Once again, a hospital seems to have treated a concussion too casually. And now an 11-year-old boy is in a medically induced coma, according to WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8983472 The case involves Bailey O’Neill, a sixth grader in Darby Township, Pa. His father, Rob O’Neill, told the TV station that..
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Our troops are still not getting the help they need when they come home from combat overseas. And here is the evidence. Despite all the counseling and special programs created to help soldiers, suicides in the U.S. military last year hit an all-time high, taking more soldiers’ lives than combat,..
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The Institute of Medicine, a research group supported by federal funding, has just kicked off a 15-month probe of concussions and youth athletes. The Institute’s website announced that a new ad hoc committee “will conduct a study and prepare a report on sports-related concussions in youth, from elementary school through..
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Doctors need guidelines and tools to help them properly manage concussions, according to a recent study. “A study of physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward concussion management practices points to the need for improved concussion-specific training and infrastructure to support optimal patient care,” The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) said..
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I thought it made sense to publish most of the press release that Boston University put out this week about the extensive study it did on the brains of many deceased athletes and soldiers. The research found that they were suffering from the progressive degenerative brain disease that’s been linked..
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A new study of inflatable “bounce houses” and “moonwalks” found that injuries, including concussions and broken bones, are skyrocketing for kids using the playthings. Researchers are recommending that national safety guidelines be developed for them, and that children under age six shouldn’t be allowed to play in them. http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/news-room-articles/new-study-finds-alarming-15-fold-increase-in-inflatable-bouncer-related-injuries-among-children?contentid=110901 The..
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There really does seem to be an app for everything, and now the University of Michigan has brought us one for concussions, according a press release from the school Tuesday. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/23/4931907/tracking-concussion-recovery-is.html#storylink=misearch This new mobile phone app, called Return2Play, is being touted as the first of its kind by U-M. It ..
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A website called Journalistsresource.org has put together a roundup of some of the key scientific research on concussions and sports, ranging from football to soccer to youth players. Although this curated portal is meant to point reporters to good sources of data on traumatic brain injuries, it would also be..
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Mouth-guard marketer Brain-Pad Inc. and its President Joseph Manzo are prohibited from making unsupported claims about their product reducing the risk of concussions under a settlement reached last month with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/brainpad.shtm In a press release, the FTC said that Brain-Pad can’t “make any claims that..
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