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Milwaukee Sheriffs Office Releases Holiday DUI Initiative Results
The results are in from a Milwaukee County Sheriffs initiative to keep the public safe from impaired drivers over the New Years holiday weekend. Fourteen first offenders and one repeat offender were arrested. David Clarke, Milwaukee County Sheriff, mandated additional law enforcement patrols from December 31, 2015 to January 3,…
Read MoreWoman Freezes to Death After Wandering from Assisted Living Facility
Police are investigating the death of a 91-year-old woman whose body was found in a ditch outside of her assisted living facility in Edgewood, New Mexico, in late December. Wrongful death because of negligent nursing home or assisted living facility staff is a devastating tragedy. That is why our nursing home…
Read MoreFaulty Takata Airbags Responsible for Eighth U.S. Death
In December, a teen boy was identified as the eighth death resulting from faulty Takata airbags that use ammonium nitrate. This marks the ninth death world-wide associated with the airbags. A Honda vehicle was involved in every death. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was notified about the death…
Read MoreAAA Anticipates 100 Million Holiday Travelers
For the first time in recorded history, AAA anticipates that 100 million people will travel this holiday season, equating to almost one in three Americans. Around 100.5 million are estimated to travel 50 or more miles away from home, representing a 1.4 percent rise from 2014. It is the 7th…
Read MoreAbusive Photos of Nursing Home Residents Posted to Social Media
Social media is posing a growing threat to patient privacy, especially in nursing homes. According to a report co-published by ProPublica and The Washington Post, nursing home workers are posting embarrassing and degrading photos of residents to popular social media sites like Snapchat. The study identified 35 instances since 2012…
Read MoreWisconsin Crackdown on Holiday Drunk Driving Continues
As part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, running Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, an ad will run before the Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins for millions of Americans. The ad will feature and focus on a young man and woman…
Read MoreRNs Are Better Able to Identify High-Risk Medication Errors
Almost 66 percent of adverse events, like falls and delirium, experienced by nursing home residents could be prevented through more accurate monitoring of the medications residents are taking. At PKSD, we understand the complex care that nursing home residents require. That is why were are dedicated to defending the rights…
Read MoreGM Compensating Some Pre-Bankruptcy Accident Victims
In response to its decade-long failure to disclose information about a defective ignition switch, General Motors (GM) created a compensation fund for injury victims and those who lost a loved one because of the defective vehicles. The fund served as a way for the automaker to offer compensation to victims…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposes Overhaul of 5-Star Safety Ratings
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is raising the bar on safety with the recent announcement of drastic changes to the 5-Star Safety Ratings system. The safety regulator is placing a new focus on safety through technology with the addition of several new proposals for crash-test rating criteria. The…
Read MorePedestrians in Wheelchairs More Likely to Be Involved in Accidents
A recent Georgetown University study has uncovered unsettling information pertaining to pedestrian accidents: pedestrians in wheelchairs are at a higher risk of being killed by a vehicle versus non-wheelchair pedestrians. More than half of these fatal accidents occur at intersections, and men are at a greater risk than women. Georgetown…
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