Snow or no snow, there is no excuse for this tragic negligence. What if you dialed 911 repeatedly for help for your sick boyfriend, and nobody came? That’s what happened to Sharon Edge in Pittsburgh, and now her loved one…
Luger Who Sustained A Concussion On Olympic Luge Track Warned Officials Of Its Dangers
Much has been written about the luge track at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver where a Geogian luger was killed last week. And The New York Times has a worthy follow-up story in its sports section Friday.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/sports/olympics/19luge.html?hp An article headlined…
The Bible of Mental Disorders – DSM-IV – May Undergo Controversial Revisions
The bible for diagnosing and treating mental illness, what The New York Times calls “the guidebook that largely determines where society draws the line between normal and not normal,” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/health/10psych.html?emis undergoing some revisions that could have affect litigation and lawsuits.…
Super Bowl Coverage And the Concussion Issue
Better late than never. The NFL seems to have finally figured out that its sport’s future depends on protecting its most important asset, the players. It may be a little naive, but from this perspective, it seems that NFL Commissioner…
Wall Street Journal Offers Its Take, Which Is Our Take, On Why Cellphone Bans Don’t Decrease Accidents
The Wall Street Journal Wednesday did an entire story elaborating on a topic we touched on earlier this week: That it shouldn’t be a surprise that bans on hand-held cellphone use and texting while driving apparently don’t reduce the number…
Cellphone Bans Don’t Cut Down On Accidents Insurer Backed Study Claims
Are new state and federal laws and regulations banning cellphone use and texting while driving a bust, failing to reduce accidents? That’s what a new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) has found in a recent study. But…
Connecticut Considers ‘Concussion’ Bill To Protect Student Athletes
Connecticut is the latest state to be weighing a law that would protect student sports players from the after effects of concussions. Democratic lawmakers in the Nutmeg State have proposed the legislation, according to The Hartford Courant. http://www.courant.com/sports/other/hc-concussions0126.artjan26,0,93453.story The law’s…
The Near-Fatal Football Injury That Lead To California’s Proposed Laws on Concussions
We recently wrote that California is considering new legislation that would impose strict guidelines on when high school athletes can return to the field after sustaining head injuries. Only three other states have policies as strict as the one California…
Evolution in the Understanding of Concussion: Sport Concussion’s Get Witnessed and Documented
Continuing with this blog’s treatment of the “The Evolution of Our Understanding of Concussion, otherwise Called Mild Traumatic Brain Injury,” today I focus on the huge diagnostic disadvantage real world concussions have in the diagnostic process. While the sport concussion…