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Chelsey's finger injury after ring gets caught on fence

Wedding ring gets caught on fence, tears off finger: Ring Avulsion

If you watch "Shark Tank", "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" or "The Doctors TV", you might not be new to the really serious injury that can be caused by rings getting caught onto something: ring avulsion. The skin around the finger is ripped off, or in some cases, the entire finger can be ripped off. Mark Cuban got really turned off to Brighton Jones' and Aaron Dalley's...[ Read More... ]

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Moms warn parents after babies contract herpes, meningitis

Two stories in the news recently within weeks of each other of babies who have contracted herpes from an unknown source. Herpes can cause really painful cold sores and even life threatening effects on the body.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, cold sores are highly contagious. They can be spread through saliva, skin-to-skin contact, or even touching an object contaminated by...[ Read More... ]

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Family of Madison Coe, 14, authorized the release of her last image sent via text message before accidentally being electrocuted

Girl accidently electrocuted in bathtub, frayed extension cord charging phone

Madison Coe, 14, was accidentally electrocuted while in the bathtub and using her smartphone, connected to the charger, and a frayed extension cord. Her family has authorized the release of her text message sent to her friend before the accident, showing a picture of her phone charger plugged into an extension cord, on a towel, with the caption "When you use and [sic] extension cord so you...[ Read More... ]

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Rowdy Radford, 15, injured by a homemade "sparkler bomb" in Sargent, Texas

Texas Teen Severely Injured After Fireworks Accident, Sparklers

Dangers of sparklers and homemade fireckrackers for 4th of July:A Texas teenager lost part of his leg and may be permanently blind after a homemade "sparkler bomb" exploded in front of him on Saturday, his family said.Rowdy Radford, 15, tied nearly 200 sparklers together at his family's home in Sargent, south of Houston, relatives told NBC affiliate KPRC.When Radford lit the device, it...[ Read More... ]

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Tagged 4th of july | firecrackers | sparklers | fireworks

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