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Ways to Avoid Becoming a Slip-and-Fall-Statistic
It’s far too easy to become a slip-and-fall statistic in this country. Each year, more than one million Americans suffer this fate. Most of us have seen fluid spills covering grocery store floors and know that our neighborhood sidewalks can prove treacherous if we fail to carefully watch our footsteps. Likewise, workplace floors sporting frayed [...]
Tips for Preventing Falls in the Elderly
12. August 2010
There are certain truths we have to face when there is an elderly or senior citizen in our homes. Women are more likely to fall than men and the risk increases with age. Those who did fall have a greater chance of falling again within the following year. Unlike those below 60, falling can be [...]
Tips for Preventing Falls in the Elderly
21. July 2010
Can we prevent falls as we are getting older? There are certain truths we have to face when there is an elderly or senior citizen in our homes. First, women are more likely to fall than men and the risk increases with age. Those who do fall have a greater chance of falling again within [...]
Target Recalls Thousands of Child Booster Seats
13. August 2009
Child Safety, Product Recalls, School Bus Accidents, Slip & Fall
Child products sell in huge numbers, and one of the mainstays of this product niche is the booster seat, which allows young children to sit up higher and be fed along with adults and older children, among other things. However, not all of these products are safe, and one line of child booster seats sold [...]
Observing Ladder Safety Precautions to Avoid Injuries
4. April 2009
Many of us use ladders around our homes so often that we rarely think twice about carefully positioning and climbing them. Instead, we often just pull one out of our garage or borrow one from a neighbor so we can quickly repair roof shingles, paint the upstairs window shutters or clean the leaves out of [...]
Preventing Injury Causing Slip-And-Fall Accidents
18. February 2009
Americans of all ages are at risk for debilitating falls, especially young children and adults age 65 and older. According to Safe Kids USA, “[children suffer] more than 2.3 million fall-related injuries” each year and “approximately 103 children die” annually from those injuries. Click here for more. Stated differently, “Falls are the leading cause of [...]
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