admin May 9th, 2008
May 8, 2008
A South Carolina fire accident left no one injured, according to Fire Fighting News.
The South Carolina fire occurred at an industrial structure. Four alarms were sent off at the fire in order to request departmental assistance from surrounding counties.
The South Carolina fire accident spread inside the 46,000 square foot building. No employees were inside of the building at the time of the accident, and no one suffered South Carolina fire and burn injuries. The building contained plastic, paper, cardboard and other debris.
Read More: http://www.firefightingnews.com/article-US.cfm?articleID=48552
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admin April 24th, 2008
April 21, 2008
South Carolina troopers must try their own drunk-driving cases due to lack of DUI prosecutors in the state, according to MyrtleBeachOnline.com. For cases involving South Carolina drunk drivers, troopers must call their own witnesses, discharge their own subpoenas, and file their own paperwork. By having to try their own drunk-driving cases, South Carolina troopers may be in court from two to seven hours per trial.
Currently, a new DUI law is under consideration that would make DUI laws in the state stricter, including driver’s license suspension. However, the new law would not cover troopers trying cases.
According to MADD, in 2006, South Carolina had 1,037 fatal auto accidents with 523 of those accidents being alcohol-related.
Read More: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/423111.html
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admin April 24th, 2008
April 24, 2008
No South Carolina fire and burn injuries were reported after a recent fire at a Myrtle Beach motel, according MyrtleBeachOnline.com.
Officials suspect that the South Carolina fire might have been a result of a domestic dispute. During the dispute, a woman might have set fire to her boyfriend’s clothes.
Officials believe that the South Carolina woman had been drinking and had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend. During the argument, the woman had thrown some of the man’s items over a balcony and then used a lighter to start a fire in the room.
Read More: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/breaking_news/story/425121.html
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admin April 18th, 2008
4-17-08
A South Carolina brain injury conference is to be held May 1 and 2, according to The Greenville News.
At the South Carolina brain injury conference, experts will discuss life after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Other topics to be discussed at the South Carolina brain injury conference include memory and memory aids, the impact of TBI on families, and post traumatic stress disorder.
Speakers at the South Carolina brain injury conference include brain injury accident survivors and spokesmen. The South Carolina brain injury conference is sponsored by The Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina and the South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council.
Read More: http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/NEWS01/80415015/1001/NEWS
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admin April 15th, 2008
April 15, 2008
A nursing home’s license has been revoked by the state following an order issued by an administrative law judge for South Carolina nursing home neglect, according to The State.
The judge’s order stems from an inspection concerning South Carolina nursing home neglect and abuse conducted by South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Inspectors found that the facility lacked medication for several of its patients, causing South Carolina nursing home neglect and abuse. After the inspection, the South Carolina Department ordered an emergency suspension of the nursing facility.
Read More: http://www.thestate.com/local/story/372271.html
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admin April 10th, 2008
April 10, 2008
South Carolina may make the consumption of the hallucinogenic drug Saliva divinorum illegal, according to The State.
This drug is a mint herb which originates from Mexico and is usually used by consumers to gain a spiritual breakthrough, and the state hopes to avoid South Carolina drug injuries by making it illegal.
Some South Carolina lawmakers fear that the Saliva drug may gain popularity because it is inexpensive and easily accessible to consumers and potentially cause South Carolina drug injuries.
Eight states have already banned or restricted the consumption of the drug.
Read More: http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/362424.html
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admin April 8th, 2008
April 8, 2008
Greenville Online.com reported that a proposed bill may enforce stiffer penalties on drivers involved in fatal South Carolina car accidents.
The current law limits the penalties enforced on drives involved in South Carolina auto accident fatalities when alcohol, drugs, or horrific driving behavior is not a factor in the incident.
If enacted, the proposed auto bill would create a new offense for drivers involved in fatal South Carolina car accidents who are uninsured or unlicensed or are habitual traffic offenders.
Those convicted under the South Carolina auto accident law could be charged with vehicular homicide (a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison) or vehicular battery (punishable up to five years in prison).
Read More: http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080406/NEWS01/804060311/1001/NEWS01
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admin March 13th, 2008
In 2005, a train wreck that resulted in a toxic chemical spill of chlorine that released a poisonous gas cloud over the town of Graniteville, South Carolina. Nine people were killed, 250 were injured. Close to 5,400 people were evacuated.
The South Carolina textile plant is asking for $420M in damages, since the corrosive chemical hurt the building and ruined machinery. The lawsuit is being fought by the train company, who claimed the South Carolina personal injuries and deaths, in addition to the damage done to the textile plant, are not worth $420M.
Click here to read more http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/03/12/88149.htm
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admin February 1st, 2008
There has been an urgent nationwide recall of heparin units manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The recall is the result of an increased number of adverse reactions to the drug, some of which may be life-threatening. This recall is different and apparently unrelated to the heparin recall reported earlier in the week.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reactions to the most recently-recalled heparin doses include stomach pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased or low blood pressure, chest pain, fast heart rate, dizziness, fainting, and a host of other dangerous drug injury symptoms.
The recalled heparin could cause serious South Carolina drug injury and even death.
Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/baxter01_08.html
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admin January 28th, 2008
A North Carolina company has issued a nationwide recall of heparin and saline pre-filled syringes because people in several states have become seriously ill due to a bacterial infection found in the syringes. The syringes are used for a variety of home medical uses, such as cleaning out catheter tubes.
The bacterial contaminant is known as Serratia marcescens, which according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “could present a serious adverse health consequence that could lead to life-threatening injuries and/or death.”
The bacteria can potentially cause serious South Carolina personal injury and death.
Click here to read more http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/am2pat01_08.html
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