Highest average rate of US road deaths on Independence Day
... compared days with relatively high numbers of car crash deaths with the two days exactly one week before and week afterwards, in a bid to rule out any anomalies in the figures. The analysis showed that on average 117 people die on US roads every day, but the death toll ranged from 45 to 252 deaths on any ...Background 'DWI' checks effective
...le intoxicated (DWI) are 43 percent more likely to crash their plane than pilots with no history of DWI, ac...rong evidence for the link between DWI history and crash risk among pilots. Since 1990, anyone who applies for a pilot license is required to undergo a bac...Most alcohol-related plane crashes occur at night and in worsening weather conditions
...has been implicated as a probable cause in a fatal crash of a major U.S. airline. Currently, approximately 700,000 Americans are certified for general aviation and can pilot a plane....Urban hospitals bear the brunt of motorcycle injuries
... four times more likely to be injured in a traffic crash than passenger car occupants. "On average, for each day in 2001, there were approximately 25 new lower extremity fractures, 10 new intracranial injuries, and one new spinal cord injury resulting from motorcycle crashes," Coben says. He notes that mot......of feeling the sand between your toes, hearing the crash of waves, and smelling the pungent aroma of seaweed."...Bright clothing and white helmets cut motorcycle deaths
...ve or fluorescent clothing had a 37% lower risk of crash related injury than other drivers. Compared with w...wer risk. There was no association between risk of crash related injury and the frontal colour of drivers' clothing or motorcycle. Increasing the use of refl...Alcohol limit for drink driving should be much lower
...deteriorate and the risk of becoming involved in a crash increases from a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 mg per 100 ml, says the author. Because the legal blood alcohol concentration in most countries is so high, people often mistakenly believe that they may drive up to this limit, overlooking the fac...Better predictors are needed for posttraumatic stress disorder in children
... 2001. The children had been injured in a traffic crash in which the child was a motor vehicle passenger, ...t even children with minor injuries from a traffic crash are at risk for developing PTSD, says Dr. Kassam-Adams. The Children's Hospital researchers found t...First national sleep conference March 29-30 explores sleep's role in public health
...l driver, who might be at increased risk for a car crash because of poor sleep; or your child, who has trouble in school because she doesn't get enough sleep at night. "These and other types of sleep problems can usually be treated or prevented, but they must first be acknowledged and addressed," added Dr....Risk of death in car crashes reduced if all occupants wear seat belts
...belted front seat occupant, the risk of death in a crash was increased by 20 percent if someone behind them...ersons who wish to reduce their risk of death in a crash should wear a restraint and should ask others in the same car to use their restraints."...Silver cars are less likely to be involved in a crash resulting in serious injury than cars of other col...er 1,000 drivers who took part in the Auckland car crash injury study between 1998 and 1999. Factors that could affect the results, such as age and sex of dr...Driving performance declines with dementia and age
...and intervene, hopefully before there is an actual crash or other problem." In a study published by Hunt and the team in 1997, 41 percent of individuals with mild Alzheimer's disease failed the driving test, compared with only 14 percent of those with very mild dementia and 3 percent of nondemented partici...Mayo clinic proceedings study supports shorter waiting period for driving privileges after a seizure
...edings. The researchers, who studied motor-vehicle crash data, say the results should prompt additional res... allowed researchers to review state motor-vehicle crash data three years prior to and three years following the change in the law. In their analysis, resear...9/11 boosted trust in government, temporary distress, research shows
...s. As expected, the closer respondents were to the crash sites, the more powerfully they were affected. Overall, reported sadness returned to pre-incident levels within four to six weeks, while increased trust in national, state and local governments tended to persist, University of North Carolina at Chape...Who will take responsibility for corporate killing?
...tors' interim report to the HSE into the 2002 rail crash at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, UK, in which seven people died, and 76 were injured. It suggests that poor maintenance of track was the likely cause and was part of a wider problem. In the UK, the HSE and local authorities can prosecute companies wh...Aging drivers--when it is time to take away the keys
...es. On a per-person basis, older drivers have low crash rates, partly because they spend less time on the road. However, their crash rate per number of kilometres driven is alarmingly high. The rates rise steadily after age 70 and fo...Alcohol makes auto crash injuries worse for drivers and passengers, study finds
ANN ARBOR, MI Vehicle crash victims who have alcohol in their systems at the time of the crash suffer worse injuries, and are more likely to sustain a severe injury, than those who haven't been d...Desert sandstorms add dangers for pilots
...lse horizon. This can result in hard landings or a crash because the pilot isn't flying level as he approaches the landing strip. "Helicopter pilots suffer most from brownouts because they fly at very low altitudes," Lessard said. In the landing phase, helicopters cause sand to blow upward and in a circula...Kids carry bike helmet safety message into middle school
...s can reduce the risk of brain injury in a bicycle crash by between 74 percent and 85 percent. Kirsch and colleagues studied 284 fifth- and sixth-graders, ages 10 to 12, who had attended schools where a Washington state bicycle safety program was offered to fourth-graders. The program includes classroom di...One in one hundred babies in the US are involved in a car crash while in the womb
...s will have been involved in a police-reported car crash while in the womb, researchers from the University...g injured in a crash; pregnant women involved in a crash have similar characteristics as non-pregnant women regarding seatbelt use and seat position; and tha...