Posts Archive: Safety Tips

Nothing quite epitomizes a summer day like basking in the sun’s rays with a good book and a tall glass of iced tea in hand, followed by a cool dip in the swimming pool. After a particularly severe winter, Minnesotans will undoubtedly be making the most of their summer, squeezing in as much time in the sun and water as possible. But it only takes a couple of seconds for the…

As one of the 29 states that do not have a bicycle helmet law, it’s up to Minnesotans to research the facts, take responsibility, and decide whether or not to wear a helmet when bicycling.

A quick look at some of the statistics may be all you need to make your decision:

According to the Minnesota Safety Council (MSC), over 60 percent of bicycle-re…

Camaraderie, freedom, fun, and beautiful scenery – this is the draw of the group motorcycle ride, an activity that is more popular now than ever before. But this one-of-a-kind experience is not without risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), motorcycle-related deaths have increased by 55% since 2000, killing 4,502 people in 2010 alone.

If you’re taking more than a couple of medications every day it can be easy it is to get confused about when you take what. The risk of missing a vital pill, taking the wrong one, or overdosing is very real. That’s why it’s imperative to create and establish a system for organizing your medication and storing it safely.

Medication safekeeping tips

Of all the major metropolitan areas in the nation, the Twin Cities has the coldest average temperature. Add in an annual precipitation of over 32 inches in the southeastern quadrant of the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and one thing is for sure – bicyclists in the Twin Cities are a hardy breed. But despite the deterrents of both w…

As one of the coldest major metropolitan areas in the continental United States, and with an average annual snowfall of 45 inches, Minneapolis/St. Paul dishes out a winter season that can test even the hardiest of residents. Just last winter Regions Hospital in St. Paul treated a record number of patients for hypothermia and frostbite, according to Dr. George Edmonson, a r…

With as much snow and ice as we receive every winter in Minneapolis, keeping the sidewalks clear would not be possible without a team effort. Although shoveling the sidewalk is nobody’s idea of fun, it is a great way to show that you care about your community, and in our city, it’s also required by law.

In addition to enabling people to get around unimpeded, k…

According to a recent study of calls to poison control hotlines, a child receives the wrong medication or the wrong dosage every eight minutes in this country. In fact, nearly 700,000 children under age six experienced an out-of-hospital medication error between 2002 and 2012. Of these, one out of every four was under a year old. In fact, as the age of the child decreased,…

Parents reading or hearing the miraculous story of 15-month-old Musa Dayib, who survived a fall from an 11-story balcony at the Riverside Plaza apartments in Minneapolis last May, undoubtedly felt their hearts in their throats. A parent’s worst nightmare – his father …

Everyone loves that new car smell, but no one loves the process of getting there (i.e. buying a car). The sheer number of options available on the market, coupled with the fear of getting ripped off, as well as the pressure car salesmen put on the consumer to make a quick decision, all add up to a stressful and unpleasant experience. That’s why it’s important to remember t…