There is a reason Indiana is referred to as the crossroads of America. The state is within a day’s drive of most parts of the U.S. and the neighboring country, Canada, making it one of the busiest states for commercial freight traffic. The high volume of commercial truck traffic passing through Indiana has made it...
The arrival of a newborn should be a time of celebration and happiness – but for many American families, childbirth is a prelude to tragedy. According to a recent article in Fortune, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among all developed nations. Indeed, even as the birth rate took a sharp nosedive...
Car accidents happen every day. Some are minor fender benders and others are head-on collisions. No matter how serious a car accident appears to be at a glance, crash victims may suffer head injuries as a result of the traumatic impact they’ve experienced. These are some of the more common head injuries that result from...
The behavior of individual motorists in traffic and the actions taken by commercial drivers directly influence the possibility of a collision occurring. However, the actions taken by commercial transportation companies also influence the risk that the general public must grapple with. The sad truth is that sometimes, the companies that own and maintain semi-trucks would...
There are many reasons that commercial vehicles collide with passenger vehicles. Sometimes, a commercial driver misjudges how much space they have to complete a turn at a tight intersection. Other times, drivers on the interstate get far too close to a semi-truck’s trailer, which leads to an incident when a trucker attempts to merge or...
Generally speaking, driving on the interstate can actually be safer than driving on a rural road or in a city, simply because the interstate’s design usually keeps all the traffic flowing in the same direction, at roughly the same speeds. However, there are always exceptions to the rule, and Interstate 65 (I-65) is one of...
Modern prescription medication comes in many different forms. Most people are familiar with standard tablets and capsules, which are taken orally. Some medications are available via alternate means of delivery, such as transdermal patches. There are even patches that can administer a timed injection in a home environment. Administration errors occur even when conscientious patients...
Heart attacks do not discriminate by gender and can happen to both men and women. However, this is still often thought of as an issue faced by men, and the evaluation process has been created in this fashion. For this reason, doctors are far more likely to misdiagnose a heart attack when a woman is...