Sentences with phrase «causes of head injury»

In fact, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, «falls from shopping carts are among the leading causes of head injuries to young children.»

In fact, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, «falls from shopping carts are among the leading causes of head injuries to young children.»

According to SafeKids USA, biking is actually the leading cause of head injuries for children under 14.

«The most common causes of head injuries include car accidents and fall - related accidents.

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I am not sure Morrissey meant to do that exactly, but that was reckless and violent and caused a head injury (although again, speaking of inconsistencies, where was the concussion protocol?).

Protecting players from increased risk of traumatic brain injury by teaching them «heads up» tackling and blocking, equipping them with properly fitted helmets, strengthening their necks to better withstand the forces that cause concussion, and by limiting the number of hits they sustain over the course of a season and career;

Even today, with all the attention on concussions, Safe Kids Worldwide found that half of all coaches surveyed believe there is an acceptable amount of head contact (i.e., getting their bell rung, seeing stars) young athletes can receive without potentially causing a serious brain injury (fact is, there isn't).

That makes it important to get your kids to wear bicycle helmets every time they ride, especially since head injuries are the most common cause of death and serious injury in bicycle crashes.

* Update: A 2012 study in the journal Neurology by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic (2) also found no link between intentional heading and acute brain damage (e.g. concussion), but said that it was at least theoretically possible that it could represent a form of repetitive subthreshold mild brain injury over time and could be the cause of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Risk of falling aside, cycling can be bumpy and the constant vibrations and shaking that your baby may feel as you pedal away could cause risk of injuries to their delicate heads.

Team physicians, athletic trainers, and other personnel responsible for the medical care of athletes face no more challenging problem than the recognition, evaluation and management of concussions (generally defined as injury to the brain caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head that results in any immediate, but temporary, alteration in brain functions, such as loss of consciousness, blurred vision, dizziness, amnesia or loss of memory).

Falls are the top cause of nonfatal injuries among kids, and are most likely to be lethal when they involve head trauma.

In bike accidents, head injury is the leading cause of death — experts estimate 75 percent of these deaths could be prevented with a helmet.

It may be a minor matter of a knee bruise for you but it can cause a serious head injury.

The floor of your grocery store is cold and very hard and a fall this length can cause a serious head injury.

Head injuries in babies, a significant cause of cerebral palsy in the early months of life, often can be prevented when babies ride in car seats properly positioned in the back seat of the car.

Crib bumpers probably do prevent some injuries caused by babies» limbs getting entrapped between crib slats and heads getting bonked against the hard crib sides, but as the CPSC noted in a November 2016 statement, «we strongly believe that the risk of death from padded crib bumpers far outweighs any purported benefits.»

«Because this bullet can be fired wire - free from a standard shotgun there is a heightened risk of causing serious injury to the face and head.

Head injuries are the leading cause of death and permanent disability in bicycle crashes, accounting for more than 60 percent of bike - related deaths.

Nettles hit the back of her head on the pavement, causing a serious brain injury, and leaving her unconscious.

However, one third of cases are triggered by damage to the brain from causes such as head injury, stroke, tumours or infection.

The updated guideline covers four neurologic disorders: spasticity in adults, which is muscle tightness that interferes with movement typically following a stroke, spinal cord or other neurologic injury; cervical dystonia, a disorder of the brain affecting neck muscle control that causes involuntary head tilt or neck movement; blepharospasm, a movement disorder that causes the eyes to close uncontrollably; and chronic and episodic migraine.

Concussions, a type of mild traumatic brain injury, are the result of a direct or indirect blow to the head that causes the brain to be jostled within the skull.

High - speed motor vehicle accidents cause 80 percent of these injuries, Askin says, often when the child's body is securely strapped into their car seat and their head is flung forward.

So head - banging to faster tunes with even more range of motion (say, 120 degrees) could cause a neck injury — mainly pain, McIntosh and Patton conclude.

