The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will soon require truck drivers to replace their paper logs with electronic logging devices (ELDs). ELDs synchronize with a truck’s engine to automatically record data such as time spent on the road, miles driven, location and engine hours in real time. As of Dec. 18, more than 3 million truckers…
Former Governor Rell said it best, “At the end of the day the goal is simple: safety and security.” Yet the rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle is proof that Amtrak as well as others involved did not put the safety and security of passengers first. None of the…
A hit-and-run crash in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), left a moped rider dead. The apparent head-on collision happened just before 12:30 pm on Dec. 21, 2017. Norfolk Police and fire rescue crews responded to the report of the incident in the 300 block of E. Princess Anne Road. Several other drivers and pedestrians witnessed…
Question: How Dangerous is a Surgical Needle When Left in the Human Body? Answer: Very dangerous and potentially life-threatening. Having any foreign object left inside your body after a medical procedure is dangerous and can seriously injure you, but a needle is especially hazardous since it is a sharp object that could puncture and/or tear…
An Alabama woman who mistakenly received a powerful and potentially dangerous steroid instead of the painkiller she was prescribed has won a $2 million judgment against Rite Aid, the pharmacy chain that employed the pharmacist who made the dispensing error. According to the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser, the woman developed Cushing’s syndrome after taking high doses…