A young child is rushed to the ER every 10 minutes for medicine poisoning across the US. That’s nearly 52,000 children a year. Fortunately, a recent study on medicine safety has uncovered some of the reasons so many children are still being poisoned by medications and what can be done about it. Medicine Poisoning in […]
Teen Deaths On The Rise – Motor Vehicle Crashes Partly To Blame
Teen Deaths and Distracted Driving Increasing in West Virginia Unfortunately, a new report about mortality rates for young people gives us cause for sadness. The National Center for Health Statistics at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently found that there has been a significant rise in accidental deaths, homicides, and suicides […]
Drowsy Driving Crashes in WV and How to Prevent | West Law Firm
Drowsy Driving: West Virginia Accidents Caused by Drivers Asleep at the Wheel Drive alert and stay unhurt. Learn the risks of drowsy driving and how to protect yourself in an effort to reduce the number of sleep-related crashes and save lives. The Drowsy Driving Problem Drowsy driving is a major problem in not only West […]
Safe Holiday Shopping Tips from the WV Attorney General’s Office
Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping Online and in West Virginia Stores Whether you’re shopping online or in West Virginia stores this holiday season, the tips below will help keep you and your finances safe. Use credit cards instead of debit cards. Credit cards provide greater consumer protection. Credit cards also make it easier to dispute fraudulent […]
Concerned about Your Safety and Health at Work? Learn About Your Rights
Learn about your rights if you think something is wrong at your job Your Rights to a safe West Virginia workplace Under federal law, you’re entitled to a safe workplace. OSHA requires your employer to provide you a workplace free of known health and safety hazards. If you have concerns, you have the right to […]
Stop Driving These Hondas Now Say Regulators: Takata Airbag Recall Update
Federal safety regulators warn owners of more than 300,000 Hondas and Acuras that they should not drive their cars until their Takata airbags are replaced. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said new tests show these airbags have a much higher risk of exploding and killing a driver or passenger than previously thought. These airbags […]
Safe Walking & Fall Prevention
Each year, millions of people over 65 fall. In fact, one out of three older people falls each year. Falling once doubles a person’s chances of falling again. Falls Are Serious and Costly One out of five falls causes a serious injury such as broken bones or a head injury. 2.5 million people are treated each […]
Walk on Left, Bike on Right: Traveling on the “Right Side” of West Virginia Roads
Pedestrians – people walking or jogging on roads – are 150% more likely to be killed in a West Virginia traffic crash than those traveling by car, truck or SUV. In 2013, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes, and more than 150,000 were treated in emergency rooms for crash related injuries, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. […]
How to Keep a Safe Driving Distance
Following vehicles too closely is the number one cause of rear end crashes in West Virginia. A driver can avoid most, if not all, rear end crashes by keeping a safe separation distance between him and the vehicle ahead. How long that distance needs to be varies depending on traffic, weather, road and vehicle conditions. Safe Driving […]
Stricter WV Seat Belt Laws Saving Lives – Teens Still the Least Likely to Buckle Up
New Report Shows West Virginia’s Stricter Seat Belt Laws are Saving Lives West Virginia has enacted stricter seat belt laws in the last several years. Buckling up saves lives – there’s no doubt about that. However, a recent study shows that tougher seat belt laws also saves lives. Researchers compared car crash deaths from 2001 to 2010, finding […]