Hybrids: First Responder Dangers
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Safety experts say first responders should be trained to deal with high-voltage battery systems and undeployed airbags in a crashed hybrid. In Autopia.
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is often inadequately performed, two studies of resuscitation efforts during cardiac arrest have found.
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When a train crash spilled deadly chlorine gas in Graniteville, S.C., some workers on the graveyard shift at a textile plant ran into the parking lot. It was the wrong strategy.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The performance of two fire eaters got a little too hot for Johnson City police, who cited them as a safety hazard at the annual Blue Plum Festival.
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By TONY SPILDE  By TONY SPILDE  Sgt. Jason Horner was certainly overdressed for the occasion.  In a special suit designed to keep one safe from even the most hazardous chemicals or biological agents, the biggest danger Horner faced on Friday was bleaching his sleeves.
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Humans have become highly reliant on technology to keep us safe. But when we go off the grid, as our reporter recently did, there can be grave risks.
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WHAT THEY FOUND: Obese patients with blunt trauma injuries caused by car accidents, motorcycle falls and assault were five times more likely to die than other patients with similar injuries.
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By STEVE HARTSOE  RALEIGH, N.C. - Oxygen generators similar to those blamed for the 1996 ValuJet crash likely caused the rapid spread of a chemical fire that forced the evacuation of thousands last year, a federal agency said Wednesday.  The U.S.
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By David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 8--Every complex system needs a way to prevent failures or mistakes.  It's one reason why cars have brakes and electrical systems have circuit  breakers.
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Un primo involucro di materiale aeronautico. Poi altre due casse protettive. E sensori anti-shock. I preparativi per la trasferta
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By Pat Reavy Deseret Morning News  They risk their lives to protect the public, but often it isn't a bullet or the flames from an inferno that law enforcers and firefighters have to worry about.
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As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
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By The Associated Press  A look at some close calls in space:  INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALARM: On Sept. 18, 2006, a faulty oxygen generator caused smoke and led to a spill of a toxic irritant. Astronauts got the situation under control within half an hour.
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Linda Collins Maurer, the first person to wear a Medic Alert bracelet, died at her home here on Oct. 13. She was 65. The cause was breast cancer, said her son, Paul Maurer.
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For years I've been telling people firefighters are my favorite professionals to interview. They're an interesting breed of cat. They run into burning buildings as we run out of them.
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Wayne Owens and Frank Richards say a dated medical-technology system is in a state of emergency.
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CHICAGO A new report is raising concerns about just how safe we&#39;d be if we&#39;re hit by a biological or chemical attack. The new findings are stunning and indicate that Chicago and other major cities would struggle to cope.