http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Trauma-Care-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 07:26:19 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/loss-of-beloved-treasures-worsens-italy-quake-trauma-101655-1.htm Baneful earthquake which cost the lives of six people and left countless homeless in northeast Italy also resulted in traumatic damage to cherished churches, bell towers and castles that mark the historic region. "There's damage to the psychological heritage here," said Giancarlo Rivelli, one of a team of engineers helping firefighters and civil protection agency officials to inspect buildings after the quake and dozens of aftershocks. "People identify with these buildings. They're part of their life," he said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/loss-of-beloved-treasures-worsens-italy-quake-trauma-101655-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/presence-of-family-members-does-not-hinder-critical-care-of-trauma-patients-100840-1.htm A new study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meet in Boston suggests that allowing family members to enter emergency departments does not hinder the care given by trauma teams to the patients. Professional medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians, support family presence during resuscitations and invasive procedures. The degree of family member involvement ranges from observation to participation, depending ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/presence-of-family-members-does-not-hinder-critical-care-of-trauma-patients-100840-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-only-1-in-5-bike-share-cyclists-wears-a-helmet-100797-1.htm More than 80 percent of bike share cyclists are putting themselves at health risk by not wearing helmets, shows study. "Head injury accounts for about a third of all bicycle injuries and about three-quarters of bicycle related deaths, so these are some pretty shocking numbers," says lead author and emergency medicine physician Christopher Fischer, MD. The results of the study are published in the April 30 online edition of the IAnnals of Emergency Medicine./I Bike sharing programs ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-only-1-in-5-bike-share-cyclists-wears-a-helmet-100797-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/trauma-patient-survival-better-with-helicopter-transport-than-ground-transport-study-100312-1.htm When a person is severely injured, a helicopter flight to a top-level trauma centre stands a better survival chance as opposed to ground transport. That's the conclusion of a rigorous, national comparison of the effectiveness of helicopter versus ground emergency medical services, published in the April 18, 2012, issue of the iJournal of the American Medical Association/i. Survival after trauma has increased in recent years with improvements in emergency medical services coupled with the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/trauma-patient-survival-better-with-helicopter-transport-than-ground-transport-study-100312-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/delhi-helmet-law-100040-1.htm Delhi's helmet law take a deadly toll on women, say reports. For women such as Mahindroo, however, the considerations are mostly aesthetic and unless she is forced to wear a helmet by law, she'll continue to ride some of the world's most dangerous streets with her head unprotected. "It ruins my hair," she told AFP in New Delhi as she arrived for work at her newspaper's office in the busy central area of the city. "I don't wear a helmet because I feel really hot and suffocated inside so I don't really think about the safety....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/delhi-helmet-law-100040-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/emotional-trauma-in-early-life-may-arrest-kids-intellectual-development-99703-1.htm Early life emotional trauma may affect cognitive development in children suggests results of a long-term study. The impact seems to be the most damaging during the first two years of a child's life, the finding showed. The US researchers tracked the development of 206 children from birth to the age of eight years, who were taking part in the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. This study, which started in 1975, looks at which factors influence individual development. Every ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/emotional-trauma-in-early-life-may-arrest-kids-intellectual-development-99703-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/car-accidents-may-be-prevented-by-detection-and-treatment-for-hepatic-encephalopathy-99536-1.htm Research has linked a late stage liver condition, known as minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) with impaired driving skills and greater risk of motor vehicle accidents. Cost analysis of management strategies for detection and treatment of MHE are published in the April issue of iHepatology/i, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Findings report that MHE diagnosis using the inhibitory control test followed by treatment with lactulose was the most cost-effective ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/car-accidents-may-be-prevented-by-detection-and-treatment-for-hepatic-encephalopathy-99536-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/team-university-of-michigan-and-aiims-on-trauma-care-99194-1.htm The University of Michigan (U-M) pooled with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to collaborate on trauma care research and to cultivate exchange of medical personnel and ideas. The alliance with AIIMS marks the first such partnership between academic medical programs in the U.S. and India on trauma care, a surgeon Krishnan Raghavendran said. He was a part of the U-M delegation that travelled to New Delhi in February 2011 to discuss the new venture. "It's a monumental problem ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/team-university-of-michigan-and-aiims-on-trauma-care-99194-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-trauma-and-hiv-infection-rates-99061-1.htm Sexual abuse, physical violence and other forms of trauma boost HIV epidemic among African women, shows study. Now, two new studies from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Harvard Medical School demonstrate that a high rate of trauma among women already infected with HIV also plays a role in the epidemic. Described in back-to-back papers in the journal IAIDS and Behavior/I, the new work demonstrates that women with HIV are exposed to trauma and suffer from posttraumatic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-trauma-and-hiv-infection-rates-99061-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/nerve-gas-traces-in-terror-attack-can-be-dogged-by-new-test-99046-1.htm A test to trace hard-to-detect residues of sarin, a nerve agent used by terrorists, back to its source, has been developed by scientists. For instance, sarin leaves traces after an attack but there has been no practical way of tracing the residues back to their actual source. Sarin is a manmade nerve agent, the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. It is a clear, colourless, odourless and tasteless liquid that can evaporate into gas, the journal Analytical Chemistry reports....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/nerve-gas-traces-in-terror-attack-can-be-dogged-by-new-test-99046-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-trauma-exposure-is-usual-amid-alcohol-dependent-inpatients-99006-1.htm ulliChildhood trauma experience (CTE) possibly includes sexual, physical, emotional abuse plus physical or emotional neglect can also be listed.liCTE may be an environmental factor for developing psychiatric disorders such as alcohol dependence.liA new study has found significant rates of CTE among AD inpatients./ul Accumulating evidence indicates that childhood trauma experience (CTE) may be an environmental susceptibility factor for a variety of psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence (AD)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-trauma-exposure-is-usual-amid-alcohol-dependent-inpatients-99006-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/law-on-cycle-helmets-in-uk-should-be-made-applicable-only-to-kids-98655-1.htm Any law to make the wearing of cycle helmets mandatory in the UK should apply only to children, because the evidence that cycle helmets significantly protect adults against serious head injury is equivocal, conclude researchers in the IJournal of Medical Ethics/I. And it's a matter of principle that people should be allowed to take risks with their health, if they choose to do so, they argue. Attempts to make the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory in 1998/9 and 2003/4 both failed, possibly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/law-on-cycle-helmets-in-uk-should-be-made-applicable-only-to-kids-98655-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-cyclists-are-injured-and-killed-on-city-streets-premiered-by-trauma-study-98483-1.htm HGVs pose the greatest risk of death and grave injury to cyclists, proven by means of study by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London and Barts and The London NHS Trust. A number of high profile campaigns have highlighted the vulnerability of cyclists on our city roads but very little evidence exists to back up these campaigns and to show how deaths and injuries can be prevented. The new study is the first of its kind to show the types and severity of injuries caused by collisions with different vehicles....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-cyclists-are-injured-and-killed-on-city-streets-premiered-by-trauma-study-98483-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-block-bodys-response-to-cold-decoded-by-st-josephs-trauma-researchers-98269-1.htm A way to block the body's response to cold has been identified by researchers at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, in collaboration with Amgen Inc. and several academic institutions This finding could have significant implications in treating conditions such as stroke and cardiac arrest. The research, led by Andrej Romanovsky, MD, PhD, Director of the Systemic Inflammation Laboratory (FeverLab), which is a part of St. Joseph's Trauma Research program, was published in the Feb....