A number of New Jersey residents incur traumatic brain injuries each year. These injuries are notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat. Currently, doctors rely on brain imaging scans, such as CT scans, to try to determine the severity of the injury.More than 2.2...
Year: 2016
Fatal traffic accidents increase in 2015
New Jersey drivers may be more likely to be in a fatal accident than in the previous year based on 2015 figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In the first nine months of 2014, there were 23,796 fatalities around the country, down 1.2 percent...
Software can be classified as a driver
New Jersey residents may look forward to the day when their work commute can be handled by an autonomous car, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has advanced this possibility by allowing software to be considered a driver. Although some states are...
Volvo aims to eliminate fatalities in their cars within 5 years
Volvo vehicles have long been appreciated by New Jersey motorists who are concerned with safety and durability. The car maker has pioneered safety equipment including the rear-facing car seat and three-point safety belt that have saved millions of lives, and the...
Overexertion found to be the most common type of workplace injury
Risk assessors and health and safety personnel in New Jersey will likely know that the insurance firm Liberty Mutual releases a report every year ranking the most common causes of nonfatal workplace injuries. The latest Workplace Safety Index was released on Jan. 14,...