Topic: United States

Three people suffered injuries in an explosion at an old gas refinery in Vanderbilt , Texas . South Texas Blast Leaves 3 Hurt (June 26, 2008)

Steven Domalewski

Steven Domalewski is a 14 year old boy who was left disabled after being struck by a batted ball in 2006 . He was pitching for his baseball team in New Jersey when a line drive struck him in the chest. He ...

Rosemary Riley

On March 14, 2008, 69-year-old Rosemary Riley was struck by an Amtrak train in Stonington , Connecticut . She sustained severe lacerations to her arm and head and was transported by LIFE STAR to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.

San Francisco Boiler Collapse

One man was killed, when a boiler collapsed at a Pacific Gas & Electric building that was being demolished in San Francisco , California on January 28, 2008.

Mexico hotel blast kills Canadian tourists, staff

Army and police personnel rushed to the blast and cordoned off the Grand Riviera Princess hotel in Playa del Carmen, on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the major resort city of Cancun.The explosion killed "seven people, five Canadians -- four men, one woman ...

Mexico hotel blast kills tourists, staff

Army and police personnel rushed to the blast and cordoned off the Grand Riviera Princess hotel in Playa del Carmen, on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the major resort city of Cancun.The explosion killed "seven people, five Canadians -- four men, one woman ...
USA Football passes rules trying to limit illegal hitsUSA Football has amended two rules for illegal hits in an attempt to make the game safer for youngsters.The wording on a rule was changed to now include that the helmet, shoulder or forearm ...
An altitude above 8,000 feet is considered high enough to produce symptoms of High Altitude sickness, also called mountain sickness. Symptoms of High Altitude sickness usually begin within 24 to 48 hours of arriving at high altitude. High Altitude sickness includes three ...
Heat related illnesses are very serious. We often hear about the deaths of countless low income people in major metropolitan areas of the United States who die because of the heat, mostly because they can't afford to have or use air conditioning, ...
Camping is a means of getting out and away from home and into nature. Having a first aid kit that is over stocked with unneeded items, on the other hand, can be a bulky mess, when you are trying to find those ...