Increasing Speed Limits: Getting There on Time vs. Getting There Safely
In 1973, the federal government instituted the national maximum speed limit to be 55 miles per hour (mph), but the goal at the time was not to save lives; it was to save fuel. The National Research Council noted that, in the first year of the new speed limit, the number of people killed in […]
Clinicians Make Mistakes While Inserting and Maintaining Feeding Tubes
Under certain circumstances, a person may be unable to eat food, which requires a clinician to insert a feeding tube into the person’s stomach in order for he or she to receive proper nourishment. However, there are some instances where the patient is injured during the insertion or maintenance of the feeding tube as a […]