When you throw a Labor Day cookout, you want your guests to go home with their stomachs full of delicious grilled treats and their heads full of fun memories. The last thing you want is to start a fire or risk causing a burn injury or other harm to yourself, your family, or your guests. Before you pack up the …
Anti-Psychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes Raises Concerns
Powerful anti-psychotic medications have been prescribed to nursing home patients at alarming rates in recent years, despite the fact that the drugs have not been tested on elderly individuals and the effects are largely unknown, according to a recent article from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The use of anti-psychotic medications in nursing homes concerns Dallas nursing home …
Top Tips for Preventing Dog Bite Injuries
Dog bite injuries afflict 4.5 million Americans each year. Approximately 800,000 of these injured people need medical treatment for the bites. The overwhelming majority of dog bite injury victims are young children under 5. Although dog bites rarely cause death, they often inflict severe pain and create a fear of dogs that can linger for years – sometimes, for a …
Do Heads-Up Displays Make Smartphone Use in Cars Safer?
Experienced Texas car accident attorneys have long known that smartphone use in cars is a leading cause of distracted driving accidents, often resulting in death and serious injury to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Most U.S. states have responded to these risks by limiting smartphone use in cars, and both tech companies and auto manufacturers have tried to find ways to …
Do You Know These Common Signs of Concussion?
Students between the ages of 10 and 19 are more likely to suffer a concussion during a sporting event than from any other source, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Younger children may suffer a concussion while playing or riding a bicycle. As recent studies have shown, the risks of a concussion for a growing brain …
Help Kids Stay Safe as They Head Back to School
Your kids might drag their feet as they head into a new school year, but each year gives them fresh opportunities to discover new things about themselves and to test their boundaries. You can help them stay safe as they learn and grow by practicing some simple back to school safety tips with your kids. Remind kids that as they …
Five Signs of Nursing Home Financial Abuse
When most families think of “nursing home abuse,” they think of physical or emotional abuse or neglect. While it is very important to stay alert for these types of harm to your elderly loved ones, it is also important to remember that elderly individuals are also at risk for another type of abuse: financial abuse. Financial abuse affects elderly and …
Jet Ski/SeaDoo Accidents
I’m sure I don’t have to remind you that it’s July in Texas! And of course, July in Texas means backyard cookouts with friends and family, pool parties and going to the lake! Why here in Dallas alone, we have Lake Ray Hubbard, Lake Lavon and Lake Lewisville, and all three are packed on hot summer days with boats and …
Zero Turn Lawn Mowers
Many homeowners have gas or electric powered lawn mowers. Because lawn mowers are easy to use, children and adolescents are often charged with the weekly chore of mowing the lawn. Although this may seem like a harmless chore, in 2010, more than 235,000 adults and 17,000 children in the U.S. were injured by lawn mowers, according to the US Consumer …
What Does Automobile Insurance Cover?
Choosing the coverage your insurance policy will have can be an overwhelming task. The damages that car accidents can leave are many: your car can be damaged, or you can damage another car, you as a driver can also get hurt as well as your passengers the same way you can injure others. Hence, knowing what kind of damages your …
