Drivers of commercial tractor trailers face long hours behind the wheel and if you’ve ever driven for an extended amount of time, you know how easily fatigue can set in. Unfortunately, driver fatigue is too often listed as one of the causes of truck accidents. Fatigue was recently listed as the cause of a North […]
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One of the leading causes for North Carolina medical malpractice claims is hospital-acquired infection (HAI). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that on any given day, 1 in 25 hospitals will treat a patient who developed an infection while receiving care at that same facility. Furthermore, 75,000 of those patients will die while
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July 18, 2013 Data provided by the National Center for Victims of Crime shows that one out of every five girls and one of every 20 boys is the victim of some kind of sexual abuse. More concerning is the fact that 75 percent of adolescents who are the victims of sexual abuse are victimized
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April 25, 2013 Distracted driving is a major problem on North Carolina’s roadways today. The North Carolina Department of Transportation estimates that around 276 residents were injured and two others were killed last year as a result of a North Carolina Car Crash that was caused by the behavior. Such a high number of accidents
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April 18, 2013 The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a decision that found an employee of an automotive dealership was entitled to North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Benefits for injuries sustained on a business trip. In the case of Evans v. Hendrick Automotive Group, an office manager from a car dealership in Texas traveled
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April 4, 2013 Practice make perfect seems to be the idea behind a program Duke University medical students are using to train to perform certain medical procedures without risking patient safety. An article from WRAL News discussed the game-based simulator and the impact it could have on the medical industry. The tool was developed by
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March 21, 2013 The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled North Carolina is not entitled to collect one-third of a Taylorsville girl’s medical malpractice settlement. In 2000, the girl suffered birth injuries while being delivered by a doctor with a history of drug abuse. Her injuries left her deaf and blind, as well
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February 14, 2013 A 39-year-old worker at a Catawba, North Carolina, plant was killed and another was seriously injured as the result of what officials believe may have been a case of exposure to hazardous chemicals. According to the Rock Hill Herald, the incident occurred on Tuesday, January 22, at 1:30 a.m. at the Resolute Forest
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