Posts tagged brain injury

• Hit-and-Run Survivor Suffers Serious Head Injury: Witness Used Cell Phone To Help Police

  Claude Wyle | July 19, 2007 7:36 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A negligent driver struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk at Amador Valley Boulevard and Regional Street in Dublin, California Last Sunday night. The pedestrian was rushed to the local emergency room because of life-threatening head injuries. The pedestrian survived, but required 12 staples on his head. Using a cell phone, a witness kept 911 dispatch apprised of the driver's location until police...

• Pedestrian Struck in Berkeley Accident Dies

  Claude Wyle | July 11, 2007 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to the Alameda County Coroner, a Livermore California man who was struck last month by a woman motorist while crossing Telegraph Avenue near Blake Street and thrown 45 feet, sustained serious head injuries, died last Thursday. The negligent driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to the Berkeley PD. The charges stemming from this wrongful death may change...

• Quarrel Between Two Drivers Ends in Accident

  Christina Cole | March 28, 2007 7:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A man suffered serious injury in a car accident on Wednesday after losing control of his car during what police say was a quarrel with another driver. The 20-year-old man was driving a Chevy north on Interstate 15 when he got into an argument with the driver of a Jeep Cherokee, said police.Both drivers exited the freeway and drove onto Poway Road heading east. The man in the Chevy flashed his...

• Woman Suffers Head Injury after Jumping from SUV

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  San Diego Police say, a 39-year-old woman suffered from a critical head injury after jumping out of a moving vehicle.The woman was supposedly having a dispute with the driver before she jumped from the SUV. She struck her head on the pavement and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.The driver has not been arrested. Domestic violence detectives conducted the investigation...

• Pilot of Small Plane Suffers Head Injury

  Christina Cole | February 18, 2007 6:16 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A pilot suffered a head injury when a private plane collided into a parked plane during take off at the Compton/Woodley Airport.Just before 2pm, fire crews were called to the scene. The pilot lost control of the aircraft when attempting to take off. The plane clipped the tail of a parked Piper before tipping over. At this time it is unknown how serious the Pilot's head injuries are. The...

• Drug May Protect Brain after Head Injury

  Staff Writer | October 04, 2006 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  I'm an avid reader of Michael Kaplen's brain injury news and information blog. Michael is a New York attorney and the President of the Brain Injury Association of New York. Earlier this week, Michael brought my attention to the story of a study which shows that the drug Progesterone may help humans who have suffered brain trauma.Because progesterone receptors are widely distributed in the...