Tag: Transportation safety

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) mandates drug testing for millions of safety-sensitive employees, and since January 2018, its standard has included specific opioids, updating the traditional five-panel list. Understanding what are the five DOT drugs is crucial for both employers and employees to ensure compliance and public safety.

The fear of 'not waking up' from surgery is a common one, yet modern statistics reveal a surprising truth: the likelihood of dying under anesthesia for a healthy individual is less than 1 in 100,000. This makes the question 'Is general anesthesia safer than driving a car?' not just rhetorical, but based on clear data that often points towards a safer outcome during a controlled medical procedure than a trip on the road.