Impact of the Canadian CT head rule supplemented by the original published minimum inclusion criteria to assist emergency department clinicians' assessment of patients presenting post fall from residential aged care: a retrospective audit - Lee C, Beavers J, Pham J, Hackett L, Miller J, Buntine P.
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Canadian CT head rule supplemented... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Addressing head injury risk in youth football: are heading guidelines the answer? - Gilbert AW, Bering JM, Anderson LC.
BACKGROUND: Recent findings of neurodegenerative pathology in former professional football [soccer] players have once again called into question the role that "heading", a fundamental aspect of the game, plays in the onset of neurological disease. By intr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What is the Buffalo Treadmill Test?
Discussion
Head injury and concussion diagnosis and treatment continues to evolve. The current recommendations are evolving from more strict rest and wait to more limited activity and exercise. Interventions have shown data supporting reasonable exercise as not more harmful and potentially beneficial.
Learning Point
The Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT) evaluated 13-18 year old athletes (N=103) using a randomized controlled trial of early subthreshold aerobic exercise for sports-related concussion. The control group performed a stretching program for the same amount of time and were given the same general care instr...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 25, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Abusive head injury in the very young: outcomes from a Singapore children's hospital - Primalani NK, Chan YH, Ng ZM, Chong SL, Seow WT, Loh LE, Mok YH, Low SYY.
PURPOSE: Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a serious problem in children. The aims of this study are to identify risk factors that correlate with outcomes for those requiring neurosurgical intervention for very young children with AHT, assessment of variables a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
An assessment of current concussion identification and diagnosis methods in sports settings: a systematic review - Daly E, Pearce AJ, Finnegan E, Cooney C, McDonagh M, Scully G, McCann M, Doherty R, White A, Phelan S, Howarth N, Ryan L.
BACKGROUND: Concussion in sport is an ongoing global concern. The head injury assessment (HIA) by the field of play is acknowledged as the first step in recognising and identifying concussion. While previous systematic literature reviews have evaluated the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Head injury prevalence in a population of injured patients seeking care in Ghana, West Africa - Baiden F, Anto-Ocrah M, Adjei G, Gyaase S, Abebrese J, Punguyire D, Owusu-Agyei S, Moresky RT.
This study evaluated the HI prevalence in the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Unique presentation and novel surgical approach to a transcribriform penetrating head injury caused by a nail gun - Hendricks BK, DiDomenico JD, Lawton MT, Little AS.
A penetrating head injury caused by a nail gun is an infrequent clinically diverse condition that varies in severity by the neurovascular structures involved. The authors present the case of a patient whose frontal lobe was pierced by a nail that entered v... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Patient costs and patient flow after implementation of S100B in Scandinavian head trauma guidelines - Bomholt-Riis JK, Jensen TSR, Pedersen L, Fournais L, Eskesen V, Astrand R.
INTRODUCTION: The serum biomarker S100B has been implemented in the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee (SNC) 2013 Head Injury Guidelines for patients classified with mild head injury (MHI). Patients with a serum S100B level less-than 0.10 μg/l sampled wit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Machine learning-based prognostic model for the prediction of early death after traumatic brain injury: Comparison with the Corticosteroid Randomization after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) model - Lee SH, Lee CH, Hwang SH, Kang DH.
This study aimed to develop ML models for early death prediction and to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Analysis of the effects of vehicle model and speed on the head injury of six-year-old pedestrian - Li H, Li K, Lv W, Cui S, He L, Ruan S.
In this study, a FE model with 6YO child anatomical characteristics as specified in the latest version of Euro NCAP was applied, and four different vehicle models were combined to co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Ontario couple wants 'justice' for newborn who died in hospital from birth-related head injury
A Brampton, Ont., couple are still looking for answers and an apology nearly a year after their newborn son died from complications of a birth-related blunt force head injury in hospital. A patient advocate says getting an apology from a hospital or doctor in Canada shouldn't be so difficult. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Cycle Safe: Find the Right Bike Helmet for Your Child
SATURDAY, July 9, 2022 -- Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job.
A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serious head injury or death due to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pattern and in-hospital mortality of thoracoabdominal injuries associated with motor vehicle accident-related head injury: a single-center retrospective study - Abd El Maksoud WM, Algahtany MA.
AIM: To determine the pattern and in-hospital mortality of thoracoabdominal injuries associated with head injuries (HI) due to motor vehicle accidents.
Settings and Design. A single-center retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital, level 1 trauma... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Head injury among older adults and their clinical management: one year of emergency department attendances at a UK trauma center - Hawley C, Sakr M, Scapinello S, Bjorndalen H.
OBJECTIVES: Primary: describe characteristics of adults aged ≥65 attending the Emergency Department (ED) at one major trauma center. Secondary: examine co-morbidities and complications; identify use of anticoagulant/antiplatelet medication among older ad... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
An evaluation of mandatory bicycle helmet legislation - Makam R.
In an effort to reduce cyclist head injury, New Zealand cycle helmet legislation became effective in 1994, requiring all cyclists to use standard approved helmets for all on-road cycling. Subsequently, helmet use increased to above 90% for all ages.
... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
