Posts tagged injuries

• Skull Thickness and Head Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | January 22, 2008 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A new study has shown that men have thinner skulls than women and it may make them more prone to head injury. Researchers at Ford Motor Company and Tianjin University of Science and Technology studied 3,000 people for skull thickness and shape. They found that skull thickness was on average 6.5 millimeters in men and 7.1 millimeters in women. Skull thickness, as one might expect, improves the...

• Brain Injuries in Cheerleading

  Jeremy Thurman | January 11, 2006 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Cheerleading isn't just something done on the sidelines anymore, it's become a fiercely competitive sport. Also, I have three daughters and have come to realize its an expensive and potentially dangerous sport. The number of injuries that arise from cheerleading is growing tremendously. However, there is a serious problem with cheerleading not being recognized as a sport by many schools. As a...

• Each Year 43,000 Children Are Injured In Bathtub Slips and Falls

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2009 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A new study published in the journal Pediatrics confirms slips and falls are the most common source of bath injuries. According to the study, more than 43,000 children are injured each year in...

• Doctor and Hospital Not Responsible for Birth Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | March 08, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Meriter Hospital of Dane County Wisconsin was cleared of any negligence in the birth of baby boy born in 2001. The child suffered birth injuries and has cerebral palsy and is not able to walk or talk. One of the doctors in attendance was found not negligent by the jury as well.After some 18 hours of deliberations spread over two days, jurors found two nurses from the hospital negligent in the...

• Tip-Over-Related Deaths And Injuries Not Slowing

  Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2011 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Furniture and TV tip-over incidents are a top hidden hazard in the home. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to inspect and anchor any furniture...

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

  Edward Nitkewicz | July 18, 2011 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsLong Island, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...

• CPSC Urges Parents to Inspect and Secure Furniture, TVs and Appliances

  Chrissie Cole | September 23, 2010 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hidden dangers lurk in most all homes – unsecure and unstable appliances, televisions and furniture – posing injury hazards to young children. In an effort to increase awareness, the...

• Weather and Careless Driving Blamed for 69 Car Pileup

  Paul Napoli | August 29, 2010 11:41 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  August 29, 2010 Arizona state officials say bad weather and driver carelessness resulted in multiple crashes involving 69 vehicles over a 2.5-mile stretch of interstate in Phoenix. A sudden...

• CDC - Pet-Related Falls Injure Thousands Each Year

  Chrissie Cole | March 27, 2009 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The leading cause of nonfatal injuries in the U.S. is falls, but until now few data has been published regarding falls associated with pets. In the latest edition of MWMR by the Centers for...

• The High Price To Pay For Concussions

  Paul Napoli | October 20, 2008 3:50 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Any athlete knows that part of playing a sport is getting injured. From a young age, children are taught by coaches to play through their injury unless it is unbearable. The problem with this...