Teens underestimate risk, overestimate vehicle, highway safety in motor...
Most teens' attitudes regarding trauma-related injuries, particularly those due to motor vehicle crashes, reflect an sense of invincibility and focus on fate rather than choice, according to new...
View ArticleAutomobile restraints do not increase chance of fetal complications following...
It is well established that seat belts save lives. However, many pregnant women do not wear seat belts, for fear that the belt itself could injure the baby in a car crash. But is this actually the...
View ArticlePoor suffer disproportionately from road crashes: study
The poor are disproportionately victims of road crashes, with the number of deaths set to nearly double in two decades, according to the first global assessment of road safety released on Monday.
View ArticleStudy finds novice parents overlook many child-injury risks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology researchers report that new parents identified less than half of the safety hazards in a simulated home environment,...
View ArticleAlcohol abuse screening/brief interventions in community hospital emergency...
There are an estimated 7.6 million alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits each year in the country. A first step in identifying an alcohol problem is screening all ED patients utilizing two...
View ArticleFirms, researchers aim to keep seniors steadier on their feet
Rocky Miller has just made a career change that's likely to turn a few heads. After years of selling motorcycles, the 60-year-old Plano, Texas, resident has launched a business, Slip Doctors, that will...
View ArticleNew study finds low rate of injuries at overnight summer camp
Although a trip to summer camp is highly anticipated by over 11 million children and adults each year, sending a child off to summer camp can be a source of anxiety for parents. Findings from a new...
View ArticleObesity may increase the chances of survival in road crashes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Overweight men have a better chance of surviving a crash, but only if they're wearing a safety belt, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
View ArticleAlcohol implicated in rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young women...
Alcohol is an increasingly important factor in the rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young women drivers in the US, indicates research published in Injury Prevention.
View ArticleFatal injuries increase in older Americans
The risk of dying from injuries is increasing for Americans ages 65 and older according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy....
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Outdoor injury prevention starts in your backyard
Five major injury hazards to children -- motor vehicles, drowning, burns, falls and poison -- can be found in the backyard during the summer. Riding mowers, inflatable pools, home playground equipment,...
View ArticleMore Research Needed to Verify Effectiveness of ACL and Knee Injury...
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of prevention programs for knee injuries in young athletes, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine...
View ArticleBrief interventions in emergency departments may reduce violence and alcohol...
Brief interventions among adolescents reporting to emergency departments may be associated with a reduction in the experience of peer violence and alcohol misuse in this population, according to a...
View ArticleBehind the wheel: Restricting young drivers
Restricting newly qualified young drivers from night-time motoring and carrying passengers of a similar age could help could save up to 200 lives every year, according to University research.
View ArticleShock absorbent flooring to reduce injury through falls
A study to see if using 'shock absorbent' flooring can reduce injuries caused by falling in hospitals is being piloted by the University of Portsmouth.
View ArticleTeenage girls face greater violence threat from poverty
Living in a deprived area increases the risk of violence more sharply for girls than boys, according to a Cardiff University study of former industrial areas.
View ArticleNew national study finds 34 percent increase in running-related injuries...
Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined running-related injuries among children and adolescents 6 to 18 years old...
View ArticleBrain injuries rise sharply in minor hockey after bodychecking rules relaxed:...
Minor league hockey players in the Atom division are more than 10 times likely to suffer a brain injury since bodychecking was first allowed among the 9 and 10-year-olds, says a study led by St....
View ArticleYoung British men view knife carrying as a 'legitimate response' to potential...
Knife carrying is seen as a legitimate response both to potential threats and to the lack of protection provided by authorities, according to a study of young white British males published in this...
View ArticleMany young people would rather surf the web than drive a car
(PhysOrg.com) -- More young adults today would rather hit the information highway than the open highway, say University of Michigan researchers.
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