Sentences with phrase «rates of these head injuries»

In addition to the overall doubling of concussion rates, the rates of these head injuries increased significantly in five sports: football, boys basketball, boys wrestling, boys baseball and girls softball.
The limited government records in the U.S. suggest that the rate of head injuries among 12 - to 17 - year - olds, as well as older boxers, is about 3 for every 1,000 participants.
Other possible reasons for the high rate of head injuries associated with bicycle accidents include the following:

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The goal: Make a helmet that could reduce football's high rates of concussions and head injuries.
So assuming the boss is right about the injury list and he does some good business in the January transfer window, how do you rate the chances of another trophy heading to the Emirates?
Rates of abusive head injuries occurring in the first three years of children's lives almost halved over the five - year - study - period (Dias et al, 2005).
«This may be of particular concern in child and adolescent athletes where head injury rates are often higher than in adult athletes,» says the statement.
Positional plagiocephaly, or plagiocephaly without synostosis (PWS), can be associated with supine sleeping position (OR: 2.5).113 It is most likely to result if the infant's head position is not varied when placed for sleep, if the infant spends little or no time in awake, supervised tummy time, and if the infant is not held in the upright position when not sleeping.113, — , 115 Children with developmental delay and / or neurologic injury have increased rates of PWS, although a causal relationship has not been demonstrated.113, 116, — , 119 In healthy normal children, the incidence of PWS decreases spontaneously from 20 % at 8 months to 3 % at 24 months of age.114 Although data to make specific recommendations as to how often and how long tummy time should be undertaken are lacking, supervised tummy time while the infant is awake is recommended on a daily basis.
They also note the high rate of concurrent injuries to the limbs and / or head and neck, reflecting the destructive power of modern military - grade explosives.
It found that youth who exercised within seven days of a head injury had nearly half the rate of persistent post-concussive symptoms a month later.
Zinc supplementation is associated with improved neurologic recovery rate and visceral protein levels of patients with severe closed head injury.
(Note: during the test, part of the injury data from the neck was not obtained, but after the Institute reviewed comparable test data from General Motors, the head / neck injury risk was rated good.)
Driver dummy injury and head protection ratings for the 2009 model are assigned by the Institute as part of side crash test verification.
The study by IIHS» VP of research, Jessica Cicchino, shows that ``... lane departure warning lowers rates of single - vehicle, sideswipe and head - on crashes of all severities by 11 percent and lowers the rates of injury crashes of the same types by 21 percent.»
Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID - IIs dummies, assessment of head protection, and the vehicle's structural performance during the impact.
Winners of the gold award have earned good ratings in the Institute's frontal offset and side impact tests, and their seat / head restraints are rated good for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a roof strength test for rollover protection, plus evaluations of seats / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints (see «Neck injury risk is lower if seats and head restraints are rated good,» March 15, 2008).
Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on 2 instrumented SID - IIs dummies representing a 5th percentile woman, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the impact.
Police crash data from 25 states between 2009 and 2015 for vehicle models where the systems were sold as optional reduced rates of single - vehicle, sideswipe and head - on crashes by 11 percent, and injuries in such crashes by 21 percent.
A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
Rating is evaluation of injury to head, neck, chest, legs.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
Thus, the changes in neck injury claim rates revealed by the research can be attributed to the seat and head restraint design changes instead of to differences in how the cars» structures managed the forces of the rear impacts.
New generation of seat / head restraint designs: Percent change in neck injury claim rates for new designs compared with old designs
The IIHS rates vehicles on performance in front and side crash tests, a roof strength test, and evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
Overall ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID - IIs dummies, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the test.
«The latest findings show that seat / head restraint combinations that rate good in IIHS evaluations are helping to reduce the overall injury rate in crashes,» says David Zuby, IIHS chief research officer and one of the co-authors of the new study.
Looking at crashes involving claims of $ 2,000 or more, analysts found 16 percent fewer insurance claims were filed for neck injuries among females in vehicles with good - rated seats / head restraints compared with people in vehicles with poor seats / head restraints.
Volvo, which equips all of its models with fixed head restraints rated good, also installs a whiplash injury prevention system — the seatback yields and partially rotates when loaded by an occupant's torso in a rear impact.
The Institute introduced the Plus award in 2012 to recognize models that achieve «good» or «acceptable» performance in the small - overlap test as well as «good» ratings in each of four other criteria — moderate overlap front crash, side impact and rollover tests, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The Jetta is the first vehicle to earn the top rating of good in every individual measurement category (injury measures, head protection and structural design) of the Institute's side impact test.
Winners of the gold award have good ratings in the Institute's frontal offset and side impact tests, and their seat / head restraints are rated good for protection from neck injuries in rear impacts.
The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
In 1995 the Institute began to rate head restraint geometry, finding only 3 percent of vehicles had good head restraints while those in 82 percent of new passenger vehicles were poor (see Status Report special issue: whiplash injuries, Sept. 16, 1995).
Only six of the seat / head restraint combinations in 44 current model SUVs are rated good for protection against whiplash injuries in rear - end crashes.
Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID - IIs dummies, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the side impact.
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
The injury measures particularly from the head and upper body of the dummies are important to determine the vehicle overall side rating.
Many law firms believe that achieving top search engine rankings for so - called head - term phrases (e.g., «Miami personal injury attorney») is a «silver bullet» — a magical tactic that will guarantee a steady flow of website traffic and a high conversion rate.
According to the district's report, Longfellow had the highest rate of child head injuries sustained while on the playground in the 5,800 student school district.
AV Preeminent peer review rated * through Martindale - Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethics, Bradenton and Sarasota head injury attorney Dana J. Watts will use his 30 years of trial experience to effectively establish evidence in your case and present realistic claims that will ultimately help to obtain full and fair compensation for current and future medical needs.
Because of the high rate of speed of many head on collisions, injuries can be catastrophic.
«Head of the personal injury department, Stuart Kightley is a first - rate practitioner, wholly focused on getting his client the best outcome in a pragmatic, sensible and consensual manner.»
Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates cars based on their performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a rollover test, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
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.
The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
According to the head of an auto insurance company providing Florida auto insurance, they are glad to see such improvements and will be able to provide better auto insurance rates to the insurance clients because these developments will be helpful in reducing accidents, deaths, injuries and damages caused by some of the fatal crashes on the road.
Several studies have found increased rates of general cognitive impairment among homeless adults compared to housed comparison groups.26, 27 In our sample of homeless adults with current mental disorders, 66 % reported experiencing a head injury that left them unconscious.
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