Staff Writer | September 14, 2006 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Charlotte Observer ran an article last week about the toll that worksite injuries take on illegal immigrants. Many often work without health insurance (a crisis that faces many American workers), can't communicate with bosses and coworkers, aren't covered by workers' compensation and don't get severance pay if they are hurt on the job and forced to quit.One of the examples given in the story...

• Fired Up for the Fourth: Fireworks Safety Tips

  Kevin Dean | July 02, 2010 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The weather is hot. Kids are out of school. Hamburgers and hotdogs are on the grill. The signs of summer hint that the Fourth of July is almost here. With Fourth of July celebrations come fireworks....

• Boat Drinks on Your Mind?

  Pete Strom | April 01, 2010 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Spring and summer bring warmer weather, outdoor cookouts, and pool parties. Whether you are kicked back on the deck, or hanging out at the lake or pool, often times alcohol is involved. In fact,...

• National Burn Awareness Week: Avoiding Catastrophic Electrical Burn Injuries

  Kevin Dean | February 16, 2010 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  February 7th through the 13th was National Burn Awareness Week, and although this week is designed to bring awareness to deaths and injuries sustained by fire and burns, there are 4,000 deaths...

• Drinking and Driving vs. Riding and Driving

  Will Parker | October 06, 2008 9:10 PM | 1 CommentFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Recently, the US Department of Transportation released the statistics on the number of drunk driving accidents occurring here within the states during 2007. Though total DUI deaths have dropped...