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Severe retinal hemorrhaging is linked to severe motor vehicle crashes
... from January 1, 1994, to December 31, 2002. All patients died in motor vehicle crashes as passengers or pedestrians. They were subjected to extremely severe forces involving rapid deceleration with ...Overweight children at increased risk of arm and leg injuries following motor vehicle crash
... upper and lower extremities following a motor vehicle crash compared with normal weight children, ... normal weight," explained Pollack. "As motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children ...Overweight Children At Increased Risk Of Arm And Leg Injuries Following Motor Vehicle Crash
... over two and a half times more likely to suffer injuries to their upper and lower extremities following a motor vehicle crash compared with normal weight children, according to a ...Risk of facial fractures in motor vehicle crashes decreasing
... occupants) with facial fractures following motor vehicle crashes. Between 1993 and 2005, 167,391 ... car models. "As older cars are scrapped and more vehicles with next-generation safety features enter ...Motor vehicle crashes more common among young drivers who engage in self-harm behaviors
... self-harm were at increased risk of motor vehicle crashes, even after controlling for psychological distress ... crash among young drivers who engaged in self-harm, effective interventions to address self ...Teens underestimate risk, overestimate vehicle, highway safety in motor vehicle accidents
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 ...Patients with cirrhosis and impaired cognitive abilities have more motor vehicle accidents
... , was also conducted to measure psychological performance. Driving records (motor vehicle crashes and traffic violation) were obtained for all patients from the Department of Transportation in ...Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles
... teens, accounting for nearly 5,000 fatalities each year. About 40% of all teen motor ... prevent injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes. It's clear from these findings that primary seat ...Deer crashes continue to rise in North Carolina
(PhysOrg.com) -- Motor vehicles crashes involving deer rose to an all-time high in North Carolina in ... 2008, even as the total number of motor-vehicle crashes and total vehicle miles driven dropped from ...Study shows power of police and fire officers as injury-prevention messengers
... newscast features news of the day’s car crashes, fires and other injury-causing events. But a new ... 2.5 times more likely for stories about motor vehicle crashes, and more than 2.75 times more likely ...Widespread airbag use could result in dramatic cost savings for US trauma centers
... new generation of airbags not only helps protect motor vehicle collision (MVC) victims from injury ... substantially reduce the severity of injury for motor vehicle crash victims,” said Regan F. Williams ...Exposure therapy may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder
... acute stress disorder following a non-sexual assault or motor vehicle crash between March 2002 and June 2006. Thirty participants each were randomly assigned to five weekly 90-minute ...Racial disparities reduced in injury related mortality
... . The researchers found that the reduction in racial disparity resulted from a decrease in motor vehicle crashes and firearm suicides among black males and an increase in suicide by suffocation ...Visual impairment may be associated with higher suicide risk
... daily living, social isolation, mental impairment, increased dependency on others, increased motor vehicle crashes, falls and fractures, depression and poor self-rated health, according to background ...Driving fatalities surge on US presidential election days
... population to vote, along with US reliance on motor vehicle travel, might result in increased ... election led to about 24 deaths from motor vehicle crashes. This increased risk extended to pedestrians ...
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