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Transparency Key To Health Care Quality Improvements
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 28, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
According to the Institute of Medicine, medical mistakes cost the U.S. health care system between $17 and $29 billion a year. It estimates that medical errors kill nearly 2,000 people per week. New technology and, potentially, new attitudes among rising doctors could...
Chronic Illness In Children Increases Chance Of Medical Error
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 27, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
A new study has analyzed medical errors affecting children who have been hospitalized. The medical error rate for children who suffer a chronic health condition was significantly higher than that for children who do not. The result of the study was expected, as...
Distracted Driving In Fatal Crashes And Injury Accidents
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 26, 2012 | Distracted Driving, Truck Accidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a study of all the motor vehicle crashes that occurred in 2010. According to that study, distracted driving was a contributing factor in 10 percent of fatal crashes. In addition, distracted driving was...
Federal Aviation Administration Asks For Extra Checks On Boeing 737s
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 20, 2012 | Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
A federal agency is asking U.S. air carriers to enhance and increase inspections of Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets. The Federal Aviation Administration is concerned about undetected cracks in the fuselage or bulkhead that could cause dangerous decompressions. The...
Illinois May Have Toughest Older-Driver Laws
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 19, 2012 | Car Accidents
Older age requirements for driver's licenses are now in place in 30 states and the District of Columbia. The fatal auto accident rate begins to rise for drivers when they hit their 70s, jumps when they hit 80, and surpasses the crash rate for teen drivers after age...
Turbulence A Hazard For Passengers And Crew
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 18, 2012 | Aviation
An associate professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University referred to turbulence as "the last of the unanticipated threats," regarding air travel. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, 63 people have been seriously injured by turbulence in...
Driver In Fatal Construction Accident Charged
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 17, 2012 | Car Accidents, Construction Workers' Accidents
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois ranks among the top five states total number of roadway work zone fatal occupational injuries. Road construction accidents where motorists strike construction workers are not rare. They accounted for 7.9 percent of...
School Bus Safety And Safe Driving Practices
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 11, 2012 | Car Accidents
September is a time for new drivers to learn to interact with school buses and for all drivers to familiarize themselves with the law concerning school buses and safe driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 19 school-age children die...
Pickup Collides With School Bus In La Salle County
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 11, 2012 | Car Accidents
Thirty-nine students were taken to area hospitals after a pickup truck disobeyed a stop sign and struck a school bus in Marseilles, Illinois. The bus accident happened just after 8 a.m. Monday morning, approximately two miles from Milton Pope School where the children...
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