Being involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) can cause serious and life-changing injuries. One of the most serious injuries you can suffer is to the spinal cord. While some spinal cord injuries are minor and will heal over time, others are more serious and have...
Despite being a careful driver, you’ve been involved in a collision recently. The accident wasn’t your fault, another road user just wasn’t paying attention. You’ve been diagnosed with some physical injuries and the doctor has given you an expected recovery time....
You started out the year thinking that you’d be healthier by biking to work. After several near misses, you thought that you’d be better off driving yourself, but on a particularly nice day, you set off on your bike as usual. You didn’t expect that a driver would blow...
Everybody knows that fatigued driving is bad – because nobody wants a driver to fall asleep at the wheel. But what about fatigued flying? An incident in May 2022 highlighted an ongoing problem with exhausted pilots and the danger they pose. The plane had two pilots –...
Actress Anne Heche was involved in multiple car accidents on Friday, August 5, in the Mar Vista neighborhood west of Los Angeles. Heche was critically injured in the conflagration that destroyed both her vehicle and the tenant’s home into which she crashed her car in...
Most flights are uneventful, but sometimes the going gets a little rough. Experiencing turbulence is a common consequence of flying, and it is something that most frequent fliers have experienced a few times. Even when the weather is excellent and the plane is in...
Losing a spouse in a car accident can be one of the most devastating experiences a person can go through. Not only do you have to cope with the emotional pain, but you also have to figure out how to support your family financially. This can be especially difficult if...
People experience toxic substance exposure due to many different reasons. Some people will work in a manufacturing facility that uses harmful chemicals. Others may be nearby when some kind of industrial accident occurs. There are even people who have low levels of...
When thinking about fires, there is a tendency to focus on domestic residences. While many fires occur in these settings, they can also happen in vehicles. In fact, approximately 1 in 8 reported fires is a vehicle fire. What are the most common causes of car fires?...
Another airplane crash at LA airport is making Californians pay attention. A Cessna 182 crashed in a residential neighborhood near Whiteman Airport, killing the pilot and starting a fire in the community. This is just one example, a few months earlier a pilot took off...