You may not realize this, but you probably have an important accident investigation tool right in your pocket: your camera phone. These days, almost everyone has a cellphone with a camera, and that’s changing the game when it comes to...
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Is Anesthesia Really as Safe as Doctors Say It Is?
For a long time now, patients have been told that modern anesthesia methods are safer than ever, with mortality rates falling drastically over the last 30 years to only around one anesthesia-related death out of every 200,000 to 300,000 patients....
Handle Leftover Fireworks Carefully
July 4 has come and gone. If you are like many people, fireworks played some role in your celebrations. Perhaps you went to see a spectacular show or put on a display of your own. Hopefully, there were no injuries....
Truck Accident Liability Can Be Complicated Territory
Truck accidents are common on the nation’s highways — but their capacity for devastation far outstrips that of an accident involving two ordinary-sized vehicles. One of the hardest things to sort out in any truck accident is liability. Even when...
Why Do Police Officers Use Excessive Force?
Police officers are often lauded as heroes and protectors of their communities. In most cases, such characterizations are accurate, but in some, it could not be further from the truth. South Carolina has certainly seen this to be true. According...
New Law Takes Aim at Mopeds in South Carolina
The state of South Carolina’s laws regarding vehicle safety had a curious loophole: Mopeds were virtually unregulated. Think you might want to ride one without a helmet, even though decades of research have proven that helmets save lives? It was...
What Happens When the Driver Who Hit You Goes to Jail?
Most ordinary car accidents don’t end with one of the drivers in handcuffs — but that’s exactly what can happen if you’re hit by a drunk driver. That may leave a lot of victims wondering what happens next? Will the...
Avoiding Pharmacy Errors
One-third of adults in the United States take five or more medications. The definition of adverse drug events includes any harms a patient experiences as a result of taking medication. Although ADEs account for only about 100,000 hospitalizations each year,...
Obey ‘Move Over’ Laws to Avoid Accidents
Do you know what South Carolina’s “Move Over” law is and how to follow it? If you don’t, you’re hardly alone. A Move Over law requires drivers who happen across emergency vehicles on their side of the road to make...
Why Should You Worry About Lyme Disease?
Spring is here — and that means spring flowers, spring showers and the sudden arrival of insects back on the scene, including the tiny tick. Ticks are known for spreading Lyme disease, a particularly debilitating bacterial infection that causes human...