Sentences with phrase «result of a head injury»

Ron Brebner, who kept goal for the English team that won gold at the 1912 Olympic Games, died as a result of head injuries sustained while keeping goal for Leicester Fosse.

«With this new biomarker, we are measuring the brain's default state for processing sound and how that has changed as a result of a head injury,» Kraus said.

It's estimated that more than a million people in the UK are admitted annually to hospital as a result of a head injury.

Doesn't drive due to loss of depth perception as the result of a head injury.

Many of the nearly 10,000 deaths that occur each year in side crashes are the result of head injuries.

Not exact matches

The Gunners head coach Arsene Wenger revealed that Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Hector Bellerin and Theo Walcott all missed the trip to Bulgaria as a result of injury.

if he hasn't bought at least a top striker (we might get away with no extra d / m maybe this time) to take us forward and he has been sitting on a healthy minimal budget of # 70million, the emirates will be howling with boooooooooooooooo's and calls for his head if the early results do nt go our way, and any unlucky injuries happen to important attacking players.

At the same time, however, there is a certain level of context that often gets lost with computer rankings — injuries, head - to - head results, and so forth.

The injury was the result of a hit to the head from Matt Niskanen in Game 4 that yielded a five - minute major penalty and a game misconduct, but no supplemental discipline from the league.

As a result of rule changes, equipment standards, better conditioning of the neck, and improved on - field medical care, there has been a dramatic decrease over the past 20 years in the most serious head injuries.

The public's perception that a direct causal link exists between repetitive head contact and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is largely the result of one - sided, sensationalized, and biased reporting, argue four head injury researchers in a provocative editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

But, as a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse and field hockey players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation, actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.

Third, acknowledging that some of the blame for the biased and one - sided media reporting on head injuries rests with some members of the scientific community who issue one - sided press releases and feed cherry - picked results about their findings to selected members of the media, the authors look to a day when the «harsh division and polarization» in the research community (an almost inevitable byproduct, unfortunately, of the intense competition for grant money in Concussion, Inc.), gives way to greater collaboration among researchers and a more «cordial discourse» between scientists via letters and responses to journal editors and back - and - forth debates at large academic conferences.

Jeff Skeen of Full90 Sports talks about and the role of protective headgear in reducing the risk of concussion and the difference between concussions, which occur as a result of contact between a player's head and a hard object (another player's head, the ground or the goalpost), and the kinds of brain injuries which can occur as a result of repeated heading of a soccer ball.

As a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, and a member of ASTM International's subcommittee on standards for headgear and helmets, which is working with US Lacrosse on developing a new standard for headgear in women's lacrosse, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of the phenomenon called risk compensation (also called the «gladiator effect»), will actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.

The chin strap's plastic cup can break as a result of contact, exposing the player to facial or head injuries.

More parents are becoming educated about the risks head injuries - whether of the diagnosed concussion variety or the result of repetitive impacts - and the steps that can and are being taken to minimize those risks.

Purposeful «heading» of a soccer ball does not appear to result in either short - or long - term brain damages, says two studies, one from 2010 and another from 2012, but experts still think reducing the risk of potential injury from heading the soccer ball is a good idea.

As a result, Dr. Meehan argues that «the term mild traumatic brain injury should not be used interchangeably with concussion,» as suggested by the authors of a 2010 Canadian study, 2 which found that how a brain injury was labeled made a difference when it came to treatment, and suggested that, to encourage full reporting of head injuries in sports and to allow adequate management and recovery time, MTBI be used in its place.

But, as a former college lacrosse and high school field hockey player, I have reservations about whether requiring female lacrosse and field hockey players to wear helmets will make the sports safer, or, as a result of risk compensation, actually result in more, rather than fewer, head injuries.

Because they still have poor head control and often experience flexion of the head while in a sitting position, infants younger than 1 month in sitting devices might be at increased risk of upper airway obstruction and oxygen desaturation.128, — , 132 In addition, there is increasing concern about injuries from falls resulting from car seats being placed on elevated surfaces.133, — , 137 An analysis of CPSC data revealed 15 suffocation deaths between 1990 and 1997 resulting from car seats overturning after being placed on a bed, mattress, or couch.136 The CPSC also warns about the suffocation hazard to infants, particularly those who are younger than 4 months, who are carried in infant sling carriers.138 When infant slings are used for carrying, it is important to ensure that the infant's head is up and above the fabric, the face is visible, and that the nose and mouth are clear of obstructions.

The results of at least two recent studies, however, suggest that reductions in full - contact practices can be accompished safely without putting players at additional risk, while researchers continue looking for the head trauma «holy grail»: a threshold - whether it is number of hits per week, over the course of the season, of a certain force, or to a certain part of the helmet (e.g. facemask, top of the head) above which players are at an unacceptably high risk of permanent brain injury.

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.

