Tag: safety
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Tips to keep children safe from the dangers of summer heat
While enjoying time with family on the boat, at church picnics, in the backyard or at the beach, be sure to keep kids safe during the summer heat. Heat can...
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Don’t get burned, bitten or bamboozled this summer; here are safety tips for dealing with the sun, insects and sales pitches
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Summer is finally here, and after one of the coldest Kentucky springs, who doesn’t want to be outside swimming, skiing, fishing, barbecuing or soaking...
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New study finds texting and driving kills and injures more teens than drinking and driving, and is becoming more prevalent
A new study finds that texting while driving has become more dangerous among teenagers than drinking and driving, and it says the number of teens who are dying or being...
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Take care with a big cold-weather killer, the space heater
Warm weather isn’t far away, but winter remains, and precautions should be taken to steer clear of a big cold-weather killer — the space heater — for the season’s remaining...
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Kentucky hospitals score mostly Bs and Cs on hospital safety scorecard; most in U.S. earned an A or B
In an analysis of the nation’s hospitals and their safety records, many of Kentucky’s health care facilities have some shortcomings. A study by the Leapfrog Group finds that the vast...
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Task force recommends changes to protect safety and health of middle school students who play interscholastic sports
The boys of North Marshall Middle School of Benton, Ky., after winning a Christmas tournament last year. Beth Musgrave of the Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the state Task Force on Interscholastic...
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Study: Grandparent caregivers aren’t up on latest safety standards for babies and children
Grandparents might be more quick to say yes to grandkids but they might also be a little behind the times on the the new safety guidelines that could better protect...
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Infections, other safety issues plague hospitals, maybe more so when nursing is cut; here’s a good series on it
The Centers for Disease Control has reported that nearly 1 million patient-safety incidents, including infections that patients acquired in hospitals, occurred among Medicare patients over the years 2006, 2007, 2008....
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With more than 2,000 product recalls in 2011 alone, consumers may be suffering from ‘recall fatigue’
Regulators, retailers and manufacturers are getting worried that the public is suffering from “recall fatigue.” Last year, there were 2,363 recalls, according to data from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Revealing patient safety issues and medical errors are goals of Facebook page set up by ProPublica
Photo by iStockphoto.com/selimaksan Interested in creating a venue for those who have been harmed while undergoing medical treatments, ProPublica, the nonprofit, investigative news organization, has set up a Facebook page...