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Could Wearing a Helmet Be Bad for a Biker’s Health?
Wearing a crash helmet is
essential to a
motorcyclist’s safety
but could it actually be
harming their health and
affecting their riding? ... > full story
Serious Emotional Disturbances Found Among Children After Katrina
Mental health professionals
have shown that there are
serious emotional
disturbances (SED) among
children as a result of
... > full story
Brain Imaging Shows Kids' PTSD Symptoms Linked to Poor Hippocampus Function
Psychological trauma leaves
a trail of damage in a
child's brain, say
scientists. Their new study
gives the first direct
... > full story
Parents: Be Mindful of Hazardous Holiday Ornaments
A new study has found that
holiday decorations,
particularly glass
ornaments, are one more
safety hazard parents must
consider during the season. ... > full story
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Fingers Account for Majority of Pediatric Amputations, New Study Finds
February 8, 2010 — According to a new study, there were more than 950 cases of traumatic amputations among children aged 17 years and younger in the United States in 2003. Of these cases, finger and thumb amputations ... > full story -
New CATCH Rule to Determine Need for CT Scans in Children With Minor Head Injury
February 8, 2010 — A new tool may help standardize the use of computed tomography (CT scans) in children with minor head injury and help reduce the number of scans, according to a new ... > full story -
Helmets Reduce the Risk of Head Injuries Among Skiers and Snowboarders by 35 Percent
February 7, 2010 — Helmets reduce the risk of head injury among skiers and snowboarders by 35 percent with no evidence of an increased risk of neck injury, a new study ... > full story -
Novel Surgery May Help Young Trauma Patients Avoid Total Hip Replacements
February 5, 2010 — A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a new ... > full story -
Almost Half of Injured Haitians Are Likely to Be Children, Pediatric Emergency Study Indicates
January 28, 2010 — A new study indicates that the victims of the January 12 quake include an extraordinarily high number of children -- more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated ... > full story -
More Than 50 Percent of Injury-Related Deaths in Rural Ontario Occur Before Patients Reach Hospital
January 26, 2010 — It's known that people who live or work in rural areas are more likely to suffer and die from serious injuries compared to those in more urban environments. But while time and distance play a role in ... > full story -
Trauma Patients Safe from Mortality Risks Associated With So-Called 'Weekend Effect'
January 25, 2010 — People who are in car crashes or suffer serious falls, gunshot or knife wounds and other injuries at nights or on weekends do not appear to be affected by the same medical care disparities -- the ... > full story -
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Concussions Not Taken Seriously Enough, Researcher Finds
January 18, 2010 — Despite growing public interest in concussions because of serious hockey injuries or skiing deaths, a researcher in Canada has found that we may not be taking the common head injury seriously ... > full story -
Table Saw-Related Injuries Have Remained Consistently High, Study Finds
January 18, 2010 — A recent study found that from 1990-2007, an estimated 565,670 non-occupational table saw-related injuries were treated in US hospital emergency departments, averaging 31,500 injuries per ... > full story -
Significant Urban-Rural Disparities in Injury Mortality Seen in China
January 14, 2010 — The death rate from injuries in rural areas of China is higher than in urban areas, according to a new study. Rural males of all ages were 47 percent more likely to die from injuries than urban ... > full story
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