Head & Brain Injuries

• Bicycle Helmets Recalled Due to Risk of Head Injury

  Chrissie Cole | January 31, 2012 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Triple Eight Distribution, has issued a recall of bicycle helmets for children and youth, because they failed to comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance. Consumers are at risk...

• FL boy in critical condition with stray bullet in the head from celebratory New Year’s gunfire

  Paul Napoli | January 02, 2012 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Someone celebrating the New Year by firing a gun into the air has forever changed the life of a 12-year-old boy who suffered a critical head injury from the bullet as it fell back to earth. ...

• Soccer Moms and Dads beware: Heading soccer balls could lead to brain injury

  Paul Napoli | December 01, 2011 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A new study shows that amateur soccer players who frequently “head” a soccer ball are at risk for brain damage. Heading is a technique in which a soccer player intentionally uses...

• Injuries to Infants Continue Due to Falls from Bumbo Baby Seats

  Chrissie Cole | November 22, 2011 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Parents are being urged to never place Bumbo Baby Seats on high surfaces because infants have fallen from the seat and suffered skull fractures and other injuries. To date, Bumbo...

• IndyCar Racer Dan Wheldon Killed In Crash

  Chrissie Cole | October 17, 2011 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A 15-car crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend claimed the life of driver Dan Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. Wheldon, 33, was pronounced dead at University Medical...

• High School Football Player Dies After Suffering Head Injury

  Chrissie Cole | October 16, 2011 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A fatal head injury claimed the life of a high school football player during a varsity game in central New York, according to school officials. He was only 16. A lineman on the visiting team...

• CDC Reports 62% Increase in ER Visits for Children’s Athletic Related Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Paul Napoli | October 12, 2011 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  October 11, 2011 A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that emergency room visits of persons under age nineteen for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from...

• After Traumatic Brain Injury, Increased Risk of Stroke Even Five Years Later Study Finds

  Paul Napoli | July 31, 2011 11:36 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  July 31, 2011 A new study found that people who suffer a traumatic brain injury are at significantly higher risk of having a stroke than those without, and that the risk can linger long...

• Pitching without a safety net: court rejects theory of inherent compulsion.

  Edward Nitkewicz | July 18, 2011 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY

  A college freshman pitching batting practice for the Clarkson University baseball team assumes the risk of injury when he does so without a protective L screen net, even when directed to do so by...

• Student Concussion Rules Passed In New York

  Chrissie Cole | June 16, 2011 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  New York lawmakers have passed new rules for treating and monitoring student athletes that suffer concussions. The new rule – starting July 1 - requires immediate benching of any student...