Research from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston has shed new light on what causes the permanent vision loss sometimes seen in the wake of a head injury.

In the walking scenario, the area still gets congested but the gridlocked crowd directly in front of the exit is less dense; the herd is more like the head - bobbing fans at the back of the auditorium, exerting less pressure on each other and causing fewer injuries.

«While further research is clearly needed, our findings suggest that controlling the amount of heading that people do may help prevent brain injury that frequent heading appears to cause.»

As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a traumatic brain injury is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head, or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain.

About 25 per cent of injuries looked «fresh», so occurred near the time of death, hinting blows to the head were the cause (American Journal of Physical Anthropology, doi.org/cb5g).

Half of them had moderate - to - severe head injuries, which caused lesions in the brain and required a hospital stay of three days or more.

Boxing and American football are under scrutiny because of head injuries causing long - term damage to the brain, but the situation is much less clear for football where heading is extremely common, but head injuries are less so.

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Even still, ITBS is likely to continue rearing its ugly head until you address the root cause of the injury.

According to his death certificate, the «immediate cause» of Atkins's death last April was «blunt impact injury of head with epidural hematoma.»

Whiplash, or acceleration / deceleration injury as it is also known is injury to the neck, caused by a rapid forwards and backwards motion of the head.

In turn, the muscle tension may be caused by physical or emotional stress, eyestrain, head and neck postural strain, neck injuries, mis - aligned jaw or teeth, too - tight headbands, sleep deprivation, hypertension, cervical (neck) arthritis, or any combination of these factors.

Four things that we can do that may reduce our risk of developing Parkinson's disease is exercise, avoiding dairy products, pesticides, and avoid getting hit in the head (which means wearing your seatbelt, bike helmet), and — if you read journal articles written by scientists with way too much time on their hands — avoid getting attacked by extraterrestrials, a leading cause of traumatic brain injury in comic books.

Cricket, football and rugby are usually the greatest causes of injury in most schools and sports injuries often result in fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains and rarely head and spinal injuries.

Most serious head injuries in auto - pedestrian collisions are caused by the hard structure under the hood at the base of the windshield and the A-pillars.

Head restraints extended to the highest position go 25 mm over the downward movement limit, which can cause them to unexpectedly move down in the event of a crash and increase the risk of injury.

Head injuries are a leading cause of occupant deaths in side impacts.

Almost 10,000 occupant deaths occur each year in side impact crashes, and head injuries cause more than half of these deaths.

Head injuries are a leading cause of death in side crashes.

While the mechanisms by which the injuries are caused are not fully understood, it is known that seat and head restraint design can influence the risk of injury.

Overall, the minivan achieved «good» ratings for crashworthiness, and IIHS points out that «the frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head [of the driver] from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.»

Threatening behavior — some examples: • Bending over a dog, or rousing him from his sleep • Reaching to touch a dog's head (when he doesn't want to be touched) • Staring into a dog's eyes (worse, at eye level, like toddlers do) • Trying to touch or remove a bone, a toy, a bowl of food or anything the dog wants • Screaming near the dog's face or producing other startling noises in his proximity • Running toward, past, or away from a dog • Walking too close to a dog on leash • Entering a protective dog's territory • Being afraid in the presence of a dog • Sticking a hand or finger (especially children) inside a dog's enclosure • Making threatening gestures, like raising a fist or wielding a stick • Causing pain, injury, or subjugation to a dog • Overexcitement during play can cause a friendly dog to nip or bite as he would a playmate.

Deafness may be caused by a number of factors, including congenital defects, chronic ear infections, head injuries, drug toxicity, degenerative nerve changes, old age or disease, such as a tumor or ruptured ear drum.

Pets have a tendency to stick their heads out of the window, which can cause injury through particles or debris flying through the air.

If the dog is running and comes to the end of the leash, the momentum will cause his head to snap back and could cause spinal injuries.