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• CPSC Warns About Rising Reports of Fireworks Injuries Ahead of July 4 Festivities

  July 1, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The CPSC has issued a fireworks safety warning before the July 4 holiday, warning that thousands of individuals suffer fireworks burn injuries annually leading to hospitalizations or death.

• Lowering Speed Limits Significantly Reduces Car Accident Injuries: Study

  April 10, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  Lowering speed limits on residential streets and thoroughfares, not just highways, led to major reductions in auto accident injuries, according to the findings of a new report.

• CPSC Report Finds More Than 150K ER Visits Last Year were Linked to Holiday Toys

  December 15, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has released a report detailing the most common causes of holiday-related injuries, and recommendations on how to avoid them.

• Personal Injuries Cost U.S. Economy $4.2 Trillion Per Year: CDC Study

  December 30, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A pair of new reports by the CDC finds that injuries cost the U.S. more than $4.2 trillion each year, and result in nearly a quarter million deaths annually.

• CPSC Safety Recommendations Aim to Reduce E-Scooter Accidents, Deaths

  September 21, 2020

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has released a report on e-scooter injuries and accidents, as well as a series of recommendations on how riders can use them more safely.

• Electric Scooter Injuries Sent Nearly 30,000 People to Emergency Room Last Year: Report

  September 11, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Injuries linked to electric scooters have increased over the years along with their popularity, according to the findings of a new study.

• CPSC Warns About Risks With Fireworks At Home, Especially Amid Cancellations Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic

  July 1, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Federal regulators are warning consumers to be careful with the use of fireworks this holiday season, and to avoid professional grade pyrotechnics in lieu of actual firework displays, many of which have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.

• E-Scooter Head Injuries Top List of Accident-Related Problems, CDC Reports

  May 3, 2019

  Russell Maas

  CDC reports that head injuries are the most common injury associated with electronic scooters in a new study released this week.

• E-Scooter Injury Investigation Launched By CDC And City Of Austin

  March 5, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new study by Austin and the CDC seek to assess the health risks of electric rental scooters.

• Lawsuit Over Lime Scooter Accident Alleges Instruction To Ride in Streets Violate Local Laws

  February 20, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A new lawsuit against Lime scooter manufacturers claim instructions to ride the scooters in the street resulted in a serious accident which left a woman in a coma.