Injury Archives

04.15.2020 wind turbines in a field

Climate Changes Temps and Deaths

A rise in temperatures by two degrees centigrade could result in around 2,100 additional deaths from injuries in a single year in the United States.

Guest Author Robbie M. Parks

05.29.2019 a sign on a pole

Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk

With the cellphone generation comes distracted walking, requiring new interventions to keep pedestrians paying attention and out of motor vehicle accidents.

Fellow Greg Kantor

01.09.2019 Two women soccer players heading the ball

Women in Soccer and Brain Injury

Women soccer players are at particular risk. Brain imaging showed repeated "heading" may cause more brain injury in women than in men.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

10.03.2018 a person swimming in a pool

Sports Specialization and Overuse Injuries

Sports participation in younger athletes has evolved from activities for fun to intense, specialized training. Recent data shows a relationship between socioeconomic status and overuse injury.

Guest Authors Torrance Laury, Neeru Jayanthi

07.03.2018 Chart showing reasons back seat passengers don't wear seat belts

Buckle up for Safety

Back seat passengers who do not buckle their seat belts are not only more likely to sustain a serious injury in a car accident, but also to injure everyone in the car.

Fellow Erin Polka

06.14.2018 Adolescent boy of color looks at the camera

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Injured Young Men of Color

For many youth, victimization involves more than physical injury. Medical systems are well-equipped to treat physical wounds, but the psychosocial needs of young survivors are often unseen and much harder to treat.

Guest Author Rachel Myers

04.11.2018 Graphic of a bunk bed with people in each bunk

Bunk Bed Trauma – Injuries while Incarcerated

Between 2006 and 2015, emergency departments in the United States treated an estimated 639,505 individuals for bunk-bed-related injuries. The most common injury within jails involved falling out of a bunk bed.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.05.2017 a watermelon with a watermelon exploding

Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries

Partisan disagreements on the interpretation of the Second Amendment often hinder policy action aimed at improving public safety in this area. One aspect of firearm violence that is independent of this debate is the high healthcare cost surrounding these injuries.

Guest Author Sarabeth Spitzer

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