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Motor Vehicle Accidents 
Several insurance companies offer discounts to drivers who install drive-tracking devices, but Chicagoans should be careful before agreeing to them. The data is used to track the driver’s behavior, but it does not track the behavior of other drivers.
Following safety tips is essential for all skiers, regardless of their skill level. Anyone, including experts, can get injured while skiing. Approximately 600,000 skiing and snowboarding injuries are reported every year. Common injuries sustained include injuries to the head, shoulder, elbow, thumb, and knee.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been at least 282,000 reported cases of coronavirus in U.S. nursing homes, accounting for 43% of COVID-19 deaths.
Research by experts at the Medical University of Vienna reveals that hair dye may be one of the biggest cancer-causing agents in people’s everyday lives. The study followed 117,200 women in the US for 36 years. The study found that chemicals from harmful dyes increase the risk of certain cancers.
A record number of car accidents on the eve of Thanksgiving can be directly linked to impaired driving. Noted as one of the most popular drinking nights of the year, it has been dubbed Black Wednesday. Responsible drinking behaviors may fall by the wayside around this time of year as a direct result of marketing and holiday blues.
Welding is done at high temperatures using electricity and gases, putting welders at risk for a myriad of workplace injuries. This line of work leaves professionals facing daily hazards such as burns, electric shock, optical and acoustic injury, and explosions.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently disclosed that they failed to process and investigate abuse and neglect reports in nursing home facilities between March and June 2020. IDPH has launched an investigation of the ignored complaints.
Several states have passed COVID-related presumption laws. California, Vermont, and Illinois are some of the states that have so far extended workers’ compensation presumptions to include COVID-19 for essential workers.
St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most dangerous holidays of the year. Festivities fueled by intoxication land thousands in the emergency room each year. Injuries can result from traffic accidents involving motorists and pedestrians. DUI accidents are on the rise during this boozy holiday, with 269 victims killed in St.
Reports show that Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs) are an effective measure against drunk driving. IDs have reduced drunk driving accident fatalities by 16%, according to a survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.