Burn injuries result in victims being hospitalized more than 100,000 times each year and require a total of more than 2 million hospital bed days. Burn injury prognosis very depending on the severity of the burns and other factors such as patient age. We are fortunate to have some of the best medical personnel in [...]
A three-year-old boy drowned in an apartment complex pool in north Houston Monday. The tragedy happened at a local apartment complex. The boy age 3 was apparently playing in the near the pool with his sister and supervision nearby. Apparently, family members lost sight of the young boy for just a second and were unable [...]
An accident between a car and a motorcycle turned tragic last night in The Woodlands, Texas. A Toyota Corolla driven by a local Woodlands resident was making a left turn onto Panther Creek Village Center which led to a motorcycle striking that the car and seriously injuring the motorcycle rider. According to reports, the motorcycle [...]
The Gulf Freeway was the site of a fatality accident Monday morning. According to police, a pickup truck was involved in an accident at the Gulf Freeway near Eldorado Blvd. shortly after noon. At least two vehicles were involved in the fatal accident and the driver of a pickup truck ended up in the median [...]
Let us now consider the topic of ‘yielding the right of way’ as another important driving safety tip. ‘Yielding the right of way’ has several meanings and surprisingly the law never grants the right of way. Instead it simply states when the right of way must be yielded! The following are examples of when a [...]
Rear end collisions are one of the major causes of car wrecks. We can reduce the number of rear end collisions by the simple rule of keeping a safe following distance at all times. Rear end collisions are usually caused by one of three factors they are: 1. Tailgating — following too close. 2. Inattention [...]
The statistics of children and automobile accidents are alarming. According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), nearly 250,000 (that’s right – a quarter million) children are injured every year in car accidents! This means that every day of the year approximately700 children are harmed in accidents on our roadways. That number translates [...]
It is that time of year where heat becomes a safety factor. It is particularly important for children to be well hydrated in the hot weather of Houston. Not only should children outside in the heat drink plenty of water but also those participating in strenuous sports such as soccer, baseball or football training should [...]
A Harris County Precinct 6 reserve deputy constable was in an accident early Wednesday morning on Highway 249 in northwest Harris County. The off-duty officer was apparently seriously injured in a car accident and needed to be flown by LifeFlight to be treated for his injuries. Typically accident victims are only flown by LifeFlight if [...]
One area of that does not get much press is that of boating accidents. As then automobile accidents there are certain safety rules for safe boating that should be followed. Last year alone there were over 700 deaths from boating accidents in the United States. Some of these involved reckless driving, drinking and operating about, [...]
