Reports in the literature have suggested that the neuropsychological effects of mild head injury are selective, represented by impairment of attention, information processing, and memory, and that evaluations with comprehensive and standard test batteries are likely to miss such deficits. The present study compared groups of individuals with mild head injuries, more severe head injuries, and no...

OBJECTIVES To characterise the tackler's head position during one-on-one tackling in rugby and to determine the incidence of head, neck and shoulder injuries through analysis of game videos, injury records and a questionnaire completed by the tacklers themselves. METHODS We randomly selected 28 game videos featuring two university teams in competitions held in 2015 and 2016. Tackles were cate...

OBJECTIVES To review the injuries resulting from a new plastic baton round. METHODS Review of case notes of patients presenting with injuries caused by plastic baton rounds over a four month period in Northern Ireland. RESULTS Twenty nine patients were identified, 28 with 30 injuries were included in the study. Eighty nine per cent were male; the average age was 24.3 years. Seven patients r...

BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence (IPV) related injuries have been recognized among health care professionals. However, few studies have provided detailed information on injuries to the head, neck and face regions in Chinese women. As abused Chinese women are generally unwilling to disclose IPV and there are differences in socio-demographic characteristics, societal norms and behaviours, the...

objectives: to determine the epidemiology of injuries of the motorcyclists in road traffic accidents (rtis) between 2008 and 2014 in east azarbayejan province of iran. methods: a cross-sectional study was performed in east azerbaijan province in imam reza hospital on motorcyclists subjected to injuries in rtis between 2008 and 2014. demographic characteristics (age, sex), duration of hospitaliz...

Objective: One of the most frequent causes of death and acquired disability in the pediatric population is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is secondary to falls, road traffic and vehicle collisions, child abuse and assaults. Penetrating brain injury is a severe form of traumatic brain injury. Blunt head injury is more frequent than TBI in children, but the second one carries a poor progno...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between helmet legislation and admissions to hospital for cycling related head injuries among young people and adults in Canada. DESIGN Interrupted time series analysis using data from the National Trauma Registry Minimum Data Set. SETTING Canadian provinces and territories; between 1994 and 2003, six of 10 provinces implemented helmet legislation. ...

Cycling is popular among children, but results in thousands of injuries annually. In recent years, many states and localities have enacted bicycle helmet laws. We examine direct and indirect effects of these laws on injuries. Using hospital-level panel data and triple difference models, we find helmet laws are associated with reductions in bicycle-related head injuries among children. However, ...