For pedestrians, being hit by a car can be especially dangerous. Whether someone is simply walking down the sidewalk and a car veers off of the road or a driver fails to notice someone who is using a crosswalk, these accidents happen in various ways. Sadly, some of them prove fatal and far too many people pass away in pedestrian accidents each year. Whether you have a child who walks to school or you walk for any reason, understanding the…

In rare surgery cases, patients may experience a distressing phenomenon known as anesthesia awareness. Anesthesia awareness involves regaining consciousness during surgery, potentially leading to heightened pain, fear and psychological trauma. How Rare is Anesthesia Awareness? Anesthesia awareness is a real condition and is believed to affect one in every 1,000 surgical patients. It happens when a patient under general anesthesia is still aware of their surroundings and sensations during the procedure. Considering more than 51 million inpatient surgical procedures are…