Accident and Trauma News

Posted January 25, 2011:

• Body Counts: New Disaster Preparedness Tool Calculates Casualty Estimates

Posted January 18, 2011:

• Drug Used to Treat Heavy Periods Can Stop Trauma Patients Bleeding to Death, Study Finds
• 11,500 Emergency Department Visits Related to Snow Shoveling Each Year, National US Study Finds

Posted January 17, 2011:

• Patients Using Warfarin Have Higher Risk of Death After Trauma, Study Finds

Posted January 14, 2011:

• Donating to Disaster Victims: What Makes Us Reach for Our Wallets?

Posted January 11, 2011:

• CT Helps Identify Bullet Trajectories

Posted January 10, 2011:

• Bottle Rockets Can Cause Serious Eye Injuries in Children

Posted January 5, 2011:

• Helicopter Transport Increases Survival for Seriously Injured Patients, Study Finds

Posted January 4, 2011:

• Watch out for That Boom: With the America's Cup Destination Decided, Timely Study Identifies Sailing Injuries

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Transferring Trauma Patients May Take Longer Than Two Hours -- But Not for the Most Serious Injuries

Posted December 16, 2010:

• Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Are Lacking

Posted December 9, 2010:

• New Kind of Blast-Resistant Glass

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Trauma Surgeon Leads Call to Action for Pediatric Applied Trauma Research Network

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Drug Prevents Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Study Suggests

Posted December 2, 2010:

• Teenage Great White Sharks Are Awkward Biters

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Virtual Biopsy May Allow Earlier Diagnosis of Brain Disorder in Athletes

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Soil Microbes Define Dangerous Rates of Climate Change

Posted November 24, 2010:

• Weather Affects Children's Injury Rate: Each 5-Degree Temperature Rise Boosts Kids' Hospital Admissions for Serious Injury by 10 Percent

Posted November 23, 2010:

• Dealt a Bad Hand: Pathological Gamblers Are Also at Risk for Mental Health Disorders

Posted November 22, 2010:

• Adding Face Shields to Helmets Could Help Avoid Blast-Induced Brain Injuries
• Military Experts Provide Civilian Surgeons With Guidance on Handling Bomb Blast Injuries

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Prescribed Medicines Are Responsible for Over 3 Percent of Road Traffic Crashes in France, Study Finds

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Headgear, Mouth Guards Have Little or No Impact on Reducing Concussions in Rugby Players, Study Finds

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Severely Injured Should Go Directly to Trauma Center, New Research Shows

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Veterans With Bipolar Disorder May Have Increased Risk of Suicide
• For Elderly, Even Short Falls Can Be Deadly; Adults 70-Plus Three Times as Likely to Die Following Low-Level Falls

Posted October 29, 2010:

• Wartime Urologic Injuries Require Different Mindset

Posted October 27, 2010:

• Child Abuse Victims and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Airbags Reduce Risk of Kidney Injury in Car Crashes, Study Finds

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Burn Injuries Rapidly Deplete Vitamin E, Study Finds

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Cataract Surgery Saves Lives, Dollars by Reducing Auto Crashes, Research Finds

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Chest Compression-Only CPR Improves Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients, Study Finds

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Re-Evaluating the Time of Your Life: Researcher Investigates the 'Subjective Time Trajectory' in Psychological Health

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Surprise: Two Wheels Safer Than Four in Off-Road Riding and Racing, Study Finds
• Risk Factors That Lead to Bicycling Injuries in City Traffic

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Consistent Evidence: Speed Cameras Do Reduce Injuries and Deaths, Australian Study Finds

Posted October 5, 2010:

• Early Use of Hypertonic Fluids Does Not Appear to Improve Outcomes for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
• Use of Advanced Radiology for Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits Increases Significantly

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Interactive Video Games Can Cause a Broad Range of Injuries

Posted October 3, 2010:

• Are Pre-Teen Babysitters Able to Deal With Emergencies?

Posted September 29, 2010:

• After Traumatic Event, Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in Children by 73 Percent

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Leading Practitioners Recommend Global PTSD Treatment Guidelines

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Rewiring a Damaged Brain

Posted September 23, 2010:

• Does Race Plays a Factor in Accident Survival? Black Motorcyclists -- Even in Helmets -- More Likely to Die in Crashes, Study Finds
• High Rate of C-Sections Found After Pelvic Fractures

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Psychological Pain of Holocaust Still Haunts Survivors

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Radiation Exposure Poses Similar Risk of First and Second Cancers in Atomic Bomb Survivors

Posted September 13, 2010:

• National Study Finds 70 Percent Increase in Basketball-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries

Posted September 10, 2010:

• Perceived Life-Threat Affects Mental Health, Swedish Research Finds Finds

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Low-Income Neighborhoods Experience Far More Injuries Than High-Income Areas, Study Finds

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