Sadly, children under the age of 16 account for 24 percent of all ATV -
related deaths reported since 1982 and 43 percent of those children were actually under 12 years of age.
On November 21, a CNN investigation found 499 hurricane -
related deaths reported by funeral homes from September 20 to October 19, for example.
Not exact matches
After a downturn in violence in the early years after the turn of the century,
deaths related to Mexican drug wars totaled 121,669 between 2006 and 2012, according to a recent
report from the Justice in Mexico project at the University of California - San Diego's Department of Politic Science and International Relations.
It is not yet known whether his disease is
related to his
death, although CBC is
reporting that he may have died of a heart attack.
According to Faccio and McConnell, whose
report was earlier
reported on by New York magazine, two Pokemon Go -
related deaths were also
reported.
«Firearm -
related deaths are the third leading cause of
death overall among U.S. children aged 1 to 17 years, surpassing the number of
deaths from pediatric congenital anomalies, heart disease, influenza and / or pneumonia, chronic lower respiratory disease, and cerebrovascular causes,» wrote the CDC in its
report.
The decision comes on the heels of a new
report from the National Center for Health Statistics, an agency of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, that shows the rate of estimated drug overdose
deaths increased in the third quarter of 2016 and outpaced the rate of drug -
related deaths over the same period in 2015.
Good news:
Deaths from cancer and heart disease — by far the two biggest killers of Americans — are on the decline, according to a new
report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as are those
related to HIV.
Drugmakers have benefitted from the surge of opioid -
related deaths in the U.S.; last year, Bloomberg
reported that the drug's price had risen tenfold in recent years, with state and local governments shelling out to make the med more widely available.
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The finding supports
reports from several media outlets, including Vox, CNN, and BuzzFeed, that found hundreds of hurricane -
related deaths that were not included in the official count.
«Those
reports used the data provided by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry, but the Government needs to investigative if the increase of the
deaths is
related directly or indirectly with Hurricane Maria.»
By comparison, Open Doors, a leading advocate for the persecuted church which verifies every
death through witnesses when possible, counted just 1,207 Christians killed for faith -
related reasons during the
reporting period for its 2017 World Watch List.
The New York Times
reports that Angus Deaton and Ann Case, two Princeton economists, have identified increases in suicide and drug and alcohol
related deaths among high school educated white Americas as the cause for a remarkable spike in the overall
death rate for....
«Unless action is taken to control outdoor air pollution, studies show that outdoor air pollution will become the leading cause of environment -
related child
death by 2050,» the
report says.
The Associated Press
reports at least 31 people were killed in snow - storm
related deaths over the weekend.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
reported that 2018 has seen thousands of flu -
related hospitalizations and hundreds of
deaths.
Automobile -
related deaths were up some eight percent in 2015 over against 2014, according to
reports.
There have been 21
reported lightning fatalities so far in 2015, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which represents the highest recorded fatality rate since 2010, when 22 lightning -
related deaths were
reported in the same time frame.
The critical importance of hydration for athletes was highlighted by the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research's Annual Survey of Football Injuries (1), which
reported 5 heat -
related deaths among high school football players in 2011, but only one in 2012.
American Academy of Pediatrics Technical
Report: SIDS and Other Sleep -
Related Infant
Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment.
The thirteenth annual State of the World's Mothers
report measuring the likelihood of
death due to childbirth and other motherhood -
related causes lists Niger as a mother's worst location; the U.S. is the worst industrialized country for breastfeeding.
The U.S. National Fire Protection Association
reports that slow cookers cause less than 1 % of fire -
related injuries and
deaths.
An organization known as, Consumer Product Safety Commission, has
reported sleep
related deaths are directly attributed to certain factors like fluffy bedding, pillows in bed, parents who smoke, co-sleeping with alcohol use and heavy quilts.
On February 28, KVUE news
reported there had been 5 infant
deaths in 9 days in Travis County and all were
related to «unsafe sleep conditions».
For
reporting purposes, a pregnancy -
related death is defined as the
death of a woman while pregnant or within 1 year of pregnancy termination — regardless of the duration or site of the pregnancy — from any cause
related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.
A recent
report from the Academy of Pediatrics shows that parents who use baby monitors in their home have an increased ability to prevent SIDS
related deaths.
The policy statement, «SIDS and Other Sleep -
Related Infant
Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment,» and an accompanying technical
report, will be released Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition in Boston and published in the November 2011 issue of Pediatrics (published online Oct. 18).
Hospitals do not
report accurately
deaths related to birth.
Today's Parent
reports on a study that noted many infant
deaths related to crib bumpers.
Our study is consistent with previous
reports that found no increase in
death or in morbidity
related to aspiration when sleeping supine.
