Measuring Blood Pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. High blood pressure, sometimes called hypertension, happens when this force is too high. Health care workers check blood pressure readings the same way for children, teens, and adults.They use a gauge, stethoscope or electronic sensor, and a blood pressure cuff.igh blood pressure, sometimes called hypertension, happens when this force is too high. Health care workers check blood pressure readings the same way for children, teens, and adults. They use a gauge, stethoscope or electronic sensor, and a blood pressure cuff.
There are about 1.6 million crashes in the US every year involving cell phone use, of which 500,000 cause injuries and 6,000 cause fatalities. Texting while driving is now the top cause of death among teenagersâtexting and driving accounts for 11 teen deaths every day in the US. Overall, texting is involved in about 25% of all car accidents in the US.
The majority of car accidents (about 1.4 million every year) are caused by cell phone conversations and about 200,000 more are caused by text messaging. Trying to get legislation for a texting ban has been tricky in some cases. Texting bans exist in 19 states and the District of Columbia.