New Year’s Eve is around the corner and you want to avoid a car accident! Drinking and celebrating with friends and family go hand in hand with New Year’s Eve. The trick is to enjoy the party and get home safely. Sadly, along with New Year’s Eve parties comes roads filled with drunk drivers and…
A decubitus ulcer (bedsore, pressure ulcer, pressure sore) is caused by lack of circulation in the skin from the pressure of staying in one position too long, particularly if the pressure is over a boney part of the body. Patients who are bedridden and wheel chair bound pose the highest risk for developing decubitus ulcers.…
December 13, 2015 just before 4:30am- 2 injured in fiery crash A fiery crash in the express lanes of outbound I—90/94 near 29th Street sent 2 people to the hospital. One person is listed in fair-to serious condition and the other had minor injuries. This is a developing story. December 13, 2015 – 6 hospitalized…
Initial reports indicate an 86-year-old Brookfield woman’s Ford Escort was disabled in the right lane of travel when another vehicle, also traveling in the right lane, made a quick lane change and a GMC Sierra traveling behind that car crashed into the elderly woman’s Ford Escort. The accident happened on eastbound 31st Street near Interstate…
Karelia Michelle Montenegro, a child care worker at Oak Park Montessori, was charged with aggravated battery of a child this week. Karelia Michelle Montenegro was caught on surveillance video force feeding an 8-month-old boy, shoving a spoon in the baby boy’s mouth repeatedly and causing a tear in the baby boy’s esophagus. The 8-month-old boy…
A colonoscopy is a test performed by a doctor to examine the inner lining of the large intestine. Colonoscopies are performed to evaluate certain symptom and also screen for colon cancer. Colonoscopic Perforation Bowel perforation, a hole in the wall of your colon, is the most serious complication of a colonoscopy. Elderly patients and patients…
David Wehmhoefer was only 41 years old when he was killed by multiple blunt force trauma deemed an industrial accident. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon, November 25, at Brookfield Iron and Metal in Chicago Heights. David Wehmhoefer was described by his mother as a devoted husband to his wife and devoted father to his two…
On Saturday afternoon, November 28, 2015 around 1:45pm, a vehicle heading westbound on 48th Street blew the stop sign at the intersection of Indiana Avenue in Bronzeville area of Chicago and crashed into another vehicle. A girl involved in the crash suffered serious injuries and is in serious-to-critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital. Two men,…
Winter has fallen on Chicago and it is time to once again remind ourselves that winter driving can be dangerous and scary. Below are some safety tips to help prevent auto accidents and injuries. Do you know the three P’s of safe winter driving? PREPARE PROTECT PREVENT PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP Maintenance Battery – Does…
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest long-distance travel times of the year with Thanksgiving Day being the heaviest travel day for vehicle trips. According to the United States Department of Transportation, long-distance trips increase by 54 percent during the Thanksgiving holiday. The average Thanksgiving trip is 214 miles. Drive safely, plan ahead and review the…