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  • IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO PREVENT ICE INJURIES
    In General Health, Injury, Prevention
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  • WHAT I DO: MORE LADDER SAFETY

    February 13, 2024 / 8 Comments

    "If I get just one or two of my readers to prevent a ladder injury...it will be a job well done!"

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  • LADDER SAFETY

    December 1, 2023 / 8 Comments

    "If resposting this blog every holiday season saves one life or limb...I'm going to do it."         

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  • LADDER SAFETY

    November 21, 2022 / 16 Comments

    It’s time to hang lights and decorate Christmas trees, and it’s also a time when orthopedic surgeons get busy with ladder-climbing injuries! It never fails. I’ve always said that what makes your orthopedic surgeon money, is often something you shouldn’t be doing. All of us intuitively know climbing ladders is dangerous. I climb them all the time! But every time I do it, I know I’m taking my limbs, and potentially my life into my own hands. My first recommendation is to get someone else to do it, especially if you’re older, have poor balance or lack the proper ladder. If you’re going to ignore that solid recommendation, coming from…

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