Near Drowning Victim Awakes, Talks to Brave Rescuer Hero. That is one word that describes 12 year old Nicole Kissel. She went out into heavy surf and braved rip tides on her wake board off the Washington coast to rescue a boy Charles ‘Dale’ Ostrander, 12, whom she saw flailing..
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Ryan White Brain Injury Nine year old Ryan White of Pennsylvania, and a woman were struck by the driver of a pick up truck after attending the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants game on Thursday night in San Francisco. The boy received injuries that included a lacerated liver, a..
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I have prioritized advocacy and education about brain injury throughout my career as a brain injury lawyer. The web part of that began with https://tbilaw.com in 1996 and http://waiting.com in 1997. https://tbilaw.com was the first major treatment of brain injury and law on the internet and http://waiting.com was the first..
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If you think wearing a bicycle helmet is for wimps, think again. Joey Harrington, a 33 year old former National Football League quarterback, was struck from behind by a driver of an SUV while riding a bike. On Sunday, July 31st, 2011, Harrington was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries including..
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Bryan Stow, 42, a San Francisco paramedic, who was attacked by two suspects on March 31st at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, last week has been upgraded from ‘critical’ to ‘serious’ condition but his doctors say they remain “extremely cautious about interpreting his progress”. Stow is able to open his..
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Alzheimer’s and Concussion Linked A new study introduced at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference in July, suggest a strong link between head injuries in veterans and dementia. Soldiers who had suffered brain injury were two times more likely to develop the brain disorder. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43797462 Another study indicates an even more..
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In August Missouri’s new law, which sets the protocol for treating young athletes who may have concussions, will go into effect. The “Show Me” State is one of many across the nation to enact such a law. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/13/v-print/3012400/head-injury-bill-becomes-law.html The legislation was signed July 13, and takes effect Aug. 28, according to the Kansas City Star. ..
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Retired pro football players, who allege that the National Football League ignored mounting evidence of the long-term brain damage caused by concussion, are playing hard ball with the league. This week those 75 retired NFL players filed suit in Superior Court in Los Angeles against the NFL and Riddell, which manufactures..
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Soldiers Get Quicker Concussion Treatment Whether the military is sugarcoating its results or not, the Army is claiming to be succeeding in its efforts to treat brain injury on-site in war zones such as Afghanistan. The Associated Press did a lengthy story Friday on the Army’s quest to treat what has..
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Just weeks after Baxter International lost the first heparin suit that’s gone to trial, Congress is moving forward with its probe to determine who is to blame for contaminated batches of the blood thinner that killed what some believe were several hundred people. http://energycommerce.house.gov/News/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=8768&IID=9 In letters dated June 29 the House of Representatives Committee..
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