Case report only.
Yikes.
accidents
QuickStats: Percentage of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)–Related Deaths,* by Underlying Cause and Age Group — United States, 2013
The causes of injury that result in TBI-related deaths vary by age group. In 2013, 77% of the TBI-related deaths among infants aged <1 year were from causes other than transportation, firearms, or falls, and primarily resulted from assault and maltreatment. Transportation accounted for 53% of the TBI-related deaths among children aged 1–14 years. Firearm-related injuries accounted for 50% and 52% of the TBI-related deaths for persons aged 15–24 and 25–64 years, respectively. Most of the firearm-related TBI deaths in these two age groups were suicides (62% and 83%, respectively). The majority (61%) of TBI-related deaths for those aged ≥65 years resulted from falls.
So your child swallowed a button battery. Here’s what you need to know.
So your child swallowed a button battery. Here’s what you need to know..
Every three hours, a child or teenager will visit an emergency department to be examined or treated for battery ingestion. From the most recent data in 2009, Emergency Departments saw nearly 6,000 U.S. children for button battery related exposures.
Only 3 Shark Attack Deaths Worldwide 2014 – MedicineNet
2014 Saw Only 3 Shark Attack Deaths Worldwide – MedicineNet.
Last year’s 50% reduction in the average yearly death toll does nothing to alleviate my irrational fear of being eaten alive by a shark.
The Far-Reaching Effects of a Fall – NYTimes.com
Statistics among older people are indeed daunting. Dr. Laurence Z. Rubenstein, chairman of geriatrics at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, reports that those 65 and older constitute about 13 percent of the population but account for three-fourths of all deaths caused by falls. About 40 percent in this age group fall at least once a year; one in 40 of them ends up in the hospital, after which only half are still alive a year later.
Many Meds Taken by Seniors Can Raise Risk of Falls
Many Meds Taken by Seniors Can Raise Risk of Falls.
After adjusting for the number of medications a person was taking, the researchers found men and women taking opioid painkillers as well as men taking antidepressants were more than twice as likely to have a fall injury as seniors who were not taking those drugs. Women taking antidepressants were 75% more likely to have a fall injury.
Gross Anatomy: Squirrel Tissue in Buttock
Gross Anatomy: Squirrel Tissue in Buttock.
When EMTs arrived on the scene of the boy’s injury, they reported visible “squirrel parts” in the margin of a buckshot wound. Such wounds are not unusual, but how did the squirrel get in there?
Credit: MedPage Today
Poisoning and the Diagnosis of Brain Death – The Poison Review
Episode #4: Poisoning and the diagnosis of brain death | The Poison Review.
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At midnight the patient is taken to the operating room to have her organs harvested for donation.
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On the operating room table she opens her eyes spontaneously and the operation is cancelled
Oops.
Organic Cat Litter Chief Suspect In Nuclear Waste Accident – NPR
Organic Cat Litter Chief Suspect In Nuclear Waste Accident : The Two-Way : NPR.
“It was the wrong kitty litter,” says James Conca, a geochemist in Richland, Wash., who has spent decades in the nuclear waste business.
It turns out there’s more to cat litter than you think. It can soak up urine, but it’s just as good at absorbing radioactive material.
Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults with Arthritis – United States, 2012
Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults with Arthritis — United States, 2012.
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults, with more than one in three older adults falling each year,* resulting in direct medical costs of nearly $30 billion (1). Some of the major consequences of falls among older adults are hip fractures, brain injuries, decline in functional abilities, and reductions in social and physical activities (2).
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