CPSC has released its Nursery Product -
Related Injuries and
Death Report for 2003.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of maternal
deaths in the United States is probably up to three times as high as the number
reported in our national statistics because not all maternal
deaths are classified as pregnancy -
related on the
death certificate.
83,400 trampoline -
related injuries occurred in 1996 in the United States... supports the American Academy of Pediatrics» reaffirmation of its recommendation that trampolines should never be used in the home environment, in routine physical education classes, or in outdoor playgrounds... Since 1990, the CPSC has received
reports of six
deaths involving trampolines.
In this latest
report, researchers from the CDC, FDA, and CPSC reviewed data on
deaths related to infant sleep positioners from January 1997 to March 2011.
For the background literature review and data analyses on which this policy statement and recommendations are based, refer to the accompanying technical
report, «SIDS and Other Sleep -
Related Infant
Deaths: Evidence Base for 2016 Updated Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment,» available in the electronic pages of this issue (www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2016-2940).3
To view the full AAP
report: SIDS and Other Sleep -
Related Infant
Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment, click here.
However, such soft bedding can increase the potential of suffocation and rebreathing.54, 56,57,179, — , 181 Pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, and other soft surfaces are hazardous when placed under the infant62, 147,182, — , 187 or left loose in the infant's sleep area62, 65,184,185,188, — , 191 and can increase SIDS risk up to fivefold independent of sleep position.62, 147 Several
reports have also described that in many SIDS cases, the heads of the infants, including some infants who slept supine, were covered by loose bedding.65, 186,187,191 It should be noted that the risk of SIDS increases 21-fold when the infant is placed prone with soft bedding.62 In addition, soft and loose bedding have both been associated with accidental suffocation
deaths.149 The CPSC has
reported that the majority of sleep -
related infant
deaths in its database are attributable to suffocation involving pillows, quilts, and extra bedding.192, 193 The AAP recommends that infants sleep on a firm surface without any soft or loose bedding.
For the background literature review and data analyses on which this policy statement and recommendations are based, please refer to the accompanying «Technical
Report — SIDS and Other Sleep -
Related Infant
Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment,» available in the online version of this issue of Pediatrics.2
Indeed, the risk posed to any one baby by misuse of these products is likely very small; according to Scheers» study, for instance, the CPSC got
reports of only 23 bumper -
related deaths from 2006 to 2012.
According to a
report by the Child Fatality & Near Fatality Review Board, 93 percent of infant
deaths associated with Sudden Unexpected Infant
Death Syndrome were directly
related to a child's sleep and sleep environment.
• The total number of drink - drive accidents rose by 2 % to 5,740 in 2015 • There was a 3 % rise in overall drink - drive casualties on 2014 to 8,480 • Around 220 people were killed in drink driving
related incidents, a figure unchanged since 2010, around 13 % of all
deaths in
reported road accidents in 2015.
The number of flu cases in Monroe County continues to rise, but there were no new
deaths related to the flu for the latest
reporting week, which ended February 17.
Subsequently, the Clean Air Task Force of the DEC
reports that since this time, illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, heart attacks, hospital visits, and
death related to these pollutants have decreased statewide by 87 percent.
Puerto Rico's governor on Monday ordered authorities to review all
deaths reported since Hurricane Maria hit nearly three months ago amid accusations that the U.S. territory has vastly undercounted storm -
related deaths.
Heroin and opioid -
related deaths in New York are at a record high, with overdose
deaths in the state rising faster over the past decade than in nearly all other states, a new
report by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found.
The measures come amid a record - high number of
deaths from heroin or opioid -
related abuse in 2014, according to a
report released earlier this month by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.
The
report draws on government and trade statistics, academic evidence and economic theory to challenge arguments that the health and social benefits of reducing alcohol consumption are likely to come at a cost to the economy, finding: · Any reduction in employment and income resulting from lower spending on alcohol would be offset by spending on other goods · Econometric analysis of US states suggests that a 10 % decrease in alcohol consumption is associated with a 0.4 % increase in per capita income growth · Lower alcohol consumption could also reduce the economic costs of impaired workplace productivity, alcohol -
related sickness, unemployment and premature
death, which are estimated to cost the UK # 8 - 11 billion a year The analysis comes at a timely moment, with health groups urging the Chancellor to raise alcohol duty in next month's Budget.
Not much is known about the cause of the broadcaster's
death as the hospital is yet to release the autopsy
report, however, there have been some speculations that the journalist died from stress -
related conditions.
DUNKIRK - The Post-Journal is
reporting that the ambulance driver who was operating an ambulance when it veered off the road and crashed — resulting in the
death of a patient — has not received any criminal charges
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