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-block-bodys-response-to-cold-decoded-by-st-josephs-trauma-researchers-98269-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/helmet-fit-vital-to-avert-concussion-insist-researchers-97459-1.htm Concussions and the possibly occurrence of complications following one, continue to be a grave problem for football players. However, one simple game strategy: proper helmet fit, may be one of the easiest game winners for prevention, say researchers presenting their study at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco. "Athletes wearing properly fitted helmets, as reported by team certified athletic trainers, were 82% less likely to experience loss of consciousness (LOC) with a concussion....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/helmet-fit-vital-to-avert-concussion-insist-researchers-97459-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/trauma-patients-generally-have-vitamin-d-deficiency-97316-1.htm About 77 percent of trauma patients had deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D, new research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has found. Researchers have linked a lack of vitamin D with muscle weakness, bone fractures, and the inability of bones to fully heal. In a new study, investigators sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among orthopaedic trauma patients. Investigators reviewed the medical records ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/trauma-patients-generally-have-vitamin-d-deficiency-97316-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/shortly-telepathic-helmets-to-monitor-pilots-mood-97107-1.htm Progress in electroencephalographic (EEG) brain-wave detection technology, might before long help monitor a pilot's state of mind while at the controls, say researchers. With miniature EEG scanners fixed in the helmet, military commanders will be able to spot if a pilot is not responding to a warning light and take over the plane if they are about to crash. The advanced sensors, which can 'read' electrical activity in the brain - could also give a signal if a pilot has gone unconscious and allow base control to step in....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/shortly-telepathic-helmets-to-monitor-pilots-mood-97107-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/tips-to-tackle-mass-casualties-in-terror-attack-96998-1.htm A disaster management plan for hospitals, which could help them meet the challenges when handling injuries sustained in major terrorist incidents, has been presented by Indian researchers. According to the research based on the 2008 Mumbai attack, meticulous forward planning, effective casualty assessment by a senior surgeon and efficient teamwork by medical and administrative staff are essential to save as many lives as possible. The Mumbai attack lasted more than 60 hours and resulted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/tips-to-tackle-mass-casualties-in-terror-attack-96998-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/choosing-the-best-helmet-for-winter-play-96529-1.htm If children aren't speeding down the slopes, it's not winter in Canada! Canadian tobogganing is a tradition handed down from one generation to another. For a long time, it's been considered one of the safest winter activities. Unfortunately, the arrival of winter is followed by an increase in visits to hospital emergency departments by young people presenting with head injuries resulting from winter activities, including tobogganing. Fortunately, helmets are known to reduce the risk of head ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/choosing-the-best-helmet-for-winter-play-96529-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pioneering-Treatment-Helps-Three-Year-Old-Overcome-Trauma-Caused-by-Birthmark-96063-1.htm Millie Field, who was almost strangled by a birthmark, can now breathe afresh thanks to a pioneering treatment. The 3-year-old was born with a blue mark on her face, which was dismissed as a bruise that developed due to slight trauma during delivery. However the bruise grew very large in the succeeding days and was diagnosed as a hemangioma. The latter is a birthmark, which is actually caused by a benign tumor of the blood vessels in the skin. "The tumour was growing everywhere meaning she couldn't suck, swallow and breathe at the same time....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pioneering-Treatment-Helps-Three-Year-Old-Overcome-Trauma-Caused-by-Birthmark-96063-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Use-of-Non-Surgical-Options-for-Abdominal-Gunshot-and-Stab-Wounds-Raised-in-Trauma-Centers-95802-1.htm Growing abdominal gunshot and stab wounds events are handled without needless operations, states study published by iBJS/i, the iBritish Journal of Surgery/iin the January Trauma Supplement. Researchers from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA, and the Aga Khan University in Pakistan reviewed nearly 26,000 patients with penetrating abdominal gunshot or stab injuries from the American College of Surgeons' National Trauma Data Bank. They focused on patients aged 16 years plus ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Use-of-Non-Surgical-Options-for-Abdominal-Gunshot-and-Stab-Wounds-Raised-in-Trauma-Centers-95802-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Small-Amount-of-Trauma-Helps-Develop-Resilience-94990-1.htm A recent study claims that small amount of