Injuries From Children's Toys
Researchers find an estimated 3,278,073 children were treated in United States emergency departments from 1990 through 2011 for a toy-related injury.
Author: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Publish Date: 2014-12-01 - Updated: 2020-11-15
Health and Safety Issues Caused by Teens Distracted when Driving
Journal of Adolescent Health reports on insights from investigators regarding causes of distracted driving among teenagers.
Author: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publish Date: 2014-04-24
Seat Belts: Friend or Foe?
Article examines possible injuries and pros and cons of wearing a seat belt in a vehicle.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2014-01-10 - Updated: 2021-08-30
Tough Mudder - An Extreme Sports Event Where a Lot Can Go Wrong
Report on risk of injuries possibly leading to permanent disability during The Tough Mudder a 10 to 12 mile extreme sports obstacle course event.
Author: American College of Emergency Physicians
Publish Date: 2013-11-16
Amusement Park Ride Injuries
Study examines injuries to children related to rides including rides at amusement parks, fairs and festivals, and rides at malls, stores, restaurants and arcades.
Author: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Publish Date: 2013-05-09
Distracted Walking Fines for Cell Phone Users
Communities are so concerned with cellphone use while walking they are starting to implement fines for distracted walking.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2012-07-12 - Updated: 2022-03-04
Texting and Driving - Teen-led Study Highlights Dangers
Will a ban on texting while driving lead to more crashes because drivers will conceal cell phones making it more dangerous to read and type messages.
Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publish Date: 2012-04-29
Emergency Vehicle Siting Improves Response Times
Distributing emergency vehicles over 82 potential locations gave 87 percent of the population service in less than 8 minutes.
Author: University of Georgia
Publish Date: 2012-03-13
Headphone Wearing Pedestrians Struck by Cars and Trains More Than Triple
Serious injuries to pedestrians listening to headphones have more than tripled and in many cases cars or trains are sounding horns that pedestrians cannot hear leading to fatalities in nearly three-quarters of cases.
Author: UM School of Medicine
Publish Date: 2012-01-17 - Updated: 2018-01-26
Window Fall Related Injuries
Information on making windows safe from children falling from high level windows includes statistics on window fall related injuries.
Author: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Publish Date: 2011-08-22
Back Injuries from Car Accidents
Types of back injuries associated with car accidents including compensation claims and medical costs.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-07-17 - Updated: 2022-02-09
Road Safety - Halting Death and Injury on Roads
Seeking to prevent road traffic deaths and injuries which experts project will take the lives of 1.9 million people annually by 2020.
Author: Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability
Publish Date: 2011-05-17
California One of the Deadliest States for Pedestrians
California accounts for a significant proportion of the national data with a reported 214 pedestrian deaths and 4985 injuries in Los Angeles County alone.
Author: The Law Offices of Scott Warmuth
Publish Date: 2011-04-29
Survival Rate in Vehicle Accidents Tied to Surgeon Availability
Availability of surgeons is critical factor in public health and surgery should become an important part of the primary health care system.
Author: University of California - San Diego
Publish Date: 2011-03-28
Proof Motorcycle Helmets Reduce Spinal Injury
Study shows the most substantial evidence yet that helmets significantly reduce cervical spine injury, which can result in paralysis.
Author: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Publish Date: 2011-02-09 - Updated: 2022-06-08
Compensation in Car Accidents
Anyone involved a car accident has the potential to receive compensation through a variety of sources.
Author: Hal Waldman & Associates
Publish Date: 2011-01-29
Common Injuries in Serious Car Accidents
Getting in a car accident can be emotionally scarring and frightening and can lead to long-lasting physical pain and disability.
Author: Burg, Simpson, Eldredge, Hersh & Jardine
Publish Date: 2011-01-15 - Updated: 2014-01-10
Tricks Insurance Companies Use Against Car Accident Victims
It is a common mistake for people to believe that their insurance companies work for them after a car accident.
Author: Solomon & Relihan
Publish Date: 2011-01-03
Are Males or Females the Cause of Most Car Accidents
Males are significantly more likely to cause motor vehicle accidents than women according to recent statistics.
Author: Gregory S. Young Co., L.P.A.
Publish Date: 2010-10-31
Causes of Fatal Car Accidents
When someone you care about is killed in a car accident, the shock and suddenness of the event can bring you physically and emotionally to your knees.
Author: Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter
Publish Date: 2010-10-27 - Updated: 2013-06-16
What to do if Involved in a Car Accident
Information explaining what steps you should take if you are involved in a car accident.
Author: The Law Offices of Michael Barszcz, M.D., J.D.
Publish Date: 2010-10-27
New Jersey One Step Closer to Creating Emergency Notification System
The New Jersey is considering a bill that would allow state residents to add emergency contact information to a database for use in the event of a car accident.
Author: Markowitz Gravelle LLP
Publish Date: 2010-10-22 - Updated: 2019-05-21
Airbags Reduce Risk of Kidney Injury in Car Crashes
Journal of the American College of Surgeons Study Is the First to Evaluate Protective Effect of Airbags on Organs.
Author: Weber Shandwick Worldwide
Publish Date: 2010-10-21
Pediatric Hospitalizations for ATV-Related Injuries More than Double
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) associated with significant and increasing number of hospitalizations for children.
Author: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publish Date: 2010-10-12
Bicycle Accidents and Florida's No-Fault Insurance Law
Florida unfortunately, leads the nation in the number of annual bicyclist deaths.
Author: Law Offices of Russ E. Robbins, P.A.
Publish Date: 2010-10-12
Whiplash Injuries and Related Neck Pain
Whiplash is the name for neck sprains to the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spines and is commonly associated with vehicle accidents, usually when the vehicle has been hit in the rear.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-10-12 - Updated: 2022-05-26
Whiplash Injuries and Compensation Claims
Are you aware of how important compensation for a whiplash injury can be as often a whiplash injury is overlooked or is under-compensated.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2010-10-12 - Updated: 2022-05-26