Farm kids almost twice as likely to die from injury as children overall
...d and analyzed Canadian data on fatal agricultural injuries to young children to determine rates, identify pat...Canadian children altogether. Most of these mortal injuries occurred at the agricultural worksite. The researchers identified three main ways that such injuries...Public needs to heighten awareness of dangers of elevated TVs that are larger, heavier
...ling forward." The researchers found that although injuries usually aren't severe, the potential for tragedy e... 2,300 children annually visit emergency rooms for injuries due to falling TVs. Previous studies suggest this in-home hazard may be on the rise. The UT Southwes...Telemedicine solutions to optimise healthcare
...neurology departments, allowing patients with head injuries to be accurately diagnosed by a specialist without having to be physically transferred to a hospital. "This resulted in a 79 per cent reduction in the number of people being referred to a specialist facility," says Dario. "Before the deployment of th...Mowing the lawn is not child's play
...clinics and emergency rooms for lawn mower-related injuries in 2004, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissi...M President L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS. "Lawn mower injuries often include deep cuts, loss of fingers and toes, limb amputations, broken and dislocated bones, bu...Global health gains offset by HIV/AIDS epidemic and mortality in Eastern Europe
...ty, incidence, and prevalence for 136 diseases and injuries in seven geographical areas/economic groupings in 2001. They found that worldwide there was a 20% reduction in global disease burden per head between 1990 and 2001, primarily due to progress in tackling infectious, nutritional, maternal, and perinata...Fraternity/sorority members who get drunk weekly at higher risk of injuries
...t increased risk of experiencing and causing other injuries to other students. Compared to non-Greek students who did not get drunk weekly, Greek pledges who got drunk weekly were twice as likely to experience at least one injury and more than twice as likely to cause at least one injury to someone else. Fema...Children's emotional distress after hurricane linked with parents' stress levels
...age and a higher number of fatalities and physical injuries than we saw in DeSoto County. "Children and families in the Katrina communities who witnessed death and injury and who are still living in damaged buildings should be a priority target for mental health services."......s with impaired vision may be at increased risk of injuries and elderly persons are at increased risk of falls and fractures and depression, according to background information in the article. The most common reason for impaired vision may be refractive error, a condition usually correctable with eyeglasses o...Urgent action required to tackle escalating road-traffic crashes worldwide
...ly needed worldwide to tackle the global burden of injuries and deaths caused by road-traffic crashes. Attenti... middle-income countries where the numbers of road injuries and deaths continues to rise. Around 1.2 million people were killed and 50 million injured in road-...Survey suggests parents' perceptions about children's access to household guns are often inaccurate
...are injured by guns but do not die. Many of these injuries occur when children gain access to household firearms. Guns are just as prevalent in homes with children as in homes without, the authors write. Frances Baxley, M.D., San Francisco General Hospital, and Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., Harvard School of...Study finds parents rarely use baby gates, bath thermometers
... in-home accidents. More than half of all nonfatal injuries to children are from falls, according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign. Many of these falls involve unprotected stairways, which can be blocked by secure baby gates. Nearly 24,000 children in the United States are treated in hospital emergency roo...Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries
... Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. True repair of injuries to articular cartilage would enable millions of patients, currently consigned to worsening arthritis and joint replacement, to return to athletic exercise. Study authors say that dramatic progress is being made toward a new form of light-activated ge...Look out! Eyeglass injuries may lead to hospital visit
...study suggests. But the researchers say that such injuries could be avoided if people would wear protective e... to the emergency department seeking treatment for injuries related to wearing glasses. More than 1,000 of these cases were admitted to the hospital for further...University of Utah to help build bionic arm
... And today one of the most devastating battlefield injuries is loss of a limb." The Pentagon announced the project in February when it said it was awarding the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory $30.4 million over two years, with optional additional funding that could bring the total to $54...Steroids do not prolong survival in intensive care patients with ARDS on life support
... bacterial infection), or who have sustained major injuries that result in severe fluid building up in both lungs, leading to breathing failure. An estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of ARDS patients die. Results of the Late Steroid Rescue Study appear in the April 20, 2006, issue of the New England Journal ...Injuries from lawn mowing increase nationwide
...y 80,000 Americans require hospital treatment from injuries caused by lawn mowers, according to a study conduc... The researchers also concluded that the number of injuries from lawn mowers is increasing, with the majority of injuries occurring in children under age 15 and...Wrong-site surgery, related injuries appear to be rare
...icates that wrong-site surgery and related serious injuries are rare and that current national protocols for v...significantly injured, two had major but temporary injuries and ten had injuries that were temporary and minor or insignificant. In reviewing the hospital proto...NFL team physicians to host conference on football injury prevention and conditioning
...ine specialists are already talking about gridiron injuries and football players' health. What's the NFL's current policy on anabolic agents and supplements? Do certain helmet designs reduce concussion rates? What can team physicians do to prevent heatstroke and sudden cardiac death on the field? How do pl...Delayed aortic trauma repair may improve survival
... almost always has other, equally life-threatening injuries that jeopardize their overall recovery and surviva...r time frame in which blunt thoracic aortic trauma injuries could be safely repaired, allowing surgeons to first address related--and often fatal--injuries. If...Statewide study reveals new data on risks and consequences of seatbelt non-use
...'t use seatbelts were more likely to suffer severe injuries and require hospitalization, according to Allen's ...our times more likely to suffer moderate to severe injuries to the head, face, thorax, abdomen, spine and upper and lower extremities. The researchers also foun...