Tag: Injuries

Similar patterns seen for Social Vulnerability Index themes of socioeconomic status and housing type and transportation

Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. have climbed by about 25 percent over the past 15 years

Inflatable plastic rings are especially dangerous for infants who have developmental delays or special needs

Rates of lower-severity encounters reduced, but no decrease seen in rates of higher-severity encounters

Likelihood of musculoskeletal and/or orthopedic injuries, lower extremity injuries, sprains, and need for surgery greater at trampoline centers

Hospital costs for firearm injuries in the United States totaled $7.8 billion over 10 years; government insurance programs covered 42 percent of the costs

Increases in substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, pain diagnoses, health care use and spending seen in survivors

Findings show inclusion significantly cuts odds of pressure injuries in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19

Authors urge a mandatory safety standard for manufacturers and for families to anchor furniture to avoid head/neck injuries

Within sports-related TSIs, rate of spinal cord injury was 13 percent for cycling injuries versus 41 percent for contact sports