Posts in October, 2013

Oct 30 Study focuses on impaired driving among truck drivers

Every year hundreds of people are injured in car accidents in Tennessee caused by drunk drivers. Since these accidents are 100 ...

Oct 27 Teen crash rate reduces by 50 percent when parents get involved

While teens in Tennessee may think the rules regarding driving are unnecessary, the truth is these graduated drivers licensing ...

Oct 24 Multiple approaches to safety could help prevent medical errors

Given that there is not just one cause for medical mistakes, it makes sense that there is more than one way to prevent these ...

Oct 23 Report focuses on objects left behind during surgery

When going in for a surgery, we put our trust in the fact that these medical professionals -- being the surgeons, doctors, nurses ...

Oct 13 Investigators say tire malfunction caused Jefferson County crash

The community is still mourning after a tragic accident on Interstate 40 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, claimed the life of eight ...

Oct 05 Study finds prolonged ICU sedation ups the risk of cognitive loss

Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center ...