trauma helps people develop resilience. Mark D. Seery and his colleagues from the University at Buffalo found that people who experienced many traumatic life events were more distressed in general, but they also found that people who had experienced no negative life events had similar problems. The people with the best outcomes were those who had experienced some negative events. Seery said that a lot of solid psychology research has ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Small-Amount-of-Trauma-Helps-Develop-Resilience-94990-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Race-Based-Disparities-Bared-In-Post-Hospital-Care-After-Trauma-94666-1.htm African-Americans, Hispanics and uninsured patients utilize fewer post-hospitalization services following traumatic injury, which is inclusive of home health care, skilled nursing care and rehabilitation states the results of a new study published in the iJournal of the American College of Surgeons/i. Notably, the authors found African-American patients fell short of post-hospital care in only a few categories, while disparities were highest among the Hispanic population. The study found ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Race-Based-Disparities-Bared-In-Post-Hospital-Care-After-Trauma-94666-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Grave-Muscle-Trauma-Patients-Find-Hope-Via-Body-Rebuilding-in-Mice-94238-1.htm By regeneration functional muscle tissue in mice, scientists may have a breakthrough in new clinical therapy to treat people who suffer major muscle trauma. A team of scientists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and CellThera, a private company located in WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, used a novel protocol to coax mature human muscle cells into a stem cell-like state and grew those reprogrammed cells on biopolymer microthreads. The threads were placed in a wound ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Grave-Muscle-Trauma-Patients-Find-Hope-Via-Body-Rebuilding-in-Mice-94238-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/NHS-Paramedics-Being-Trained-for-Terror-Attacks-93924-1.htm National Health Service (NHS) paramedics in Britain will be given bullet-proof jackets and receive training to deal with Mumbai-style terror attack. NHS volunteers will be trained to treat battlefield casualties during what the Home Office calls a "marauding terrorist gun attack," like the one that left 164 dead in Mumbai three years ago. According to the Daily Mail, body armour and initial guidance has already been given to small teams of ambulance and fire crews in key areas. "The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/NHS-Paramedics-Being-Trained-for-Terror-Attacks-93924-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Injuries-For-Firefighters-While-Exercising-Than-While-Putting-Out-Fires-93869-1.htm Research published online in iInjury Prevention/i shows firefighters are more likely to be injured while exercising than while putting out fires. But carrying patients is the task most likely to require time off work, the study shows. Combined firefighting and emergency medical services have one of the highest workplace injury and death rates in the US. The authors looked at data for injuries sustained while at work for 21 fire stations serving the metropolitan area of Tucson, Arizona between 2004 and 2009....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Injuries-For-Firefighters-While-Exercising-Than-While-Putting-Out-Fires-93869-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Vintage-Leather-Football-Helmets-Often-as-Protective-as-Modern-Helmets-93002-1.htm Cleveland Clinic researchers have said that old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as modern football helmets. These old helmets also offer effective protection from trauma, they said. The study - published online Nov. 4 by the IJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine/I - compared head injury risks of two early 20th Century leatherhead helmets with 11 top-of-the-line 21st Century polycarbonate helmets. In their biomechanics lab, Cleveland Clinic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Vintage-Leather-Football-Helmets-Often-as-Protective-as-Modern-Helmets-93002-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pediatric-Injuries-From-Multiple-Riders-No-Helmets-and-Faster-ATVs-92113-1.htm As all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use continues to grow, so does the number of injuries. Children comprise about one-third of the 130,000 to 150,000 ATV-related emergency department visits each year and one-quarter of the more than 800 deaths. In fact, more children are injured from ATV crashes each year than from bicycles. Two research abstracts, presented on Monday, Oct. 17 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston, provide insights into the potential ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pediatric-Injuries-From-Multiple-Riders-No-Helmets-and-Faster-ATVs-92113-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Seat-Belts-Protect-During-an-Accident-92108-1.htm Minority children are at an increased risk of car crash-related injuries because many do not adhere to safety instructions like wearing seat belts. When researchers looked at the statistics of 37,375 children below 16 years of age, only 45.7% worse seat belts while riding in a car. The ones that defaulted in wearing seat belts were found to be Hispanic, Black and Native American children. Researchers also said that use of seat belts was protective and reduced the rate of severe injuries and complications associated with it....