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  • SURVIVING A BLOWOUT

    Blowing out a tire at high speeds can test even the most experienced driver's nerves. Tire blowouts cause hundreds of deaths and thousands of mishaps each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It offers the following advice to improve your chances of surviving a

  • SOBERING FACTS

    The average person metabolizes alcohol at the rate of aboutone drink per hour. Only time will sober a person up. Drinking strong coffee, exercising or taking a cold shower will not help. Almost every 90 seconds,a person is injured in a drunk driving crash. Every day in America, another 27

  • SOBERING FACTS

    Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. In 2010, 10,228 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (31 percent) of all

  • STOP THE TEXTS; STOP THE WRECKS

    Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field. A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash. Of those killed in distracted driving related crashes, 18 percent

  • SLEDDING, TOBOGGANING AND TUBING, OH MY!

    Sliding downhill is an exhilarating winter sport. People of all ages can participate, and use all kinds of containers, from large toboggans to plastic disks or even cardboard boxes. But accidental injuries from sledding are surprisingly common despite snow's cushioning effect.The National Safety

  • SMOKE ALARM RECOMMENDATIONS

    Install smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. For the best protection, interconnect all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound. Use both photoelectric and ionization smoke alarms or combination

  • SEVEN WAYS HUMANS START WILDFIRES

    1. Leaving campfires or barbecue grills unattended2. Littering with smoldering cigarette butts3. Burning debris and trash4. Parking hot vehicles on dry Grass5. Driving vehicles off-road that throw sparks6. Shooting off fireworks7. Kids playing with matches -- Smokey the

  • SEVEN GREATEST RISKS - Reaching the Continents’ Tallest Peaks

    If you're adventurous enough -- or crazy enough -- to tackle the seven summits, here are seven hazards you can expect to encounter.1. ALTITUDE SICKNESS: This is a problem for most of the high mountains. You need to know how to prevent, recognize and treat it. Allowing yourself to acclimate to the

  • STORM-RESISTANT HOMES?

    By applying the following "code enhancements," you can dramatically improve the odds that your home -- and you -- will survive wind disasters.1. House shape and size: One-story homes with shallow roof pitch fare best.2. Siding: Consider brick, rock, wood or fiber cement.3. Foundation anchorage:

  • SEAT BELT SAVVY

    This year a national survey shows that 83 percent of vehicle occupants nationwide are using seat belts during daylight hours, which is a higher rate than at any other time in U.S. history. Traffic safety experts estimate that nearly 270 lives are saved for every 1 percent increase in

  • Springing into Tornado Season

    April showers bring May flowers ... and tornadoes.In the United States, May has historically had the most tornadoes.Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere in the world, but the United States is the country with the highest frequency of tornadoes. Each year there are about 1,200 twisters in the United

  • Symptoms of a Flesh Eater: Necrotizing Fasciitis

    Trauma of some type (however slight) will probably have occurred (scratch, cut, surgery, or even a pinprick or bruise). Victim begins to feel an annoying discomfort in the general region of the trauma. The pain described gets worse; the area gets more tender. The pain one feels becomes out

  • SNOW SKIING SAFETY TIPS

    1. Have your bindings done by the professionals in the ski shop.2. If it's your first time skiing or you ski infrequently, take lessons before "attacking the slopes."3. Stay within your abilities to prevent an out-of-control experience that can lead to injury.4. Maintain situational awareness to

  • SAVE YOUR JET AND YOURSELF

    PREPARATIONMission planning: The flight should plan together as a team to produce a smoother mission equipped to overcome contingencies or problems. Simple plans with realistic and focused tactics have a higher chance of succeeding than complex plans with little margin for error or room for

  • SIX TIPS FOR HUNTERS

    Always assume that your gun or bow is loaded and ready to shoot. Never point your weapon at anyone; always point it in a safe direction. Keep your safety on until ready to shoot. Clearly identify your target before you shoot. Every year people are shot because they are mistaken for