Pediatrics
Why kids need risk, fear and excitement in play
"Be careful!" "Not so high!" "Stop that!"
Aug 2, 2017
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News tagged with injury prevention
Psychology & Psychiatry
Burden of physical health conditions linked to increased risk of suicide
Suicide continues to be a major driver of mortality in the United States. Each year, more than 45,000 people die by suicide and in the past 15 years, the suicide mortality rate has risen by an alarming 24%. A new study in ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Health
Better injury data management can save fire departments hundreds of thousands of dollars
Fire departments and their municipalities could be shorting their budgets by hundreds of thousands of dollars since limited resources are keeping them from accurately counting firefighter injury data, according to new research ...
Mar 7, 2017
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Surgery
Research finds ski helmets lessens severity of injuries
New research from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) focused on helmet safety and injury prevention among young skiers and snowboarders. The research found that children who wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding ...
Feb 27, 2017
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Health
Youth soccer coaches can prevent injuries with just 90-minutes of training
It's a dreaded and increasingly common diagnosis for young athletes. An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury, and the taxing rehab process that comes with it, can quickly sideline a player.
Feb 8, 2017
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Health
Study finds 31 per cent concussion drop with Shield-X decal use
Eight high-school football teams from across Canada and the U.S. whose players used Shield-X, a helmet decal designed to reduce sharp twisting during impact, collectively reported 31 per cent fewer concussions. They were ...
Jan 30, 2017
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Health
Gaming for agricultural safety
Family farming differs from other professions because people in this field both work and live in the same location. This means the risk of injury in the workplace is higher than usual; you never leave the workplace. Agriculture ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Health
Home handy but not so stable—steep rise in ladder-related falls
Researchers at QUT have warned about the rising popularity of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture after a steep rise in the number of people falling from ladders.
Oct 24, 2016
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Health
One in nine ER patients with injuries caused by violence will visit ER again within two years
Approximately one in nine people sent to Florida emergency rooms (ERs) for injuries caused by acts of intentional violence – including shootings, stabbings, assaults, etc. – in 2010 ended up being violently injured again ...
Sep 15, 2016
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Health
Prevention programs significantly reduce ankle injuries in soccer athletes
Prevention programs are effective at reducing the risk of ankle injuries by 40 percent in soccer players, according to a new study appearing in today's issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).
Sep 7, 2016
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