Head & Brain Injuries

• Dry Drowning Warning For Parents

  Eddie Farah | June 07, 2008 1:59 AM | 128 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The death of a 10-year-old boy from South Carolinathis week while lying in his own bed, has brought attention to the little known “dry drowning.” Johnny Jackson had gone for a swim in his...

• Thank you Stephen Covey for Wearing Your Bicycle Helmet!

  Jeff Weinstein | April 20, 2012 5:12 PM | 11 CommentsAthens, TX

  I love Stephen Covey's books. They just make sense to me. I'm sure many of you know of Covey through his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey is recovering today...

• Hidden Dangers of Theme Park Rides

  Ed Normand | March 29, 2009 2:01 PM | 10 CommentsOrlando, FL

  While standing in line at at theme park in anticipation of enjoying a ride you have seen advertised on Television you read a warning. It tells you not to ride if you are pregnant or had a back or...

• Rick Santorum's Tort Reform Agenda

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2011 5:13 PM | 8 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Rick Santorum was profiled by William Petroski at the Des Moines Register. Based on his responses, it certainly appears that Rick Santorum is more a socialist than capitalistic conservative....

• Managing Liability for Athletic Trainers

  Nathaniel Ehrlich | July 12, 2011 11:28 AM | 7 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  It won’t be long before athletes report for fall sports practices. One of the most difficult problems facing athletic trainers and team physicians is the recognition and treatment of...

• Fatigue As The Result of Personal Injury

  Wayne Parsons | July 24, 2009 4:26 PM | 6 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Everyone knows about broken bones, lacerations, traumatic brain injury, loss of vision, spinal cord injury and other physical injuries that follow automobile accidents, medical malpractice,...

• Doctors Will Be Looking At Potential Head Injury With Billy Mays' Death (Updated 07/02/2009).

  Mike Bryant | June 29, 2009 12:34 AM | 6 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  We saw it with Natasha Richardson. A death after suffering what seemed like a inconsequential head injury. In that case, there is no doubt that she needed immediate medical care. Apparently, on...

• National Plan for Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury/Pediatric Closed Head or Traumatic Brain Injury

  Timothy Smith | August 04, 2009 9:53 AM | 5 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  As some of my readers know, I recently accepted a position on the legal advisory board to the Sara Jane Brain Foundation. It's is an amazing group, founded by an amazing father who wanted a better...

• Have you read the warning on your football helmet?

  Nathaniel Ehrlich | August 03, 2011 10:15 AM | 4 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Concussions are a hot topic in sports. During the course of a normal year, it has been shown that a high school football player will receive 700 - 1,000 blows to the head. Athletes who...

• Tricare Puts Profits Over Health of Brain Damaged Soldiers

  Michael Phelan | December 23, 2010 10:53 AM | 4 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The signature injury to our brave soldiers fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is traumatic brain injury, which is often the result of blast waves from roadside bombs. Studies suggest that as...