Doctors have noted another big factor in the prevention of head injury and brain injury including concussions: motor vehicle design. When the vehicle is less likely to crash and crashes are made more survivable, lives will be saved. Motor vehicles are now specifically made to both be easier to drive…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a well-defined clinical syndrome. The 2000 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision states that some patients who experience life-threatening events might well feel intense fear or helplessness which becomes PTSD. Victims of PTSD suffer through a number of…
The courts approved a ten million dollar settlement to a Kings County Brooklyn man who sustained brain injury when he was slammed against a concrete wall by a Deputy Sheriff. It happened after a chase ensued and the man outran the Deputy for quite some time. A source took a…
The way surgeons deal with shrapnel or bone fragments in the brain has changed since the days of Korea or Vietnam, doctors tell investigators. It was once the standard to remove every last fragment of bone or any other foreign body, so the brain would have a lower risk of…
A source indicated that the health department of the military is rejecting insurance claims for brain injurypatients who have had traumatic injuries. They are doing this even though doctors and lawyers across the nation are supporting it. The agency in Long Island and Manhattan did their own internal study in…
A young English boy was rendered comatose for several days after a playground concussion, but awoke to the great joy of his family, Manhattan Brain Injury Lawyers have learned. The 11-year-old boy suffered from a blood clot after hitting his head on the frame of a swing in Darlington, England.…
Period of observation can avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation A recent multifacility study of more than 40,000 children with minor blunt head trauma showed that observing the patients for a period of time reduced the use of the head computed tomography (CT) scans. The study led by Children’s Hospital Boston…
A school district in East Syracuse issues new protocol to deal with head injuries in its athletes. The new approach dictated by the East Syracuse Minoa district measures head injuries at every level. The plan is set to be expanded beyond the athletic department. ES-M has worked for months to…
According to a New York City Brain Injury Lawyer, a lot of NFL Football Players sustain injuries to their heads during player and this can affect them later on in life. Research study has shown that throughout the professional life of an athlete, at least sixty percent of them have…