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Seat-Belts-Protect-During-an-Accident-92108-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Minority-Kids-With-Head-Trauma-Less-Likely-to-Receive-CT-Scans-92012-1.htm African-American and Hispanic children who have suffered head injuries are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan in an emergency department (ED) than white children, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. While racial disparities in adult health care are well documented, less is known about the variations in pediatric, and specifically, ED care. Appropriate CT scan use can ensure ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Minority-Kids-With-Head-Trauma-Less-Likely-to-Receive-CT-Scans-92012-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Closures-of-Hospital-Trauma-Centers-Affects-The-Poor-91741-1.htm The poor and uninsured African American populations are now at a major disadvantage due to the closure of hospital trauma centers. In a new study led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), researchers examined changes in driving time to trauma centers, which have increasingly been shuttered in recent years. They found that by 2007, 69 million Americans - nearly one in four - had to travel farther to the nearest trauma center than they traveled in 2001. Most affected by ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Closures-of-Hospital-Trauma-Centers-Affects-The-Poor-91741-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cortisone-Immediately-After-Trauma-Reduces-Chances-Of-PTSD-91522-1.htm Cortisone, a common medication, can be effective in warding off the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Israeli researchers have found. Ideally the drug should be administered within six hours or so of the traumatic encounter. Battle-weary soldiers returning home are particularly vulnerable to the PTSD. But the treatment is expensive, even as wars are multiplying across the globe. The Israeli discovery could show a way out. When a person suffers trauma, the body naturally increases its secretion of cortisone....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cortisone-Immediately-After-Trauma-Reduces-Chances-Of-PTSD-91522-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cognitive-Therapy-Helps-Reduce-PTSD-Symptoms-in-Victims-of-Trauma-91500-1.htm Victims who have experienced trauma and portray symptoms of PTSD are benefited with prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive therapy, and delayed prolonged exposure therapy. "Chronic PTSD is tenacious and disabling. Short-term interventions without prior assessment or diagnosis have failed to prevent PTSD," the authors write as background information in the study. "Preventing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pressing public health need." Arieh Y. Shalev, M.D., and colleagues from Hadassah ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cognitive-Therapy-Helps-Reduce-PTSD-Symptoms-in-Victims-of-Trauma-91500-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Will-Ecstasy-Benefit-Trauma-Victims-UK-Docs-91456-1.htm Illegal drugs like ecstasy can prove to be useful for the treatment of people with serious psychological issues who cannot face their problems, say researchers. Professor David Nutt, former head of the government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, claims that ecstasy and others like LSD and magic mushrooms could be useful in treating victims of child abuse, rape and war. "I feel quite strongly that many drugs with therapeutic potential have been denied to patients and researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Will-Ecstasy-Benefit-Trauma-Victims-UK-Docs-91456-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Trauma-Death-Risk-Higher-In-Hospitals-Serving-Large-Minority-Populations-90899-1.htm Seriously injured patients cared for at hospitals serving larger numbers of minorities are significantly more likely to die than those treated at hospitals serving mostly whites - regardless of the race of the patient, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. The racial make-up of the general patient population in a trauma care facility may be a major factor contributing to the well-documented problem of racial disparities in treatment outcomes experienced by trauma patients in the United States, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Trauma-Death-Risk-Higher-In-Hospitals-Serving-Large-Minority-Populations-90899-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Percentage-of-Minority-Trauma-Patients-and-Death-Risk-Linked-90818-1.htm Increased proportion of minority trauma cases boost death rate, finds report published Online First by IArchives of Surgery/I, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to background information in the article, previous research has indicated that injuries are the third largest contributor to racial disparities in