Team physicians, athletic trainers, and other personnel responsible for the medical care of athletes face no more challenging problem than the recognition, evaluation and management of concussions (generally defined as injury to the brain caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head that results in any immediate, but temporary, alteration in brain functions, such as loss of consciousness, blurred vision, dizziness, amnesia or loss of memory).

Finding a way to reconcile two competing demands - minimizing contact in practice in order to reduce the number of concussions sustained and the number of hits players sustain over the course of a week and a season that emerging science, now more than ever, suggests may have a deleterious cumulative effect [26] on a player's cognitive function over the long term, while at the same time maximizing the amount of time in practice learning how to tackle and block without head - to - head contact - time that is needed to maximize the protective effect of proper tackling on the number of head - to - head hits players sustain in game action, which can not only result in concussion, but catastrophic neck and spine injuries - is challenging, but clearly not impossible.

The medical literature is very aware of Second Impact Syndrome (SIS) where a second blow on top of a previous head injury with continuing symptoms leads to a loss of regulation of cerebral blood flow resulting in brain swelling and herniation commonly resulting in death.

While neither Dorel Juvenile Canada nor Health Canada has received any reports of incidents or injuries, 215 injuries were reported in the United States, some of which resulted in «head injuries, sprains, lacerations, bumps, bruises, and abrasions.»

Given the results of a a new study reported in the British medical journal, The Lancet4 that children and young adults scanned multiple times by CT have a small increased risk of leukemia and brain tumors in the decade following their first scan, parents should make sure a CT scan is really necessary in treatment of their child after head injury.

Reports indicate that the driver tried to overtake a car, but in an attempt to dodge another oncoming car in the opposite direction to prevent a head - on collision, the car skidded off the main road and somersaulted, resulting in injuries and the loss of lives.

(FROM DAILY VOICE) A chain - reaction head - on crash involving four vehicles resulted in several injuries Sundayafternoon in Montebello.It occurred around 1:50 p.m., on Haverstraw Road (Route 202) west of Mayer Drive, said Ramapo police.

«My wife suffered injuries to her head, body and ongoing complications resulting from the negligence of the defendants,» Jackson said in a statement responding to questions about the case.

«He sustained injuries on the head as a result of the attack,» a source close to the family, who pleaded anonymity, said.

As a result, the Jacksons said, Faika Jackson fell at the corner of West 133rd Street near the entrance of the Henry Hudson Parkway, sustaining «severe, serious and permanent injuries» to her head, body and limbs, which left her suffering «great mental and physical pain and bodily injury» and unable to work, according to the complaint.

He's accused of killing his neighbor, 50 - year - old Patricia LaCaprara, during a robbery in July 2013, she was found dead in her home on Brown Street and as a result of traumatic head injuries.

That might mean patients who suffer traumatic brain injury not only suffer from the physical damage of the blow to the head but also from the resulting inflammatory response, especially within the first 24 hours.

(Direct impact is not the only manner of injury: it has been shown in primates that rapid acceleration of the head without impact can also result in concussion, although this injury is rare in humans.)

Concussions, a type of mild traumatic brain injury, are the result of a direct or indirect blow to the head that causes the brain to be jostled within the skull.

Researchers also discovered that the results stayed the same after adjusting for other factors that could affect risk including smoking, coffee intake and history of head injury.

Protecting soldiers and athletes from concussions presents a huge challenge because these injuries are not necessarily the result of repeated blows to the head.

Most disorders of consciousness result from head trauma, and where someone falls on the consciousness continuum is typically determined by the severity of the injury.

«The result is very promising even though the study is small and only focused on one type of head injury.

As a result, the skull tilts forward — which could increase the risk of head injuries.

Both are released at elevated levels following a concussion or other injury that damages nerve fibers, and both can be detected within 20 minutes of a head injury (although it may take longer for doctors and patients to get the results from a lab).

«That head injury and resulting psychological effects increase the risk of suicide is not new,» says Bryan.

We often treat people who have fallen off of high ladders, which results in serious and extensive injuries (head trauma, collapsed lungs).

Nicolas, who's almost 6, cackled his head off at the goofy monsters and their antics, which often resulted in some sort of bodily injury.

Cricket, football and rugby are usually the greatest causes of injury in most schools and sports injuries often result in fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains and rarely head and spinal injuries.

Both drivers suffered catastrophic head injuries, and as a result drivers, teams, and race - governing bodies have renewed discussions on closing the cockpits of these open - wheel racecars, with the most recent discussion coming from the Formula 1 Grand Prix Drivers» Association (GPDA).

On April 13, 2013, Galindo, a commercial driver's license (CDL) holder, was operating a tractor - trailer on U.S. 90 near San Antonio, Texas, on the wrong side of the road when the vehicle was involved in a head - on collision with an SUV, resulting in four fatalities and one serious injury.

This is because small differences in occupants» heights or in their seating positions compared with the test dummies could result in a hard contact and high risk of serious head injury.