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New data from New York DOH unveil mortality rates for cardiac surgery by hospitals and by type of procedure. Even though some procedures are by nature riskier than others, New Yorkers suffering from heart conditions should understand that not every hospital offers the same level of safety.

Based on the data provided by The New York State Health Department here are some of the findings:

Valve surgery is the riskiest type of cardiac surgery with a mortality rate of 4.59% for New York State between 2008 and 2010. PCI or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, sometimes also called coronary angioplasty or coronary stenting is the less risky of all types of cardiac surgeries as long as it is a planned surgery. It becomes riskier when it is an emergency procedure.

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The following graphs show the mortality rate by hospital for the various type of procedures. Because some hospitals may deal with riskier cases than others the graphs show 3 types of mortality rates:
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A taxi jumped a curb yesterday in New York City at Rockefeller Center stricking a British tourist and severing her left leg and severely injuring the other. Her foot was recovered at the scene and doctors at Bellevue Hospital tried in vain to reattach it. The 24-year-old cab driver, Faysal Kabir Mohammad Himon of Queens lost the control of his car during a road-rage duel with a bike messenger. Himon who has a hack license but wasn’t authorized to drive the cab had a history of negligent driving. He was previously involved in a car accident injuring one person in 2010 and had many traffic violation on his record.

For more see Daily News

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Nine Lawyers from The New York Personal Injury Firm, Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom&Rubinowitz were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014.

Jeffrey B. Bloom, Seymour Boyers, Anthony H. Gair, Howard S. Hershenhorn, Jerome I. Katz, Stephen H. Mackauf, Ben B. Rubinowitz, Ernest R. Steigman and Richard M. Steigman were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014.

The above lawyers were selected in the following practice areas:

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Char-Broil has received 26 reports of defective products including four reports of burns, including one with burns to the nose, chin and hair, and seven other reports of “burned” or “singed” hair. Reports indicated that the burner flame was going out and then unexpectedly reigniting when the consumer turned the control knob to “OFF.”

Two models are being recalled: the model 240 Full Size grill and the model 180 Table Top grill. Consumers should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for repair.

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Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemaker coffee pot handle can break, causing cuts and burns to the consumer. So far Black and Decker has received 1607 reports of handles breaking with 83 reports of burns and cuts. Consumers who own this product should stop using it immediately and contact Applica Consumer Products Inc. of Miramar, Fla. for a full refund.

For more info go to the Consumer Product Safety Commission webiste.

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Construction%20Accident%20Prevention.pngSafety Programs reduce construction accident injuries and significantly improve productivity and competitiveness according to the 2013 report “Safety Management in the Construction Industry: Identifying Risks and Reducing Accidents to improve Site Productivity and Project ROI” from McGraw Hill Construction.

Nationally two thirds of construction firms are now following fully inclusive safety programs. Most large firms (more than 500 employees) have adopted extensive safety programs while only half of the small firms (less than 50 employees) have reached this level of safety.

The McGraw Hill Construction Report demonstrates that contractors implementing a safety program experience a decrease of personal injuries and an increase in productivity. Half of the contractors using safety programs were able to reduce their project schedule by a week or more. Three quarters of them reduced their budget by 1% or more and a quarter of them reduced their budget by 5% ore more. Adoption of a safety program lead to an increased return on investment (ROI) of more than 1% for three quarters of the construction companies and an increase of ROI of more than 5% for a quarter of them.

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Many bus accidents happen because the bus company was negligent or careless. Defective equipment, poorly maintained buses or not properly trained bus drivers put the life of passengers at risk.

All Nation Coach in Staten Island, New York, a high-risk passenger carrier was shut down yesterday by the The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The bus company was the reincarnation of Tichy Express, Inc. that was shut down last year for multiple violations of federal safety regulations.

This action is the 16th out-of-service order issued by FMCSA since the deployment in April 2013 of more than 50 “Operation Quick Strike” safety investigations targeting high-risk passenger carriers.

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Severe mitral valve regurgitation is a life threatening condition that affects millions of Americans. It happens when the mitral valve doesn’t close properly and allows blood to flow backward to the heart. Most doctors treating severe mitral valve regurgitation use a watch and wait approach but a recent Mayo Clinic-led study by U.S. and European researchers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrates that patients that have surgery early after diagnosis have improved long-term survival and lower risk of heart failure.

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football%20helmet.jpg“No helmet system can protect you from serious brain and/or neck injuries including paralysis or death. To avoid these risks, do not engage in the sport of football” is the type of language that consumers will read on most warning labels when they purchase a football helmet these days.

Football has a very high incidence of catastrophic personal injuries with traumatic brain injury and cervical spinal cord injury being the most common. Recent lawsuits have accused the league and some product manufacturers of hiding evidence or not properly warning about the dangers of repeated head trauma.

In a recent article, Ken Belson, a sport reporter for the New York Times, gives a complete overview of what type of warning helmet manufacturers are using Today to warn the players and to protect themselves from a product liability lawsuit.

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