High school athletes still suffer far
more serious head injuries playing football and ice hockey than soccer, according to a study by RIO, which tracks concussion rates in high school sports.
Although a concussion is relatively minor compared to
a more serious head injury, the long term consequences are not always minor, especially in the...
If your baby has
a more serious head injury, keep him awake and seek medical help.
Not exact matches
Hopefully it will be used as a research tool in ongoing efforts to learn
more about and prevent
serious head injuries in sports.
Explaining the family's
injuries, VOMC said: «The youngest of the three sustained
injuries to his left leg, neck, and chest; while his elder brother, who was hit with a blunt object, sustained
more serious injuries to his
head, chest and back.
«I would have been haunted in my
head by last year's
injury that was much
more serious than expected at the start.
However, if the baby falls from three feet or
more, there could be
serious problems, including
head injuries.
Some
head injuries are
more serious than others and it's important you know the signs and can act fast in case of an emergency.
Deteriorating mental status after
head trauma may indicate a
more serious, potentially life - threatening brain
injury requiring immediate hospitalization.
Although less common, there are risks of
more serious injuries, such as
head or neck
injuries.
Sometimes
more serious problems could arise such
head and brain
injuries.
However,
head and neck
injuries constitute a notable number of the
more serious injuries requiring hospitalization...
Boxers, however, are
more likely to experience
serious harm from concussions and other
head trauma, loss of consciousness, eye
injuries, smashed noses and broken bones.
Thus occupants are able, if they prefer, to adjust the restraints away from direct contact with their
heads, yet gain optimum protection against whiplash or
more serious head / neck
injuries.
Side airbags are standard in
more cars: Growing sales of SUVs and pickup trucks have exacerbated height mismatches among passenger vehicles, and these mismatches increase the risk of
serious head injuries among occupants of side - struck vehicles.
My experience of working with people who have suffered brain
injury includes
more subtle but still potentially significant concussive
head injury cases including post-concussion syndrome, and
more serious cases of long term cognitive and behavioural difficulties after moderate brain trauma.
Bicycle accident
injuries are often
more serious than those sustained in motor vehicles since any ejection onto the roadway can result in broken limbs,
head, and internal
injuries.
Rehabilitation from a
serious head or brain
injury can take months or even years and involve long - term physical therapy, courses of medication, permanent prescription drug therapy, in - home medical care, and much
more.
But
more serious child
injuries — especially
head and brain
injuries where the impact is not immediately obvious — could mean a lifetime of recovery or disability.
Serious fracture
injuries such as fractures of the spine or femoral
head (your hip bone) may not be readily apparent to a simple X-ray, and
more tests such as a CAT scan or MRI may be required.
For
more information on getting justice after a
serious head injury, contact Gray and White today at 888-450-4456 to speak with an attorney about your case.
Significant
injuries like
head injuries or broken bones that result in
serious impairment will be eligible for
more compensation than minor
injuries.
Depending upon the type of accident, bicycle
injuries can result in
injuries that can be very minor (a scrape or bruise),
more serious (like broken bones), life - changing (
head and brain
injuries), and even fatal.
Slip, trip, and falls can result in a wide array of potentially
serious injuries, including broken bones,
head trauma, spinal cord
injuries, back pain, and
more.
Neither of these is a pleasant thought, but when you consider that
serious injuries such as paralysis,
head injuries, etc., occur at the rate of about 43 per year (according to the National Ski Areas Association) and deaths occur at the rate of about 40 per year, it's coverage worth having unless you want your family to have to fork over as much as $ 80,000 or
more to get your injured body to a qualified medical center.