U.S. mortality, and that variations in quality of care and outcomes may significantly contribute to this problem. Other studies have suggested that health care is less complete ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Percentage-of-Minority-Trauma-Patients-and-Death-Risk-Linked-90818-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Expression-Changes-may-be-Responsible-for-Clinical-Complications-Following-Major-Trauma-90586-1.htm Inflammatory complications following major trauma are associated with the changes in gene expression, shows study. These complications put patients' at higher risk of developing serious or fatal complications such as major organ failure. These findings, from a study conducted by John Storey of Princeton University, USA and colleagues as part of the US-based Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury Large-Scale Collaborative Research Program and published in this week's issue of the journal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Expression-Changes-may-be-Responsible-for-Clinical-Complications-Following-Major-Trauma-90586-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Azharuddins-Son-Critical-After-Bike-Accident-90440-1.htm Former Indian skipper and Moradabad MP Mohammed Azharuddin's son Ayazuddin suffered serious head injuries in a bike accident in Hyderabad. Doctors performed an emergency surgery to stop the bleeding but the boy is said to be critical. Azharuddin's relative Ajmal-ur-Rahman and his son Ayazuddin met with an accident on the outskirts of the city early this morning. "Today morning at 9 a.m., two kids were brought to us with history of road traffic accidents. One of the boy expired. The other ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Azharuddins-Son-Critical-After-Bike-Accident-90440-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Invisible-Cycling-Helmet-Bags-Design-Award-90092-1.htm An invisible airbag for cyclists' head shaped like a neck collar has won the award for "Design to Improve Life - designs that target and solve problems in daily life". The winners of the 2011 Index design awards were presented at a gala in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Swedish Hovding won the world's largest monetary prize for design in the play category. The award is split into five categories - Body, Home, Work, Play and Community - with the winner of each category winning 100,000 euros....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Invisible-Cycling-Helmet-Bags-Design-Award-90092-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/BBCs-Holby-City-Criticized-by-Trauma-Experts-for-Peddling-Dangerous-Drugs-90076-1.htm The recent episode on BBC ("Big Lies, Small Lies") seriously misrepresents the scientific evidence, according to Dr Ian Roberts, Head of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Injury Control at the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine. "In clinical trials, Factor VIIa (the drug presented in the programme) was shown to substantially increase the risk of serious side effects from unwanted clotting but it has never been shown to save lives. In fact, the most recent trial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/BBCs-Holby-City-Criticized-by-Trauma-Experts-for-Peddling-Dangerous-Drugs-90076-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/911-Firefighters-More-At-Risk-Of-Developing-Cancer-89991-1.htm Firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center attacks are more likely to get cancer, while 9/11 rescue workers still suffer high illness rates generally, according to studies published Friday. In a 10th anniversary edition of medical journal The Lancet, scientists said however that death rates among emergency staff and civilians who survived the disaster were lower than those of the wider New York City population. "The events of that day changed the historical trajectory of America and the world....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/911-Firefighters-More-At-Risk-Of-Developing-Cancer-89991-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ED-Follow-Up-Care-Important-for-Uninsured-Trauma-Patients-89786-1.htm Providing access to an outpatient clinic isn't enough to keep some trauma patients who have been discharged from the hospital from returning to the emergency department (ED) for follow-up care, even for such minor needs as pain medication refills and dressing changes, according to new Johns Hopkins research. Reporting in the IAnnals of Emergency Medicine/I, the researchers say that patients with Medicaid, Medicare and those with no insurance were 60 percent more likely to seek such care in the ED....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ED-Follow-Up-Care-Important-for-Uninsured-Trauma-Patients-89786-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Firefighter-Retirements-Increased-by-WTC-Attacks-89093-1.htm The WTC attacks affected the health of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) resulting in more post-9/11 retirements than expected, a new study published in the IAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine/I reveals. Led by David J. Prezant, MD, Chief Medical Officer, FDNY, researchers assessed a total of 7,763 retired firefighters between September 11, 1994, and September 10, 2008, comparing the total number of retirements and the number and proportion of accidental disability retirements 7 years before and 7 years after the WTC attack....