Two years ago, a student named Clark Jacobs fell from his lofted bed at a Georgia Tech fraternity house. He landed head-first and fractured his skull as a result. The injury led to a stroke and the need for intense rehabilitation to perform even basic tasks. After the...
Month: August 2017
Georgia Woman Cautions Against Common Car Passenger Behavior
A Georgia woman is warning against a common passenger behavior: putting your feet on the dashboard. It is an easy enough mistake to make as a passenger, especially on long car rides. But in doing so, you open yourself up to much more serious injuries if you are...
The FMCSA Just Killed the Sleep Apnea Rule for Truckers
The sleep apnea rule is dead in the water, according to a notice from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The sleep apnea rule was intended to help medical examiners, carrier employers and truck drivers know what conditions or combinations of...
Cause of Fire Ball Malfunction Revealed – And It’s More Common Than You Think
The accident at the Ohio State Fair now has an official cause. The accident involved a swinging and spinning ride known as the Fire Ball. As the Fire Ball swung, like a pendulum, a malfunction occurred on the upswing. One of the ride's cars detached and fell to the...
Cause of Fire Ball Malfunction Revealed – And It’s More Common Than You Think
The accident at the Ohio State Fair now has an official cause. The accident involved a swinging and spinning ride known as the Fire Ball. As the Fire Ball swung, like a pendulum, a malfunction occurred on the upswing. One of the ride's cars detached and fell to the...
The FMCSA Just Killed the Sleep Apnea Rule for Truckers
The sleep apnea rule is dead in the water, according to a notice from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The sleep apnea rule was intended to help medical examiners, carrier employers and truck drivers know what conditions or combinations of...
Are Georgia High Rises Safe from Polyethylene Fires?
We like to think that the buildings we live in are safe from fire. But as we saw with the Grenfell Tower fire in London, in which metal composite panels with polyethylene (PE) led to a towering inferno, some materials that we use in our walls and construction might...
The Great American Eclipse is Here!
Are you ready for today's eclipse? Here's a live feed for those of you who can't sneak away for a few minutes to watch. Remember: Make sure you don't look directly at it without approved eye protection, and if you plan on using your phone, don't point the camera too...
Six Accidents That Occurred in Georgia Theme Parks, Fairs
An accident in Ohio recently left one person dead and seven injured. The accident, at the Ohio State Fair, involved a ride called the Fire Ball, a swinging, spinning machine. As it swung during the fair, a piece broke and sent people flying through the air. The ride...
What Will the Largest Study of Student Athlete Concussions Tell Us?
Traumatic brain injuries are one of the leading causes of hospital visits for young children, and most of those injuries turn out to be concussions. Whether the injury is from a child falling off a swing, or is from that child being tackled while playing football,...
