About one out of every 20 patients in hospitals nationwide come down with infections acquired during their stay, states Consumer Reports. This especially includes those undergoing surgery, since patients are particularly vulnerable during the procedure and recovery. If you are...
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When you share Kentucky highways with a fatigued truck driver, you are driving alongside someone who is insufficiently aware of his or her surroundings, and may therefore be unable to detect a dangerous situation. A study published by the Federal...
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky lists a fishing game on its online roster of recent child product safety recalls, deemed hazardous due to a small magnet inside the worm that can come loose. Magnets are a choking hazard for children, but...
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Electrocution and injury from electric energy is a risk for many Kentucky workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration lists electrocution as one of the “Fatal Four” occupational hazards. Medscape states that there are 1000 deaths from electrical contact each...
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You may be among the minimum of one in twenty patients who seek care and are misdiagnosed at outpatient facilities, according to Medscape. Doctors make a diagnostic error with about 12 million patients each year, half of whom may suffer...
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