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Car Surfing Injuries

Car Surfing Injuries

Car surfing is the dangerous practice of standing on the hood or top of a car, “surfing” the car as if it were a surfboard….

Golf-Related Pediatric Injuries

Golf-Related Pediatric Injuries

Children can be injured in playing or watching the game of golf. The worst injuries are golf-related head injuries in which a ball or the…

Long-term Implications of Head Injuries

Long-term Implications of Head Injuries

Head injuries, particularly traumatic brain injuries, are a common complication of motor vehicle accidents; some people recover fully from their traumatic brain injury or have…

Traumatic Brain Injury & Aggression

Traumatic Brain Injury & Aggression

Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of permanent disability in patients who have had a severe automobile accident. The injury can affect mood, speech,…

Pediatric Basilar Skull Fractures

Pediatric Basilar Skull Fractures

Two studies were done to look at various aspects of basilar skull fractures in children. These are fractures through the inferior part of the brain…

Spoke Injuries in Motorcycles and Bicycles

Spoke Injuries in Motorcycles and Bicycles

Both motorcyclists and cyclists can sustain spoke injuries if not wearing the proper footwear. Bicyclists get more spoke injuries than motorcyclists because two riders will…

Motorcycle Accident Rates

Motorcycle Accident Rates

Riding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous. Not only is it a small and easily hidden vehicle on a road with large vehicles on it, but…

Burns from Motor Vehicles

Burns from Motor Vehicles

People can sustain burns and heat-related injuries from their motor vehicle. Children, pets and the elderly are at the highest risk of injury. Such injuries…

Dynamics of Motorcycle Accidents

Dynamics of Motorcycle Accidents

In looking at motorcycle injuries, researchers have discovered that those motorcyclists involved in what’s known as an approach-turn crash were injured more likely than any…

Older Motorcyclists’ Injuries

Older Motorcyclists’ Injuries

In the last decade, there has been a significant change in who rides motorcycles. Fewer young people are owning motorcycles, while the number of motorcyclists…

Intracerebral Hematomas in Car Accidents

Intracerebral Hematomas in Car Accidents

An intracerebral hematoma is also called an intracranial hemorrhage, a hypertensive hemorrhage or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease. It can be caused by a stroke or from…