While some employees in Pennsylvania and other states might rely on workers' compensation benefits when an on-the-job injury occurs, others take advantage of the insurance employers are required to purchase for their workers. The National Insurance Crime Bureau...
According to a study, inducing deep sleep after people suffer traumatic brain injuries could help protect the brain from further damage. The research could lead to better treatments for brain injury patients in Pennsylvania and worldwide. Scientists at a Switzerland...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hopes to make automatic braking systems standard on all new vehicles marketed in Pennsylvania and the rest of the country by 2022. It has been instrumental in brokering a voluntary agreement among 10 major...
People from Pennsylvania who have undergone trauma to their spinal columns, whether through accident, injury or illness, may be aware of a condition known as spasticity. This disabling injury occurs when the neurological control of a body part or area is impaired,...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emergency room doctors treat over 2.2 million Americans for traumatic brain injuries yearly. However, Pennsylvania readers may be surprised to learn that there is not a standardized approach in the emergency...
Pennsylvania residents may have heard about a mobile construction crane that collapsed in New York City in February, killing a pedestrian. Manhattan was also the site of two fixed-place, or "tower," crane collapses that claimed the lives of nine people in 2008....
For those people in Pennsylvania who have suffered a spinal injury the road to recovery may be long and difficult. However, promising research on the subject indicates that better treatment practices and techniques might be just around the corner. The researchers...
Pennsylvania road users may want to learn about the proposed rule that has been published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The agency, which regulates the truck driving industry, is proposing additional requirements for people who want to become...
Pennsylvania companies can take steps to make their workplaces safer. Having the right safety equipment and equipment for lifting is important as are safety protocols. Being safe should not come second to increasing productivity. That same principle of prioritizing...
A car salesman was killed on Feb. 23, when the driver of the vehicle he was riding in lost control and hit a tree after reportedly speeding down the road. The accident took place in Ontario, California, at about 12:45 p.m. during a test drive of a vehicle from a...