Decompressive surgery in abusive head injury: experience from a Singapore Children's Hospital and a review of literature - Cheong TM, Lim JX, Vinchon M, Ng LP, Low DCY, Seow WT, Low SYY.
PURPOSE: Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Studies on pediatric head injury observe that AHT patients often have a higher incidence of malignant cerebral oedema and, overall, worse prognosis. There are limit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Can We Protect Football Players From Head Injury?
(MedPage Today) -- American football continues to be the most popular sport in the U.S. As compared to combat sports such as boxing, concussive injuries to the brain in football occur accidentally when there is a head impact exposure (HIE) due... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - October 12, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Whitewater helmet STAR: evaluation of the biomechanical performance and risk of head injury for whitewater helmets - Duma BG, Begonia MT, Miller B, Rowson S, Duma LA, Duma SM.
More than six million people participate in whitewater kayaking and rafting in the United States each year. Unfortunately, with these six million whitewater participants come 50 deaths annually, making it one of the highest fatality rates of all sports. As... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Teddy Bridgewater injury update: Dolphins QB ruled out vs. Jets due to concussion protocol
Bridgewater went to the locker room after one play with an elbow injury and a potential head injury #jets #dolphinsqb #lockerroom #teddybridgewater (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rams' Sean McVay voices opinion about Tua Tagovailoa's situation:'It's about the person before the player '
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay gave his opinion, like many others have, on Tua Tagovailoa's head injury situation with the Miami Dolphins. #losangelesrams #tuatagovailoa #headcoach #miamidolphins #seanmcvay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QB's Head Injury Spurs Scrutiny of NFL Concussion Protocol QB's Head Injury Spurs Scrutiny of NFL Concussion Protocol
After Tagovailoa ' s head hit the turf on Thursday, he remained on the ground and held his arms and fingers splayed in front of his face.The Washington Post (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Prognostic models for traumatic brain injury have good discrimination but poor overall model performance for predicting mortality and unfavorable outcomes - Eagle SR, Pease M, Nwachuku E, Deng H, Okonkwo DO.
BACKGROUND: The most extensively validated prognostic models for traumatic brain injury (TBI) are the Corticoid Randomization after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) and International Mission on Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials (IMPACT). Model chara... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Concussion-related visual memory and reaction time impairment in college athletes improved after osteopathic manipulative medicine: a randomized clinical trial - Mancini JD, Angelo N, Abu-Sbaih R, Kooyman P, Yao S.
CONTEXT: Concussion is an acute, transient disruption in brain function due to head injury. Previous studies suggest osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) improved recovery from concussion. OBJECTIVES: The hypothesis was that new-onset impairment... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
NFLPA terminates unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who was involved in Tua Tagovailoa's concussion check
Tagovailoa suffered a head injury Thursday, four days after a controversial return-to-play decision #neurotraumaconsultant #nflpa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fox News Host Dagen McDowell Dismisses Tua Tagovailoa's First Head Injury as'Lunacy '
Jesse Watters, of all people, intervened after Dagen McDowell waved off Tua Tagovailoa’s second injury in four days. #jessewatters #dagenmcdowell #tuatagovailoa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dolphins' Mike McDaniel details Tua Tagovailoa head injury; QB issues heartfelt statement
Tua says he is feeling better and is intent on recovering and returning to the field #qb #mikemcdaniel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QB's Head Injury Spurs Scrutiny of NFL Concussion Protocol
The NFL's top health official said he was worried about the player's health, and pointed to a joint review the league and its players association was conducting into the Miami Dolphins' handling of the quarterback's initial injury on Sunday. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tua Tagovailoa's head injury spurs scrutiny of NFL concussion protocol
#nfl #tuatagovailoa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tua Tagovailoa’s head injury spurs scrutiny of NFL concussion protocol
Experts worry Tua Tagovailoa is at higher risk of severe, long-term problems if he suffered more than one concussion. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
PREDICT-Australian and New Zealand guideline for mild to moderate head injuries in children - Anthony L, James D.
Approximately 1.4 million people a year attend emergency departments (EDs) in England and Wales with a recent head injury. Between one-third and a half of these are children aged under 15 years.1 A large majority of these present with a normal or minimally... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
