News tagged with injury prevention
Firms, researchers aim to keep seniors steadier on their feet
Sep 08, 2009 |
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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 treat floors with a ...
Alcohol abuse screening/brief interventions in community hospital emergency department
Aug 24, 2009 |
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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 well-researched screening ...
Study finds novice parents overlook many child-injury risks
Aug 06, 2009 |
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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, and most perceived ...
Poor suffer disproportionately from road crashes: study
Jun 15, 2009 |
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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.
Automobile restraints do not increase chance of fetal complications following accidents
May 17, 2009 |
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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 case? Does the seat belt ...
Teens underestimate risk, overestimate vehicle, highway safety in motor vehicle accidents
Aug 14, 2008 |
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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 research published in the ...
