News tagged with trauma
17 million US children live more than an hour away from trauma care
Jun 01, 2009 |
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More than 17 million U.S. children live more than an hour away by ground or air transportation from a life-saving pediatric trauma center, according to a new study by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
Risk of facial fractures in motor vehicle crashes decreasing
May 18, 2009 |
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Facial fractures from motor vehicle crashes appear to be decreasing, most likely due to design improvements in newer vehicles, according to a report in the May/June issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.
New strategy to weaken traumatic memories
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Imagine that you have been in combat and that you have watched your closest friend die in front of you. The memory of that event may stay with you, troubling you for the rest of your life. Posttraumatic stress disorder ...
Stress may cause the brain to become disconnected
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Does stress damage the brain? In the March 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, a paper by Tibor Hajszan and colleagues provides an important new chapter to this question.
Computer-aided system effectively detects and measures pneumothoraces in chest trauma patients
Mar 04, 2009 |
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A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to a study performed ...
Young adults with post-traumatic stress disorder may be more likely to attempt suicide
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—but not exposure to traumatic events without the development of PTSD—may be associated with subsequent attempted suicide in young adults, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of ...
Surviving dance club music (noise) with hearing intact
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn itself down contributes to protecting against ...
Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In ...
Biological link connects childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...
Study investigates ethnic disparities in treatment of trauma patients
Nov 17, 2008 |
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The initial evaluation and management of injured patients from minority ethnic groups nationwide appears to be similar to that of non-Hispanic white patients, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, ...
Race and insurance status associated with death from trauma
Oct 20, 2008 |
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African American and Hispanic patients are more likely to die following trauma than white patients, and uninsured patients have a higher death risk when compared with those who have health insurance, according to a report ...
Study reveals cost of stabbings to Britain's health service
Aug 01, 2008 |
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Injuries caused by gun and knife crime are costing the National Health Service in excess of £3million a year, new research reveals.
Researchers Unable to Agree on Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Studies exploring potential predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) following major trauma have resulted in varied conclusions. While a number of risk factors such as injury severity, demographic factors and compensation-related ...
