The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that each year during the holiday season, 15,000 people rush to the emergency department due to injuries involving decorating. Falling from a ladder or stepping on broken ornaments may be funny in holiday movies, but in real life, these and similar mishaps result in visits to the [...]
Yes, it’s time for the annual spring cleaning ritual, and what better place to start than your medicine cabinet? Medication safety involves getting rid of things you no longer use—like that six-year-old box of teeth-whitening strips and empty bottles of travel-sized shampoo—getting rid of prescription and over-the-counter medications that have long since expired can keep [...]
As temperatures drop, more people will turn on heaters to stay warm. The nation’s emergency physicians warn about the potential risks involved with heating your homes and bodies. Home Safety and Heating Your Home! “Every year, tragically, people are burned, start fires, get an electric shock and even die from carbon monoxide poisoning, because they [...]
Performing home safety repairs and adding features that allow the home to be more accessible creates a better environment for people of every age and ability. According to the AARP Public Policy Institute, 90 percent of Americans age 50 and older intend to stay in their own homes. There are many good things to be [...]