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Inspection of Rental Home Elevator Could Have Prevented Accident

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

In our blog “Young Children Sustain the Majority of Elevator Injuries” we wrote about the sad case of 10-year-old Jordan Nelson. The young boy suffered catastrophic injuries in a rental home elevator in Myrtle Beach last Thanksgiving during a family reunion. He is now a quadriplegic and has massive brain damage. Cash, Krugler &… Read More »

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Home Elevators: What You Should Know to Prevent Accidents

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

A home elevator can mean independence for permanently or temporarily disabled people and can prolong the number of years older adults are able to live in their homes. They can be useful for transporting large items in multi-story homes. Home elevators, once an oddity, are increasingly popular, even trendy. The cost of the technology… Read More »

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Elevator Injuries Avoided in Latest Incident

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

Picture a three-year-old boy balancing on a ledge just two-inches wide in an elevator shaft on the second floor of a residential building. That’s the situation firefighters in Staten Island, NY, were faced with this past Wednesday evening. They had to carefully open an exterior door, using a hydraulic tool, hoping the child wouldn’t… Read More »

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Concussions Most Common Head Injury for Student Athletes

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

To the relief of a lot of parents (and maybe a few kids) summer vacation has ended. With the smell of fresh notebooks and pencils in the air, our children have gone back to class. The swimming pools will be all but abandoned soon and kids will make their way to recess, after-school and… Read More »

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