When driving, you may encounter another person that seems impatient or even tries to harm you or your vehicle. Road rage is a serious concern for anyone on the road, and knowing the signs of a potentially dangerous driver can help you. Gesturing and threatening...
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How do preexisting conditions complicate personal injury claims for motor vehicle accidents?
The ordeal of treating an injury after a car accident can be particularly challenging when someone has a preexisting condition. A serious medical condition may become a lot worse, or the path to recovery could be significantly longer than it would have been if someone...
Dirty hands can be deadly in a hospital
The increased awareness of the need to wash hands correctly and frequently has reached most of the public, but the information should be old news to people who work in health care-related jobs. However, every year, patients at health care facilities die from...
What do you know about sharing the road with semi-trucks?
Perhaps you know someone who suffered an accident with a semi-truck while navigating Georgia's roads and want to avoid the same fate. You have several decades of driving experience, but could you use tips for sharing the road with large trucks? FleetNet America offers...
What makes drowsy driving so deadly?
Intoxicated and distracted driving often draw the lion's share of attention when it comes to dangerous driving behaviors. But lately, one issue has risen above the rest, causing huge numbers of injuries and fatalities. Drowsy driving is the issue at hand. But what...
How should I deal with a speeding driver?
Speeding is one of the most common traffic violations. It is also as dangerous as it is common. In fact, in 2018 alone, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association estimated that over 9,000 persons died as a result of speeding. However, even if you adhere to the...
What do you know about reducing medication errors?
You depend on your physician to help you remain in good health, but medical practitioners sometimes slip up and cause patients accidental harm. If you take prescription medicine, do you know how to prevent a medication error? The FDA offers tips for protecting your...
Battery burns can cause permanent trauma
Over the past few years, a number of products have had battery explosions, from hoverboards and phones to e-cigarettes. Battery University notes that when lithium-ion batteries short, they create a persistent current that can lead to a flaming event that may be...
What should I do after a hit-and-run?
Hit and run accidents are extremely frustrating. Nobody wants to deal with any sort of automobile accident, even a simple fender bender. But watching the other person involved with your fender bender speed off around the corner is a special variety of enraging. It may...
Hendersonville accident kills local high school football coach
Few people likely take to Georgia's anticipating experiencing a car accident (let alone causing one). Yet typically car accidents are just that: accidents. They are often due to a mere moment of carelessness or inattentiveness on the part of drivers who (in almost all...