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How to Stay Safe and Enjoy the Water Summer is coming to Florida. Swimming pools are a great way to keep cool despite the heat and humidity, but swimming pools can be dangerous. West Palm Beach drowning lawyer Craig Goldenfarb has prepared this list of safety tips to help you and your family enjoy the ...

Nearly 300,000 Americans collapse each year when their hearts stop pumping in a normal rhythm. Without immediate medical attention, they are at risk of death from cardiac arrest. Automated external defibrillators (AED’s) are portable devices used to treat heart arrhythmia by shocking the heart back into a normal rhythm. An AED offers the best chance ...

Statistics for distracted driving accidents across the United States As I write about distracted driving accidents, I find it hard to get a good statistics for the number of crashes and fatalities attributed to distracted driving. Estimates of the percentage of fatal crashes involving distracted drivers range from 10% to 80%. How serious of a ...

Importance of Child Passenger Safety September 18-24 has been designated National Child Passenger Safety Week. Is your child safe in his car seat? You may be a surprised. A recent study has found that many car seats are not properly installed. Last week, Safe Kids USA released the results of a study based on data ...

Health Driving: How Your Health Impacts Your Driving Skills Driving skills naturally change over time. As he gains experience, a reckless teen may become a defensive driver. A normally careful driver could turn into an aggressive or distracted driver after a career change. An elders driver may find that the normal changes that come with ...

Aggressive Drivers may lead to car accidents We’ve all been annoyed by aggressive drivers: the drivers that refuse to yield, follow too closely, make dangerous lane changes, pass on the wrong side, or run red lights as they hurry to get to their destination. But these drivers are more than annoying; they are a major ...

The Impact of PIP Rate Increases on Auto Insurance Rates Could you be affected by the PIP rate increases in 2013? That will be the reality for many insured drivers in Florida. After reviewing the first round of filings submitted by insurers to the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation it appears most are increasing their ...

Florida Liability Lawyer: Debunking Slip-and-Fall Myths A good West Palm Beach personal injury lawyer should seek to educate people about premises liability law in Florida. Many people are confused: how might slip-and-fall law apply to your situation? In this essay, we will consider three widely believed myths about Florida slip-and-fall accidents and help you to ...

How a West Palm Beach Malpractice Attorney Can Help You A West Palm Beach malpractice attorney can provide tools, investigative resources, and experience to help patients and their families determine whether malpractice has occurred. But do you really need a lawyer to make this assessment? Can you “self-diagnose” Florida malpractice and handle your situation on ...

AEDs and Heart Attack: How Battery Failure Can Cost Lives If you suffer a heart attack in a public place, an AED may be the best chance of saving your life. But, what if the AED has no batteries? A new study of 1,150 deaths related to AED failure has found than almost one-quarter of ...