Posts Tagged ‘traumatic injury’
After injury, fewer seizures in ‘chilled’ brain
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Mild cooling of the brain after a head injury prevents the development of epileptic seizures later, a new animal study suggests. Continue…
Monday, December 31, 2012 12:53 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2012 14:33 - 3 Comments
For trauma victims, costly choppers save lives
JOHNS HOPKINS / U. MARYLAND (US) — Patients with traumatic injuries fare better when airlifted by helicopter compared to patients transported by ambulance. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 10:33 - 0 Comments
Gene activity may predict trauma outcome
PRINCETON (US) — Gene activity may help predict which patients recovering from trauma will suffer inflammation and infection, complications that can often be as deadly as the trauma itself. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2011 9:47 - 0 Comments
Kids don’t always need CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — Monitoring children who come into emergency rooms with minor head trauma instead of immediately ordering a CT scan avoids radiation exposure without compromising care. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2011 14:12 - 1 Comment
On-scene IVs a deadly waste of time?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Giving IV fluids to a trauma patient before transport to a hospital could be a life-threatening delay. New research suggests it increases the risk of death by as much as 35 percent. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2010 16:51 - 1 Comment
Child-ATV accidents spike sharply
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Children hospitalized with injuries sustained in all-terrain vehicle accidents more than doubled in the U.S. from 1997 to 2006. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2010 15:45 - 6 Comments
Off road, two is greater than four
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Crashes involving four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in “extreme” sports like Motocross. (more…)
