A study recently released by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and published on September 30th in the journal, Pediatrics; researchers discovered a 92 percent increase in pediatric visits to hospital emergency rooms for sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the ten year period from 2002 through 2011. Youth Football Leagues see Increased Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Despite… Read More
A Traumatic Brain Injury results from an outside force impacting or penetrating the skull which results in damage to the brain. An impact can cause the brain to collide with the inside surface of the skull, while a penetrating object can destroy brain tissue along its path of entry. Either type of traumatic brain injury… Read More
In the wake of the NFL’s recent settlement of roughly $765 million with over 4,500 former players in a lawsuit regarding head injury claims, League Commissioner Roger Goodell has a launched a new initiative to bolster research and make the game safer. In early September, just days before Week 1’s season openers, the NFL announced… Read More
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is an evaluation tool used by neurologists and medical professionals to give a reliable, objective record of a patient’s conscious state as well as an initial assessment whenever a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is suspected or has occurred. Glasgow Coma Scale Origins The scale was first published by Graham Teasdale… Read More
ATVs come in a variety of configurations, including UTVs or side-by-side models large enough for four riders sitting two abreast. The more commonly known ATV is also referred to as a “quad” or “4-wheeler” and is straddled like a motorcycle, except it operates on a set of four wheels. In 2013, an overall increase in… Read More
A woman claiming to be the pickup truck passenger in a fatal crash that killed a taxicab driver in Hollywood, Florida, told the Sun Sentinel she tried to get the driver to slow down and stop seconds before the two vehicles collided on Monday October 7th. Sheena Rogers, 28, was one of four people injured… Read More
On Wednesday, October 9th, a collision between a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer left 44 people injured and one woman dead. The crash occurred around 1:41am on Interstate 80 in Union County, PA, about 50 miles north of Harrisburg. Emergency response units, including nearly 20 ambulances from five surrounding counties, arrived to transport the… Read More
Concussions are the most common type of traumatic head injury (TBI) and they possess varying degrees of severity and side-effects. Concussions result from a non-penetrating blow or impact to the skull. The brain can collide with the inside surface of the skull. Concussions may be mild, moderate, or severe, generally depending on the symptoms. What… Read More
A 44-year-old woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) when she was thrown from a South Carolina amusement park ride was recently awarded a $9.9 million settlement in a civil trial. A personal injury lawsuit was filed on behalf of the injured woman alleging gross negligence on the part of the defendant, an unnamed… Read More
On Tuesday, October 8th, one Kentucky man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in McCracken County, a mainly rural area about 125 miles west of Bowling Green. According to accident report filed by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 6500 block of New Hope Church Road around 9:30am after the crash… Read More
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