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Is it Malpractice When a Material Infection Causes Cerebral Palsy?
How Cerebral Palsy Affects Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio
Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Obstetric Forceps
Pitocin and Kentucky Birth Injuries
Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Vacuum Extractions
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Texting Ban on Kentucky Motorists passed by House
Dangerous and Defective Products
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Food manufacturers make consumers responsible
Defibrillator recalled by ZOLL Medical Corporation
Medical Mistakes
Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
Pain Pumps: FDA Requires Warning that Use in Joint Causes Chondrolysis and Cartilage Damage
General
Yaz and Yasmin May Cause Stroke
Taking Yaz or Yasmin May Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Yaz Can Lead to Irregular Heartbeat
Hyperkalemia is a Potential Complication of Yaz Birth Control
Lawsuit Filed Against Bayer for Misrepresenting Safety and Effectiveness of Yaz
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Birth Injury
Cerebral Palsy can be Caused by a Maternal Infection
When Newborn Jaundice Becomes Serious – What Every Kentucky Parent Should Know
Cerebral Palsy’s Impact on the Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio
Nothing is More Heart Wrenching Than Seeing The Consequences of a Prolapsed Umbilical Cord
Did You Know That Pitocin Can Cause Serious Birth Injuries?
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
Tired Truckers are a Danger to People on Kentucky Highways
Avoid a Kentucky Car Accident Caused by Drowsiness
Don't Ignore a Head Injury Following a Kentucky Auto Accident
Ten Factors That Can Lead to a Serious Kentucky Truck Accident
Cell Phones Are Blamed For Many Kentucky Car Accidents
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Lawsuits Filed Over Toyota’s Defective Accelerator Pedal
Fosamax osteoporosis drug prescribed when women only has osteopenia
Zicam cases in Kentucky and Ohio
Fentanyl pain patch being abused
Medical Mistakes
Common Drug Errors to Watch Out For
One in Fifteen Children Injured by Medicine Mistakes
One in 50 Heart Attack Victims Sent Home by Emergency Room Doctors
Surgical Errors Cost Billions of Dollars Every Year
How to prevent medical mistakes
Pain Pumps
PAGCL & Shoulder Pain Pumps: What a Recent Study Reveals
Recent News Regarding Pain Pump Cases
Pain Pumps Used After Knee Surgery Can Cause Damage
Know the Symptoms of PAGCL, Especially if You Used a Shoulder Pain Pump
Medical Studies Find a Link Between Pain Pumps and Chondrolysis
General
Signs and Treatment of Kidney Failure
Yaz or Yasmin Birth Control Can Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control
Types of sports-related injuries
There are more than 30 million children who play different kinds of organized sports in the US, while others play in recreational activities.According to a 2002 report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nearly 1.9 million of those children are injured, and childhood injuries are a growing problem. (CDC ChildhoodInjury Report:
Patterns of Unintentional Injuries among 0-19 Year Olds in the United States, 2000-2006)
Facts about childhood injuries from the CDC :
- Every year, approximately 875,000 children are killed and nonfatal injuries affect the lives of between 10 million and 30 million more globally, according to the CDC.
- Childhood injuries are also a problem in high income countries such as the United States, where approximately 12,000 children die annually from unintentional injury-related causes.
- The most common injury is musculoskeletal.
- These type of injuries include injuries to children's muscles, tendons, or bones.
According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases,
NIAMS/National Institutes of Health, there are many types of injuries that can seriously harm children during sports because children are still growing and injuries that might not be as serious for adults can injure children's growth.
Some of types of injuries include (NIAM/NIH):
- Sprains—injuries to ligaments, the bands of tissue connecting bones at the joint. Ankle sprains are the most common injuries that occur during sports.
- Strains—injuries to muscles or tendons.
- Growth plates—the area of developing tissues at the end of long bones in growing children. After children reach adolescence the growth is complete and the growth plate is replaced by solid bones. Long bones include hands and fingers, forearms, upper legs, lower legs, and foot bones. If injuries to the long bones occur in children, parents should consult an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in bone injuries
- Repetitive motion injuries—repeated stress on bones or inflammation of tendons occur when muscles and tendons are overused.
- Heat-related injuries—these include dehydration, that occurs when children don't have enough body fluids; heat exhaustion—that displays as nausea, dizziness, weakness, headache, pale and moist skin, heavy perspiration, normal or low body temperature, weak pulse, dilated pupils, disorientation, and fainting spells; and heat stroke—headache, dizziness, confusion, hot dry skin, possibly leading to vascular collapse, coma, and death.
- Schedule regular fluid breaks
- Be aware of the signs of heat-related injuries during practice and games--dilated pupils; dizziness; fainting; headache; heavy perspiration; nausea; pale and moist or hot, dry
- skin; weak pulse; and weakness.
- Have children wear cotton breathable clothing
- Use misting sprays on the body to keep cool.
*Adapted from Patient Care magazine, copyrighted by Medical Economic
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