Archive for 'Safety'

Birth of a Surgeon ~ Full Episode | Wide Angle

Brilliant video of the training of midwives in sub-Saharan Africa in life-saving surgical techniques, such as Cesareans and hysterectomies. One in 22 women there dies in childbirth. More than 600,000 women die every year in childbirth worldwide.
“WIDE ANGLE travels to Mozambique, where a bold grassroots initiative to train midwives in advanced life-saving surgery has [...]

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Can Capitalists Learn to Love Socialized Medicine?

Can Capitalists Learn to Love Socialized Medicine?.
Neil Buchanan, an economist and attorney who writes for FindLaw.com, argues that socialized medicine is actually a boon to business. We currently have government-run education operating in tandem with private education, and the system is a boon to business, as well. Think about it. My father worked for the [...]

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Video Highlights Danger Of Texting While Driving : NPR

Video Highlights Danger Of Texting While Driving : NPR.
Amen. Everyone should watch this, and it should be mandatory viewing in driver’s ed classes. And read my post about blind zones and backover accidents.
PSA Texting while Driving U K August 2009 Peter Watkins Hughes Newport School of AMD Wales

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How to adjust your mirrors | Kristopher Linquist

How to adjust your mirrors | The Web Page of Kristopher Linquist.
Excellent article! I got a flyer from State Farm Insurance about 10 years ago with this exact information. Almost everyone is adjusting their rear and side view mirrors in a way that ensures huge blind spots. The main reason people have side-impact collisions is [...]

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Blind zones and backover accidents

Blind zones and backover accidents.
This Consumer Reports article is a must read. The blind zones behind our vehicles are much longer than you may suspect, which can lead to tragedy. I checked this with my toddler and its horrifying. The blind zone is why you should always be very careful whenever you are backing up [...]

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