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• Great tips for prevening deadly hospital infections

  Dan Deuterman | January 29, 2008 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  I have to applaud fellow InjuryBoard member Jennifer Moore of Grossman & Moore in Louisville, Ky., for a great article on things patients can do to avoid hospital infections.She essentially provides a checklist for things you can ask and ask others to do if you must be hospitalized.I encourage you to read Jennifer's posting or the entire report from the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths.

• Interesting treatment uses hypothermia to prevent brain damage

  Dan Deuterman | October 05, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Doctors around the country are experimenting with a new treatment that has been successful in protecting stroke victims and others from brain damage Physicians use cooling helmets, cooling pads and IVs to induce hypothermia, which decreases the brain's demand for oxygen, thus reducing the likelihood of brain damage.Sounds like something you'd see on "House," I know, but physicians are using this...

• Charlotte Girl in Critical Condition After Pool Accident in Milford, Massachusets

  Lawrence Egerton | August 20, 2009 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Another pool related accident has left an 11 year old Charlotte, NC girl in critical condition at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. The girl had been swimming unsupervised on the first...

• Ocracoke Fireworks Explosion Victim Survived by Young Child

  Pierce Egerton | July 08, 2009 3:45 PM | 5 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  In an even more tragic turn to the Ocracoke fireworks explosion, that took the lives of four people last Saturday, it has been brought to my attention that the woman who died in the explosion was a...

• Raleigh Sewer Monster Slimes Way to International Stardom

  Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 1:17 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  It’s the YouTube video that launched a thousand refrains of “Ewwwwww, Gross!” The video taken by a remote camera in the sewer beneath Raleigh’s Cameron Village Shopping...

• UPDATE: 4 Dead, 1 Injured in Tragic Fireworks Explosion

  Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 11:42 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that two more workers have died from injuries sustained when a truck loaded with fireworks exploded on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The...

• Recalled DeWalt Nailers Could Cause Serious Injury

  Pierce Egerton | June 26, 2009 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling DeWALT FRAMING NAILERS because the bump action trigger might be improperly assembled. An affected tool could eject a fastener...

• Tighter Safety Standards Sought In Wake of Tragic Fireworks Accident

  Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  According to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of...

• Electrocution at UNCG: More Information And More Questions

  Pierce Egerton | July 07, 2009 8:26 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  More information is now available about the electrocution of a construction worker yesterday at UNCG. The worker was an employee of Greensboro-based Powertec Electric. Powertec was doing electrical...

• Pedestrian Dies After Hit By Pickup In Wal-Mart Parking Lot

  Pierce Egerton | September 29, 2009 2:33 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  As drivers we must constantly be aware of our surroundings, particularly when we are driving in areas where we can expect to see pedestrians. Monday brought a tragic reminder of the deadly danger...