As a Georgia parent, one of your primary concerns is the health, safety and welfare of your children. Still, you cannot be a helicopter parent, hovering around your kids 24 hours a day to make sure they do not hurt themselves. Kids are curious by nature and they crave...
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Is your family safe from a defective automobile air bag?
With so many cars being recalled over defective air bags during the last several years, how do you know for sure that your automobile doesn't have one of these problematic safety devices installed? The problem is, you don't know. Every other week, it seems like a new...
Can you guess what hidden dangers are lurking in Spam?
When American foodies and lovers of fine dining wax poetic about the various delicacies and delights that regularly tempt the palates of our countrymen, they don't usually laud the succulence of Spam. Nevertheless, Spam sandwiches and other recipes that include Spam...
āDancing docā accused of medical negligence during surgeries
A plastic surgeon from the Atlanta area has been accused of negligence in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The plaintiff accused the doctor of cavalierly dancing, singing and engaging in other ridiculous antics while she performed surgeries on her patients who were...
What are the most common types of motor vehicle defects?
Modern cars have so many complicated electrical components and computer systems, it's a miracle that vehicle manufacturers can build and design something that approaches reliability. Although they do build reliable automobiles, errors can and do occur during the...
Medical malpractice topics: What is informed consent?
The term "informed consent" refers to the consent that a patient gives prior to a medical procedure. A doctor will not put you under anesthesia and perform an operation on you until you've expressly given him or her permission to do so. In other words, you need to...
Adrenaline can block pain after an auto accident
Adrenaline produces an intense feeling. One symptom of experiencing an adrenaline rush, which you may encounter after a traumatic event like a car crash, involves not feeling pain. As soon as the effects of adrenaline wear off, you will feel pain and discomfort once...
Tips for commercial vehicle crash prevention
Commercial trucks do not have a lot of positives going for them from a safety perspective. Truck drivers tend to be sleep-deprived and fatigued putting them at risk of getting into crashes. The trucks themselves are heavy, slow to maneuver and slow to brake and...
5 common causes of car accidents
A car accident can happen in an unlimited number of ways, but personal injury attorneys tend to see the same car accident scenarios over and over again. Unfortunately, even though many accident scenarios are avoidable, it seems that no amount of law enforcement -- and...
What driving skills can help avoid springtime crashes?
Don't think for a second that once springtime hits, you're in the clear in terms of dangerous driving conditions. Though it might not be very common, a snowstorm, flurry or blizzard can strike at any moment in the spring -- especially if you're located in the...