Posts tagged head

• Concussion Laws Supported By Youth Sports Community

  Chrissie Cole | August 19, 2011 7:41 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Arizona is one of 21 states that have set strict concussion laws for student athletes. SB 1521 was signed by Gov. Brewer this year. The measure aims to address the prevention, risk and treatment...

• Football: Why So Many Head and Neck Injuries?

  Larry Coben | November 24, 2010 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  (Click Here to See AP Photo/Miles Kennedy from Delco Times) This play was so very typical of what we see every weekend across the country. Young men “mixing it up” for the love...

• Is Your Helmet Safe?

  Michael Monheit | October 29, 2010 8:03 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  Every year, hundreds of high school, college and professional football players suffer concussions, brain damage and even spinal cord injury because of defectively designed helmets. Parents, players...

• SeaWorld Performer Suffers Head Injury

  Chrissie Cole | August 13, 2007 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A SeaWorld performer was trasported to the hospital with a head injury after he fell and hit his head while performing in the Cirque de la Mer show.The fall happened just after 5 p.m. while the performer was inside a large plastic sphere called a Zorb, according to a SeaWorld spokesman. The performer was transported to the hospital, his injuries did not appear to be serious.This is the second...

• Mom Arrested for Treating Son's Fatal Head Injury With Popsicle

  Chrissie Cole | July 13, 2007 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A 24-year-old mother has been arrested for treating her 2-year-old son's head injury with a Popsicle, instead of calling 911. The boy later died from the fatal head injury.The boy fell eight feet down a u-shaped stairwell in their apartment building on Wednesday morning, according to police. Investigators say instead of calling 911 for assistance, she placed a Popsicle on her son's head and put...

• Arizonans Face Big Brain Injury Risks

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Arizonans suffer the highest rate of traumatic brain injuries of states that were surveyed. These brain injuries are resulting in lasting physical and/or mental impairment, most commonly by car accidents and physical assaults.What is most tragic - is how young people are being affected. Infants, teens and young adults in Arizona suffer higher traumatic brain injury rates than any of the other...

• Carnival Safety in Arizona

  Staff Writer | March 31, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Have you been to the State Fair? The Renaissance Festival in Casa Grande? Have you ever gone to any makeshift carnivals anywhere throughout the valley? If you have, then chances are great that you saw and rode on some temporary carnival rides. Have you ever wondered about the safety of these rides? Well you are not alone. According to a recent article discussing carnival ride safety in the...

• Cellphone Use and Driving

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 10:01 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An article in today's Arizona Republic described the dangers of distractions and driving. According to the Republic, distracted drivers heighten risks of auto accidents: Driver distractions, ranging from cellphones to eating behind the wheel, are blamed for as many as half the 139,000 collisions that occurred in Arizona during 2005, killing more than 1,100 people and injuring 70,000 others,...

• Former Eagle Waters Suffered Brain Damage

  Christina Cole | January 22, 2007 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to a forensic pathologist who studied Waters' brain tissue, brain damage caused on the football field led to the suicide of the former NFL defensive back Andre Waters.Bennet Omaul of the University of Pittsburgh told the New York Times that Waters' brain tissue resembled an 85-year-old man and there were characteristics of early stage Alzheimer's. Omalu believed the damage was related...

• Doctor Surrenders License to Avoid Discipline

  Christina Cole | January 16, 2007 11:17 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  After the state accused him of prescribing controlled substances while his license was suspended, a Delray Beach doctor who was the center of one of the biggest medical malpractice verdicts in Palm Beach County history, has agreed to give up his medical license.The State Board of Medicine is expected to accept the deal with Dr. Attila Eagleman when they convene on February 2nd in Orlando,...