Road, workplace and motorcycle accident statistics show how common injuries lead to lasting disability, including spinal, limb and neck traumahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:09 GMTAccidents - InjuriesStudy reveals urban design's role in pedestrian-vehicle crash fault attribution, emphasizing infrastructure's impact on safety and blamehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/safe-system.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/safe-system.phpTue, 13 Feb 2024 00:49:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesThis study is the first to focus on the incidence rate of firearm injuries and death within the juvenile justice populationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/firearms.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/firearms.phpSat, 22 Apr 2023 09:48:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesA study puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in Americahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/american-gun-madness.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/american-gun-madness.phpFri, 23 Dec 2022 11:09:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesResearchers find an estimated 3,278,073 children were treated in United States emergency departments from 1990 through 2011 for a toy-related injuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/toy-injury.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/toy-injury.phpMon, 01 Dec 2014 17:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesJournal of Adolescent Health reports on insights from investigators regarding causes of distracted driving among teenagershttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/distraction.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/distraction.phpThu, 24 Apr 2014 09:53:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesArticle examines possible injuries and pros and cons of wearing a seat belt in a vehiclehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/seat-belts.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/seat-belts.phpFri, 10 Jan 2014 09:25:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesReport on risk of injuries possibly leading to permanent disability during The Tough Mudder, an extreme sports obstacle course eventhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/mudder.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/mudder.phpSat, 16 Nov 2013 09:56:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesStudy examines injuries to children related to rides including rides at amusement parks, fairs and festivals, and rides at malls, stores, restaurants and arcadeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/park.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/park.phpThu, 09 May 2013 09:18:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesCommunities are so concerned with cellphone use while walking they are starting to implement fines for distracted walkinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/distracted.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/distracted.phpThu, 12 Jul 2012 16:36:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesWill a ban on texting while driving lead to more crashes because drivers will conceal cell phones making it more dangerous to read and type messageshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/texting.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/texting.phpSun, 29 Apr 2012 19:09:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesDistributing emergency vehicles over 82 potential locations gave 87 percent of the population service in less than 8 minuteshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/emergency-vehicles.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/emergency-vehicles.phpTue, 13 Mar 2012 09:11:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesSerious 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 caseshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/headphone-safety.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/headphone-safety.phpTue, 17 Jan 2012 13:41:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesInformation on making windows safe from children falling from high level windows, includes statistics on window fall related injurieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/window-falls.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/window-falls.phpMon, 22 Aug 2011 12:15:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesTypes of back injuries associated with car accidents including compensation claims and medical costshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/injury-types.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/injury-types.phpSun, 17 Jul 2011 17:13:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesSeeking to prevent road traffic deaths and injuries which experts project will take the lives of 1.9 million people annually by 2020https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/road-safety.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/road-safety.phpTue, 17 May 2011 11:35:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesCalifornia accounts for a significant proportion of the national data with a reported 214 pedestrian deaths and 4985 injuries in Los Angeles County alonehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/pedestrians.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/pedestrians.phpFri, 29 Apr 2011 13:11:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesAvailability of surgeons is a critical factor in public health and surgery and should become an important part of the primary health care systemhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/surgeons.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/surgeons.phpMon, 28 Mar 2011 18:50:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesStudy shows the most substantial evidence yet that helmets significantly reduce cervical spine injury, which can result in paralysishttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/helmets.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/helmets.phpWed, 09 Feb 2011 13:04:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesAnyone involved a car accident has the potential to receive compensation through a variety of sourceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/compensation.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/compensation.phpSat, 29 Jan 2011 18:18:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesLearn common tricks insurance companies use against car accident victims and discover practical steps to protect your rights after a crashhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/tricks.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/tricks.phpMon, 03 Jan 2011 11:19:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesMales are significantly more likely to cause motor vehicle accidents than women according to recent statisticshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/accident-blame.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/accident-blame.phpSun, 31 Oct 2010 12:25:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesInformation explaining what steps you should take if you are involved in a car accidenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/car-crash.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/car-crash.phpWed, 27 Oct 2010 10:01:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesNew Jersey is considering a bill that would allow NJ state residents to add emergency contact information to a database for use in the event of a car accidenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/emergency-notification.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/emergency-notification.phpFri, 22 Oct 2010 11:37:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesJournal of the American College of Surgeons study is the first to evaluate protective effect of airbags on human internal organshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/airbags.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/airbags.phpThu, 21 Oct 2010 18:29:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesAll-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) associated with significant and increasing number of hospitalizations for childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/atv-injuries.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/atv-injuries.phpTue, 12 Oct 2010 19:08:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesFlorida unfortunately, leads the nation in the number of annual bicyclist deathshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/bicycle-accidents.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/bicycle-accidents.phpTue, 12 Oct 2010 19:00:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesWhiplash 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 rearhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/whiplash-injury.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/whiplash-injury.phpTue, 12 Oct 2010 17:01:00 GMTDisabled WorldAccidents - InjuriesAre you aware of how important compensation for a whiplash injury can be as often a whiplash injury is overlooked or is under-compensatedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/whiplash-injury-claim.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accidents/whiplash-injury-claim.phpTue, 12 Oct 2010 16:38:00 GMTDisabled World