One unfortunate consequence of osteoporosis is hip fractures. Thankfully, for the past two decades the rate of hip fractures has fallen drastically in Canada. A very similar pattern has been occurring in the United States. However, the cause of these trends is unknown. Factors that may be reasons as to why the rate of hip…
On July 31, 2009, an elderly man, 79, was switching lanes on Interstate 81 (I-81) southbound when he clipped the front of a tractor trailer and incited a crash involving three vehicles. This caused the driver of the truck to lose control and barrel across the median and northbound lanes of I-81. The truck did…
Thanks to tougher laws and enforcement, the amount of drunk driving has significantly decreased in the past three years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a road side survey finding that 2.2 percent of drivers had blood alcohol levels of 0.08 or higher in 2007. Conversely, a recent government survey states that 16.3 percent…
Three Disney workers have died this summer after being involved in accidents at the company’s parks in Florida (FL) and California (CA). The latest tragedy occurred August 18, when stunt player Anislav Varbanov suffered a fatal head injury while rehearsing for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Walt Disney World in Orlando.Earlier, pirate re-enactor…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each year 100,000 crashes, 1,550 deaths, and 71,000 injuries result from drowsy driving. When polled by the National Sleep Foundation, it was admitted by 37 percent of working Americans that they have fallen asleep behind the wheel of a car. Mercedes-Benz created new high-tech equipment to help…