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Released: 2-Mar-2011 9:45 AM EST
Boxing Injuries on the Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning
Nationwide Children's Hospital

The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, examined boxing injuries among participants 6 years of age and older from 1990 to 2008.

Released: 1-Mar-2011 11:30 AM EST
New Study Identifies the Medical and Financial Impact of Drug-Related Poisonings Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments
Nationwide Children's Hospital

A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital examined emergency department (ED) visits for drug-related poisonings and found that in just one year (2007) in the U.S., there were approximately 700,000 ED visits costing nearly $1.4 billion in ED charges alone. This equates to an average of 1,900 drug-related ED visits and $3.8 million in ED charges each and every day in this country.

Released: 24-Feb-2011 11:25 AM EST
Top Five Winter Sports Examined for Potential Injuries
Loyola Medicine

Loyola orthopaedic surgeon rates top five most injurious winter sports.

Released: 23-Feb-2011 12:20 PM EST
Whole Fresh Blood for Transfusions May Have a Longer Shelf Life than Now Assumed
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

In a finding that may potentially improve survival from war injuries and disasters, laboratory researchers report that refrigerated whole blood may have a shelf life well beyond the current standard of 24 to 48 hours.

Released: 22-Feb-2011 2:40 PM EST
Nanoparticles Increase Survival After Blood Loss
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

In an advance that could improve battlefield and trauma care, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have used tiny particles called nanoparticles to improve survival after life-threatening blood loss. Nanoparticles containing nitric oxide (NO) were infused into the bloodstream of hamsters, where they helped maintain blood circulation and protect vital organs. The research was reported in the February 21 online edition of the journal Resuscitation.

   
Released: 17-Feb-2011 11:00 AM EST
JNS Article Analyzes the Role of Helmets in Reducing Skull Fractures Incurred by Children in Skiing and Snowboarding Accidents
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Severe head trauma is the most frequent cause of death and severe disability in skiers and snowboarders and accounts for about 15 percent of all skiing and snowboarding related injuries. Although helmet use is apparently increasing, it remains far from universal. A compelling clinical article published online in the March 2011 issue of Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics discusses skull fractures incurred by young skiers and snowboarders and the role helmets play in reducing these head injuries.

Released: 9-Feb-2011 9:00 AM EST
Motorcycle Helmets Reduce Spine Injuries After Collisions; Helmet Weight as Risk to Neck Called a ‘Myth’
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, appear to also be associated with a lower risk of cervical spine injury, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests.

Released: 8-Feb-2011 4:30 PM EST
Gene Protects Lung from Damage Due to Pneumonia, Sepsis, Trauma, Transplants
Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University School of Medicine researchers report they have identified a gene that limits damage to the lung during acute stress from illness, trauma or transplant.

Released: 7-Feb-2011 11:25 AM EST
Tree-Stand Falls Rise Among Alabama Hunters
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama hunters fell out of tree stands at an alarming rate during the recent deer-hunting season. Fourteen fell and four died — the highest number of fatalities from tree-stand falls ever seen in a single year in the state, says the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

2-Feb-2011 12:20 PM EST
Sideline Test Accurately Detects Athletes’ Concussions in Minutes
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A simple test performed at the sideline of sporting events can accurately detect concussions in athletes, according to study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Released: 1-Feb-2011 2:00 PM EST
New Fact Sheets on the Impact of Combat Injury on Intimacy
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Four new fact sheets addressing the impact of the injuries of war, both physical and psychological, on intimacy have just been released for healthcare providers and affected military families. Developed by USU's Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress the injury and intimacy fact sheets are part of a larger military health campaign called Courage to Care Courage to Talk (www.couragetotalk.org) that was launched in March of 2010 by the Center’s Child & Family Program as a resource for military health treatment centers and organizations dedicated to wounded warrior care that educate about and facilitate communication around difficult topics involving the impact of combat injury on service members and families.

Released: 1-Feb-2011 11:00 AM EST
Gambling on the Big Game: Athletes Risk Significant Trauma from Concussions
Saint Joseph's University

Philip Schatz Ph.D., professor of psychology, and his associates recently published a study in Neurosurgery that identifies potentially enduring effects of multiple previous concussions on high school students. More specifically, Schatz and his colleagues propose through their research that teens with multiple concussions may already be demonstrating early signs of post-concussion syndrome.



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