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Driving a passenger vehicle can be dangerous when you are in close proximity to commercial trucks. But you probably have no choice but to share the road with these vehicles every day. Since you have to drive near trucks all the time, it is important to understand the primary causes of car-truck accidents. This…

A very disturbing video has been making the media rounds. It shows a clearly disoriented and possibly mentally-challenged woman — clad only in socks and a gaping hospital gown on a frigid night — is wheeled out of a hospital on January 9 by security officers after being discharged. They proceeded to leave the…

Burn injuries are among the most serious you can ever encounter. They can be incredibly painful, and many leave lasting scars that may never entirely heal. There are six different degrees of burns, with the first being the least serious and the sixth being the most serious. First-degree burns are topical. These just injure…

We expect the nursing home to provide our loved ones with attentive and competent care. But you see stories all too often of elderly patients who have been shamefully neglected or mistreated in unspeakable ways. The nursing home staff may be all smiles when you visit, but what happens when you aren’t around? Many…

Chicago, Illinois, has some of the most impressive buildings in the world, as well as other buildings that are lesser known. Those buildings are sites of bustling commerce, with everyone from billionaire CEOs to minimum wage clerks going in and out of them every day. Naturally, most of those people use the buildings’ stairs,…

There are many quality nursing homes in Chicago, Illinois, that provide the best care for their elderly residents to the happiness of those residents and their families. However, there are other facilities which, by action or inaction, put their residents at risk in ways that constitute nursing home abuse. One of the ways that…

People in nursing homes are there because of health and self-care challenges that make it unsafe for them to remain at home. They might be dealing with a lengthy list of maladies and disabilities. Those frailties make them more susceptible to falling. Even a minor fall can cause serious injuries and life-threatening complications. In…

The bustling metropolis of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the busiest transit areas on earth. In addition to regular flights to and from O‘hare Airport, there are trains, buses, trucks, SUV’s and cars transporting people and goods between residences, businesses and recreational destinations throughout each day. The sheer volume of individuals involved means that…

Like most big cities, Chicago, Illinois, has an enormous number of vehicles on the roads. This, of course, correlates with a substantial number of motor vehicle accidents each year. While current inclement weather is making driving more dangerous, there is something else that is making driving dangerous too, and that is distracted driving. Distracted…

There are many excellent caregivers for the elderly in Chicago, Illinois, and they are worthy of respect. However, there are many workers in nursing homes who abuse or neglect the patients who have been entrusted to their care. That constitutes nursing home abuse, and patients, and their families, deserve better. One problem in nursing…