Catastrophic Injury
What You Should Know about Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) often occur from a sudden traumatic blow to the spine that fractures, dislocates, or compresses vertebrae, ligaments, or bone disks. These injuries disrupt the signals that are carried back and forth between the body and the brain, which comprises the central nervous system (CNS). With complete SCIs, the spinal cord cannot…
Read MoreI-95 Shut Down Near Savannah Due to Tractor Trailor Accident
Traffic is normal again after two 18-wheeler wrecks on I-95 near Savannah on Tuesday. Emergency officials were clearing one single-vehicle 18-wheeler wreck on I-95 near Savannah when they came upon a charter bus that crashed into a second 18-wheeler. One of the 10 bus passengers was airlifted from the scene for medical treatment. The other…
Read MoreHouse Fires: Don’t Let Smoke Cloud Who’s Liable
House fires are the most common structure fires in the U.S. In fact, 92 percent of civilian deaths in structure fires happen in homes. The main house fire starters: cooking equipment and smoking materials. Most house fire deaths, however, are due to smoking materials.* But causation is not as clear as the numbers seem to…
Read MoreNew UL 325 Standards Aim to Make Security Gate Systems Safer
A key national safety engineering advocacy group has announced updated design standards to decrease dangers of automatic gates to apartment complexes, upscale communities, subdivisions and business lots. They couldn’t come at a better time. Security gates are ubiquitous as living behind walls becomes ever more popular. Underwriters Laboratories, which tests, audits and verifies commercial, industrial…
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