Sentences with phrase «injury emergency room visits»

There were an estimated 494,000 bicycle - related injury emergency room visits in the United States in 2013.

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Interestingly, riding a bike and playground were number one and number three on the list of activities resulting in emergency room visits for traumatic brain injury overall (8.1 % and 7.9 % respectively), second and third among males under age 19 (16.5 %, 7.8 %), second and first among girls (11.8 %, 14.2 %), and number one and two for boys and girls aged 9 or younger.

If you stood in the lobby of your local emergency room you would no doubt see that every day kids visit this unpleasant place because of injuries they sustain in the home.

According to the CPSC, thousands of kids visit the emergency room to be treated for injuries related to falls from shopping carts.

Over 270,000 Americans are expected to visit hospital emergency rooms after suffering winter sports - related injuries this year.

The study, which was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found lower rates of confirmed abuse cases, child out — of — home placements, and hospitalizations and emergency room visits for child injuries in counties where parenting support was implemented.

An April 2007 Canadian study found that children receiving emergency room treatment for a head injury (HI) are nearly twice as likely to experience another HI requiring medical attention in the next six months compared to children who initially visited the ER for a non-head related injury.

In fact, according to the American Association of Pediatrics, there were more than 8,000 visits to emergency rooms due to injuries related to using a walker.

This suggests that the state's sports - related concussion law has helped to improve the evaluation and detection of such injuries among high school students, by increasing obligatory emergency room visits.

Stephanie Condon of CBS News wrote in her article (dated May 29, 2014) that young people account for around 250,000 emergency room visits annually due to sport or recreation - related head injuries.

These youngsters also tend to have higher rates of accidental injuries — injuries from falls off furniture after excessive climbing, falling or jumping out of windows or off decks, unbuckling restraints and standing up in the car or stroller, even accidentally drinking poison — resulting in more emergency room visits.

A new report published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association earlier this month found that head injuries led an estimated 2.5 million people to visit a U.S. emergency room in 2010, and about one third of the cases were children.

Between 2000 and 2010, emergency room visits and hospitalizations for head injuries increased from 521 to 824 per 100,000 people annually.

Such events can cause injuries and emergency room visits, but the changing climate also has oblique effects on health, such as reducing food security, altering the range of disease - spreading ticks and mosquitoes and harming mental health.

After she returned home, a visit to the emergency room revealed the extent of her injury.

Falls are the most common cause of injuries seen in the emergency room, accounting for more than one - third of visits.

Children riding school buses suffer more injuries than previous public data have suggested, according to a report in the November issue of Pediatrics that examined a national database of emergency room visits.

Remember that a sudden aggressive snap, or nip by a dog of a Dane's size can easily inflict injuries to a human that will require a visit to the emergency room, especially if a small child is involved.

Nonfatal injuries are also relatively uncommon — only 1/10 of 1 % of emergency room visits.

In the U.S., approximately 334,000 people visit emergency rooms annually for dog bites (Bradley, 2006), with an additional unknown number of individuals incurring other dog bite - related injuries (e.g., breaking a bone while fleeing a threatening dog)(AVMA, 2001).

Ongoing medical care for back injury patients can include different types of therapies, adaptive medical equipment, multiple surgeries, and emergency room visits.

Following a same - day hospital emergency room or urgent care visit, it is important to immediately start treating with a health care provider for injuries sustained in the accident.

While individuals only visit an emergency room to receive life - saving care, many leave with serious injuries, or pass away in the emergency room, as a result of the negligence of an emergency room doctor or other healthcare professional.

According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), in the United States alone there are approximately 15,000 injuries involving golf carts which require emergency room visits every year.

According to the American Family Physician, dog bite wounds are also responsible for one percent of all injury - related visits to the emergency room.

It may surprise you to learn that according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), around 15,000 people suffer injuries serious enough to warrant an emergency room visit in golf cart accidents each year in the U.S.. However, this comes as no surprise to Florida golf cart accident attorneys such as James O. Cunningham.

More than 2.4 million people per year over the age of 65 suffer injuries in falls that are serious enough to require a visit to an emergency room, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Thirty - six percent of emergency room visits by nursing home residents are injuries from falls, which is easily the most preventable kind of injury.

Premises liability, sometimes called slip and fall accidents, is the single largest cause of emergency room visits and the third most common type of workplace injury in America.

It is extremely important that every one of your car accident injuries are documented by a doctors visit or emergency room visit immediately after the accident.

According to the National Floor Safety Institute, slip and fall accidents account for over one million emergency room visits a year and they are the leading cause of all «on the job» injuries or workers» compensation claims.

Bus accidents and injuries result in 17,000 emergency room visits and an average of 20 deaths annually.

Even if you don't think your injuries are serious, visit an emergency room or doctor as soon as possible after your accident.

According to the National Safety Council, falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury in the United States, accounting for nearly 9 million visits to America's emergency rooms every year.

A large portion of settlement value will be for medical bills, including from emergency room and primary care visits, physical therapy, or surgery, as well as from other specialists you may have visited to treat your injuries.

This includes repairs to the other party's damaged vehicle, medical expenses like emergency room visits or bills from a doctor, therapy, or visits to another specialist depending on the injury.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that over 150,000 people each year visit an emergency room for an ATV related injury.

If you or a loved one have sustained a head injury, consult a doctor or visit an emergency room immediately.

According to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), each year more than eight million people visit emergency rooms for treatment of fall injuries.

One Chicago emergency room reported a 30 percent increase in patients visiting overnight as a result of weather - related injuries.

An estimated 68.2 million people need to visit their physicians due to an injury, and 39.4 million more are forced to visit an emergency room.

Visit a doctor or, if your injury seems more serious, call the paramedics or go to your local emergency room for treatment.

Seek medical attention (e.g. call an ambulance, visit the emergency room or make an appointment with your family doctor, depending on the severity of your injuries); and

Falls are one of the leading causes of accidental injuries in the United States, accounting for nearly 9 million visits to emergency rooms annually.

These accidents account for nearly 60 percent of all emergency room visits for bicycle - related injuries.

Nationwide, 39 per cent of children and youth who visit emergency rooms with head injuries are diagnosed with concussions.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that over 150,000 people visit an emergency room for an ATV related injury, annually.

If injuries are serious, you should visit an emergency room.

According to a recent University of Washington study, 56 percent of mild traumatic brain injuries went undiagnosed in emergency room visits.

Head injuries were the second most common reason for emergency room visits after an ATV collision