While many hospitals, including those in South Jersey, have taken steps to provide healthier work environments such as programs to help nursing staff avoid burnout, there is one area where every hospital seems to come up short: patient lifting practices. The Bureau of...
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Soft tissue damage: causes and symptoms
The muscles, ligaments, and tendons of the body are called the soft tissues, and these can be sprained, strained, and torn by sudden, uncontrollable movements. This is why soft tissue damage is a frequent outcome of car accidents, when the impact and braking toss the...
Trucking association pursues lawsuit over sleep apnea rules
People in New Jersey and across the United States may be highly concerned about the danger of getting into an accident with a truck while out on the highways. Collisions with large trucks can cause devastating personal injuries and costly property damage, and driving...
4 common questions about wrongful death claims
If your loved one died in a car accident, you probably want answers and you want them as fast as possible. How did the accident happen? Who was at fault? Was the other driver drunk? Could the accident have been prevented?These questions, and many more, will be...
Report urges state governors to improve traffic safety
According to a report issued by the National Governors Association, the governor of New Jersey has a critical role to play for improving safety on the state's roads. The report urges all governors to increase efforts to address the rising dangers experienced by...
How outdoor workers can prevent cold stress
Residents of New Jersey should know about the dangers of working outdoors during the winter. Among the most common conditions that outdoor workers suffer from is cold stress. This occurs when the skin temperature and, eventually, internal temperature drops to the...
Behavioral health and women’s workplace injuries
Working women in New Jersey may have a higher chance of sustaining an injury on the job if they suffer from anxiety, fatigue or depression. This is according to a study conducted by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health's Center for Health. The study...
Assisted driving technology already saving lives
Despite their current unavailability, there has been a great deal of publicity surrounding self-driving cars in recent years. It's not hard to understand why New Jersey drivers might be excited about the autonomous future given the benefits touted by automakers....
Medical staff frequently end up hurt in the line of duty
Nurses, physicians' assistants and other medical professionals who work in hospitals or at clinics devote their lives to caring for others. Many of these jobs require multiple years of schooling, as well as a dedication to working longer-than-average shifts, often 12...
Will legalizing marijuana cause more car accidents in New Jersey?
Statistics show that in a nine-year span, 1816 people died in crashes caused by impaired drivers. That equates to more than 180 deaths each year on New Jersey roads. The on-going debate about the legalization of marijuana has many people voicing concerns that car...
