An auto accident near a medical school campus in the Miami-Dade area claimed the life of a pedestrian on Thursday, Sept. 12. According to a witness and the police, a doctor was among those present at the scene who administered CPR to the stricken man while waiting for emergency crews to arrive. When Miami Fire Rescue workers reached the scene about 10 minutes after the collision, the car accident victim was taken to the Ryder
Continue readingFlorida police search for hit-and-run driver
Miami residents may be interested in a New Smyrna Beach hit-and-run accident. Police are searching for a driver who hit a female cyclist on Sept. 9. She was riding her bicycle down State Route 44 in the area where it merges with Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach when a truck struck her. According to police reports, the male driver stopped his vehicle and allegedly apologized. He asked if she was OK, then told the
Continue readingSemi truck catches fire in accident
The Florida Highway Patrol warned motorists of a traffic accident on I-95 southbound at mile marker 204 in the early morning hours of Sept. 6. The truck accident included a semi truck and two other vehicles. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident involved a semi truck, a car carrier and a pickup truck. The accident reportedly occurred when the car carrier was parked in an emergency lane on the southbound lane because of
Continue readingMiami-Dade I-95 crash leaves six injured
Florida Highway Patrol officials said an accident on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County left six people injured, including two in critical condition. The driver of the car reportedly was speeding, lost control of his car and crashed into a guardrail. Troopers said the auto accident happened late on the night of Sept. 1 in the southbound lanes of the highway near 103rd Street. Officials said two of the passengers were thrown from the car as
Continue readingTeenage victim of party shooting files suit against Florida city
A shooting victim is suing a Florida city for damages after being shot in the arm at a sweet 16 party in 2012. The victim claims that the city provided inadequate security that resulted in multiple gunmen entering the party. Two party guests were killed, and six were wounded in the tragic incident. On Sept. 1, 2012, a 16th birthday party was held in Riviera Beach at Newcomb Hall. Two shooters were at the party,
Continue readingFour injured after school bus crash in Florida
According to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department spokesman, four people were injured in a crash involving a school bus. The accident occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. A car reportedly ran a stop sign and collided with the bus at the intersection of Galveston Avenue and Lamson Street. The spokeswoman for Duval County schools stated that the bus was on its way to Terry Parker High School when the crash happened.
Continue readingChild suffers brain injury aboard Florida-based cruise ship
According to a news report, a nine-year-old boy had to undergo emergency surgery as a result of an accident aboard a Miami-based cruise ship while it was anchored in Nassau in February. The boy’s parents have a filed a lawsuit against the cruise line in Miami District Court charging it with negligence. According to the report, the boy has been left with severe and permanent brain damage. The boy had been invited by the crew
Continue readingThree-vehicle wreck leaves one dead, one injured
A Florida man was killed and another was injured in a vehicle wreck involving a truck, SUV and a school bus. According to the report, the car accident occurred when a truck crossed the center line and collided head on with the SUV. The impact caused the SUV to lose control and to crash into an empty school bus that was attempting to stop. The impact of the accident also sent the truck off the
Continue readingBreakthrough brain injury test for measuring consciousness
Florida residents who follow medical news may be interested to hear of a new method for detecting consciousness in patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. According to a news report, a team of scientific researchers in Italy have found a way to measure the human brain’s response to a magnetic pulse. The breakthrough discovery is expected to help determine a person’s level of awareness. Historically, determining consciousness in patients suffering from brain trauma
Continue readingLess CT scans with more ER observation time
People in Florida might be interested to hear that children who are admitted to emergency room departments for head trauma are less likely to require CT scans the longer that they are observed. The results of a study that was published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine showed that with every hour of observation that went by, there was a decrease in the CT rates of children with minor blunt head trauma. This was
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