Sentences with phrase «departments with a head injury»

Approximately 50 % of children who visit hospital emergency departments with a head injury are given a CT scan, many of which may be unnecessary.

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That's why it announced in May that it is teaming up with the Department of Defense for a $ 30 million initiative to study head injuries, including creating a concussion database.

It also requires the Department of Education to develop an educational fact sheet about sports - related concussions and other head injuries, and requires public and non-public schools that participate in interscholastic sports to distribute the information annually to parents and guardians of student athletes, along with a signature acknowledging receipt.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 167.765 requires the department of health and senior services to work with various organizations (outlined in the statute) to promulgate rules which develop guidelines, pertinent information, and forms to educate coaches, youth athletes, and their parents and guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and brain injury including continuing to play after concussion or brain injury.

This new study of non-military, civilian trauma patients visiting the emergency department builds on recent research conducted by Dr. Samadani, supported through the Cohen Veterans Center, which found that the use of this novel eye - tracking technology could reveal edema, or swelling, in the brain as a potential biomarker for assessing brain function and monitoring recovery in people with head injuries.

I led the development of the scientific standing of the Department of Child Health, with wide ranging innovations including further studies on the endocrine control of blood sugar concentrations to the influences of poverty and deprivation on the prevention and management of serious head injury in children.

Diane Parker, partner and head of personal injury said: «Marta will primarily be based within our Personal Injury Department, but she will also help other departments with our Polish speaking clients.»

Approximately a million people a year go to the accident and emergency (A&E) department in England and Wales with a head injury.

And with more than 25 years as an Attorney at Law in the field of claims management, Bernd Höke provides the expertise required to deal with most complex personal injury cases against insurance companies — especially since he used to be Head of the Claims Department of a renowned insurance company as well as manager of the General association of the German insurance industry's (GDV) Motor Claims Commission.