All posts tagged 'traumatic brain injury'

Helicopters, not MRIs, Mark The Greatest Advance In Brain Injury Care

Posted on May 10th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It would seem quite logical to believe that using helicopters to transport the injured to hospitals would make a dramatic difference in their prognosis and survival. After all, what land vehicle has the mobility and speed of a whirlybird? But at a recent conference in Las Vegas, Dr. Bryan Bledsoe, a professor of emergency medicine at..
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Husband Of TBI Survivor Shares Blog On His Wife’s Miraculous Recovery

Posted on April 15th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Believe in miracles – no matter what the doctors tell you. That’s the message from George. He’s a Canadian resident who asked that we share his family’s story and blog with you, to give hope to those who feel hopeless after their loved one sustains a traumatic brain injury.  “My wife..
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College Basketball Sees An Increase in Concussions

Posted on March 6th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Football isn’t the only sport that is causing concussions in players: There has been a rise in head injuries for college basketball players. In a detailed story, the Associated Press suggests that college hoops has gotten more physical and fast-paced with more massive players, and this is leading to more..
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Better brain trauma testing urged for those at war

Posted on March 13th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 3/12/2009 6:14 PM By KIMBERLY HEFLINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of doctors and scientists said Thursday the U.S. needs to devise a uniform test for traumatic brain injury to be performed on all troops who are exposed to a blast or other violent event in wartime. Traumatic..
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Parents of boy who shot himself plead not guilty

Posted on October 14th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/14/2008 4:18 PM NORWICH, Conn. (AP) _ The parents of a 2-year-old boy who died after accidentally shooting himself with a gun he found at home pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death. Jason Matteau, 27, and Rebecca Matteau, 24, of Jewett City, were arraigned Tuesday in..
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Conviction in ‘Precious Doe’ case brings relief

Posted on October 9th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/9/2008 6:44 AM By ANDALE GROSSAssociated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ For seven years a community waited to bring to justice the killers of a little victim it had come to know as “Precious Doe.” The haunting case of the 3-year-old girl whose headless body was discovered..
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Man convicted of murder in Mo. ‘Precious Doe’ case

Posted on October 8th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/8/2008 10:05 PM By ANDALE GROSSAssociated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A man who kicked his girlfriend’s daughter in the head and dumped her body in the woods was convicted Wednesday, resolving a case that haunted the Kansas City area during the four years the 3-year-old was..
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Deliberations begin in Mo. ‘Precious Doe’ case

Posted on October 8th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/8/2008 3:19 PM By ANDALE GROSSAssociated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Jurors began deliberating the case Wednesday of a man accused of kicking a 3-year-old girl in the head, waiting hours without seeking help while she died, then decapitating the girl and dumping her body. During closing..
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Mom says at KC trial she waited for girl to die

Posted on October 7th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/7/2008 8:19 PM By ANDALE GROSSAssociated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The mother of a little girl long known as “Precious Doe” testified Tuesday she knew the injured 3-year-old needed medical attention but that she feared going to jail and instead waited for the child to die...
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Slain girl’s mom testifies at husband’s trial

Posted on October 7th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/7/2008 1:59 PM By ANDALE GROSSAssociated Press Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The mother of a 3-year-old girl whose headless body was unidentified for nearly four years testified Tuesday that she watched her then-boyfriend kick her daughter in the head and helped him dump her body. Michelle Johnson..
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