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Taxi Partitions, No Seat Belts Add Up To Head Injuries In Cabs

Posted on March 15th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Anyone who has ever been in a Manhattan taxi knows it can be a hair-raising experience. And it can also be a very dangerous one, because of the plastic partitions in cabs that are meant to protect their drivers from robberies and assaults. The problem is that most passengers don’t..
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Toddler ‘Angel’ Dies Of Brain Injury After Surviving Indiana Tornado

Posted on March 11th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

For awhile at least, Angel Babcock was a miracle baby. But her story, a tale of hope and survival after tornadoes tore across the Midwest, ended in sorrow earlier this week. Babcock, a 15-month -old who was found in an Indiana field next to the bodies of her family, died..
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Skier Zoricic Dies Of Brain Injury From Crash During World Cup Race

Posted on March 10th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Canadian ski cross racer Nick Zoricic died Saturday of head injuries he sustained in a crash during a World Cup event in Grindelwald, Switzerland, officials reported. As a press release from the International Ski Federation (FIS) said, Zoricic “crashed heavily,” and the  Ski Cross World Cup this weekend “was overshadowed..
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OSHA Fines Company $11,600 In Death In Colorado Drilling Accident

Posted on March 10th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Federal safety regulators have issued $11,675 in fines stemming from a horrific drill accident that killed a man on a construction site in Aspen Highlands, Colo., according to the Aspen Daily News.   http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/151849 The fines were levied against Hayward Baker, a national construction company, for the Aug. 11 death..
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The Dangers Of Searching For Oil Are Many, And Deadly

Posted on March 9th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Working in the oil-drilling industry seems to be up there with being part of a bomb-detonation squad in terms of safety these days.   In February and March so far, I’m aware of three deaths in accidents on oil fields or rigs in North Dakota alone.   And last month,..
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Two Oil Field Workers Perish In Separate Accidents In North Dakota

Posted on March 9th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

An oil field worker was killed in an accident last month on a site near Parshall, N.D., according to KFYRTV.com.   http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=55237   The Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department didn’t have any additional information on fatal oil field accident.   The sheriff’s department is also looking into the death of Charles..
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Worker Killed in Fall In North Dakota Oil Rig Accident

Posted on March 9th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A worker was killed in an oil-field accident a week ago in North Dakota, according to the Deseret News.   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551568/Utah-man-killed-in-North-Dakota-drilling-rig-mishap.html   Jason McDonald, a 22-year-old from Vernal, Utah, fell some 80 feet off a derrick in Stanley, N.D., and died, the Mountrail County Sheriff’s Department said. McDonald hit the..
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Researchers Closer To Gauging The Timeframe For Concussion Recovery

Posted on March 8th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Researchers appear to be making progress determining what is an accurate recovery time for athletes who suffer concussions, according to a recent story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Editor’s Note: We remain skeptical about the motive for such research or the clinical value it will have. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/health/s_783884.html# The story is about..
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Sad Truth About TBI And Football: It’s The Game, Not the Concussions

Posted on March 4th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Evidence is piling up that concussions aren’t just caused by a one blow to the head, by can be the result of many hits over a period of time. A two-year study conducted by Purdue University supports what traumatic brain injury experts such as myself have been seeing anecdotally, as in..
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NFL Sued By Ex-Chicago Bear Dave Duerson’s Family Over His Suicide

Posted on February 25th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Roughly a year ago ex-Chicago Bear Dave Duerson committed suicide by shooting’s himself in the chest. Now his survivors want justice from the National Football League. Duerson’s family last week filed suit against the NFL, alleging that the league has known for years that concussions sustained during the game cause permanent brain damage,..
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