El Dorado Personal Injury Lawyer - Defective & Dangerous Products

Nautilus Exercise Units Recalled

Chrissie Cole — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:24:00 GMT

Nautilus Inc., announced a voluntary recall of 400 Nautilus F3 Chin Dip Stationary Exercise Units because the footpads can break, posing a fall hazard to users.

The recalled products were manufactured by Land America Health and Fitness Co., of China.

To this date, there have been no reports of injury associated with the recalled products. The model number can be located on the frame of the unit.

Nautilus FC Chin Dip Stationary exercise units, with model number F3CD are included in the recall.

To prevent injury, consumers should stop using the recalled exercise units.

Consumer Information: Contact Nautilus at (800) 935-7313 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit www.nautilus.com

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Ameriwood Entertainment Centers Prove Deadly

Jeanie Oliver — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:12:34 GMT

How do you know what to buy anymore? It is sad that oftentimes a recall does not occur until a child dies. This is the case with the Ameriwood Entertainment Center. The Tiffin, Ohio company is "voluntarily" recalling one of its entertainment centers now that there has been fatality when one collapsed on a 19 month old child. The child died.

As consumers we need to seriously consider what "voluntarily" recalling a product means. Does it mean that to cut your losses fast you notifly the Consumer Product Safety Commission and get your product on its recall list once someone has been hurt? Or do companies constantly monitor the safety of their products. You will find that all too often the products have to hurt someone first. I am especially troubled that so many of the recalled products in our country today are ones that children play around or with in their home environments. You can find the above product and others like it at the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's website, http://www.cpsc.gov.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jeanie Oliver

Contact Lenses Can Present Risks To Eyes

Oliver Oliver — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:55:32 GMT

I have been dependent on contact lenses since 1976. Because my eyes were very weak, my glasses were as thick as stain-glassed windows. At that time, doctors waited until a patient's eye prescription had leveled out or stopped getting worse. For me, my life changed especially where the opposite sex was concerned! Boys and men just sometimes don't get past the glasses. In the interest of vanity, though, there should be caution when prescribing contacts for young people.

There has been a surge in eye infections and permanent damage from the use of contacts. All wearers should be aware of the risks involved. Serious conditions can result from contact wear which include infections and corneal ulcers. The key aspect of eye infection is that it is hard for an individual to know the extent of the danger. It is imperative to seek medical attention immediately so that the problem can be diagnosed and treated.

More extensive damage to eyes with contacts occurs in the allergy season. All too often, young wearers especially will attribute the irritation to allergy when they have a serious condition.

The FDA has a list of rules to follow which include the simple directive to remove contacts from the eyes but keep them to show the doctor as the contacts themselves may need to be used to determine the cause of an infection. With young wearers, permanent eye damage has occurred because they don't want to put the glasses back on, even for a short time. It is so important for parents and caregivers to help keep an "eye" on young contact wearers and the state of the eyes.

The FDA has a complete section on contact lenses, risks and symptoms of infections. They also have information on corneal ulcers which can be prevented with proper cleaning and links to sites to report defective lenses and supplies. Check out this information and help keep your sights set on the future, see the FDA at http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/decorativecontacts102207.html

If you are like me this will be a topic that is of interest to someone in your family. Contact us here at Bailey and Oliver Law Firm if you need more information or have suffered any damage due to defective eye products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Oliver Oliver