Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Prevention andTreatment of Bone Fractures

Bone fractures are very common. They occur when bones of the body face an extra high force and stress than the capacity of the bones to withstand. People do suffer fractures in different type of accidents like slip, trip and fall and sports accidents. Diseases like osteoporosis and cancer weakens the bones and also cause fractures. Symptoms of fractures include pain, swelling,...

Monday, 29 July 2013

Pedestrian Safety: Stay Safe on Roads

Many a road traffic accidents involve pedestrian becoming the cause or victim of an accident. Drivers of trucks or buses often fail to look out pedestrians crossing the road and cause a collision. Motor vehicle, motorbikes and bicycles collisions with pedestrians are also common. Causes of pedestrian accidents are crossing a busy road, hit and run by a motor vehicle, jaywalking...

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Safety Tips to Prevent Bicycle Accidents

Bicycle accidents are the cause of severe injuries and deaths of their victims, especially the children of the age 5 to 15 are more vulnerable to bicycle accidents. Life threatening bicycle accidents occur as a result of crashes between bicycles and motor vehicles. According to the statistics, 95% of motor vehicle and bicycle collisions cause severe injuries leading to deaths....

Monday, 22 July 2013

5 Things you didn’t know About Insurance

Having insurance is not as simple as it seems. Under the terms and conditions, there are several things that one may not know about his insurance. Such matters may include hidden benefits or losses. So, to get full advantage from your insurance must read all terms and conditions carefully. You can obtain maximum benefit from your insurance by having full awareness of your...

Friday, 19 July 2013

Brain Injuries Prevention

Paediatric Brain Injuries Related To Car Accidents Research and statistics show that car accidents are the major cause behind serious injuries and fatalities in children than any other type of accidents. Motor vehicle crashes cause serious brain injuries especially in children under 1 year. Moreover, teen drivers are also extremely vulnerable to the brain injuries in car...
As in all industries, employers in the brick and refractories sector should consider the risks their staff face through manual handling tasks. Back injuries compensation claims are particularly commonplace in the brick industry - according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), around 44% of all injuries lasting for three days or longer it receives reports of from this sector are sprains, strains...