Posted by guest-writer | Posted in Personal Injury News
A recent L.A. Times article touts the benefits of manning your own summer fun risk management team - don’t let technology do it for you.
Apparently there are several gadgets and gizmos that can help you stay safe in the summer and potentially help you avoid what the L.A. Times calls “the common banes of summer.” The newspaper also advises not to depend too strongly on these devices.
Common summer ailments:
- Bug bites
- Sunburns
- Heat stroke
- Sports-related injuries
Some gadgets that claim to help:
- Off! insect repellent clip-on
- Oregon Scientific Portable UV Monitor
The Off! clip-on sprayer is meant to surround the user with bug protection - when tested, the user said it wasn’t so great. The UV monitor told one user that she could safely stay in the sun for almost 40 hours - she didn’t try it, probably with good reason.
According to the L.A. Times article, several exercise equipment products have recently been recalled because of potential defects and injury.
It seems like it might be best to stick to the family-friendly non-aerosol bug spray and the old-fashioned sun screen lotion. Get your exercise outdoors to avoid any exercise equipment risks, and you should be good to go!