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Firefighter-Retirements-Increased-by-WTC-Attacks-89093-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Childs-Face-Restored-After-Accident-89012-1.htm In Mexico, surgeons have re-attached a large part of the face of a seven year-old child torn in a pitbull attack. "This is the first facial re-implant that has been successfully carried out in the country," said Juan Francisco Salazar, an Institute spokesman in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. Raul Carrizales, age seven, was attacked by a pitbull on June 26 in the city of Monterrey. The fierce dog tore off a large portion of his lower face. A neighborhood watchman who saw the attack ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Childs-Face-Restored-After-Accident-89012-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Prenatal-Exposure-To-Trauma-Linked-With-Accelerated-Cell-Ageing-88564-1.htm Young adults whose mothers experienced psychological trauma during their pregnancies show signs of accelerated aging, a UC Irvine-led study found. The researchers discovered that this prenatal exposure to stress affected the development of chromosome regions that control cell aging processes. The study results, which appear online this week in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, point to the importance of maternal health and well-being during pregnancy. "Our previous ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Prenatal-Exposure-To-Trauma-Linked-With-Accelerated-Cell-Ageing-88564-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Reveals-Why-Wearing-Helmets-While-Riding-Motorcycles-can-Lead-to-Hearing-Loss-88498-1.htm Motorcycle helmets, while protecting bikers' brains, may also contribute to hearing loss, but there was no explanation until now for this phenomenon. The distinctive roar of a Harley's engine is loud, but studies have revealed the biggest source of noise for motorcyclists is actually generated by air whooshing over the riders' helmets. Even at legal speeds, the sound can exceed safe levels. Now, scientists have identified a key source of the rushing din. Researchers from the University ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Reveals-Why-Wearing-Helmets-While-Riding-Motorcycles-can-Lead-to-Hearing-Loss-88498-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Better-Access-to-Trauma-Centers-for-Serious-Injuries-Expected-by-Ontarians-88497-1.htm A new poll has found that more than eight in 10 Ontarians say they would want to be taken directly to a trauma centre if they were seriously injured, even if another hospital were closer. The poll, conducted for researchers at St. Michael's Hospital, also found that 40 per cent of respondents believe they can get access to a trauma centre within an hour of calling 911. Neither event is guaranteed, said Dr. Avery Nathens, the hospital's trauma director. Nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Better-Access-to-Trauma-Centers-for-Serious-Injuries-Expected-by-Ontarians-88497-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Death-in-Young-Athletes-Due-to-Blunt-Trauma-A-30-Year-National-Study-88069-1.htm Sudden deaths of young competitive athletes are tragic and highly visible events especially, when considering the fact that the victims were very young and enjoyed great health. The deaths of these young athletes had a profound effect on their families in particular and the community at large and always manages to draw a lot of media attention. The focus of attention has always been on cardiovascular causes and less on traumatic organ damage. A study conducted by Mathew Thomas ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Death-in-Young-Athletes-Due-to-Blunt-Trauma-A-30-Year-National-Study-88069-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Bill-may-Bring-Relief-to-Firefighters-Suffering-Cancer-87313-1.htm To ease the modalities of compensation claim of firefighters ailing cancer, a bill has been introduced in the federal parliament which has the support of all major parties. In support of the bill, Greens MP Adam Bandt said, "Firefighters start out being 20 per cent healthier than the average member of the public but after five years the average firefighter will have twice the risk of contracting leukemia. After several years in the job male firefighters can find themselves up to 10 times more likely of contracting testicular cancer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Bill-may-Bring-Relief-to-Firefighters-Suffering-Cancer-87313-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Tranexamic-Acid-to-Prevent-Head-Injury-Deaths-87183-1.htm The administration of tranexamic acid shows promising results in preventing people dying from head injuries, suggests study. The CRASH-2 Intracranial Bleeding Study highlighting the potential of the cheap, off-patent drug to help people suffering from brain trauma is published online by the IBMJ/I today. According to the collaborators led by the London School of Hygiene (and) Tropical Medicine - the results provide strong grounds to test the effect of this treatment in a larger and definitive study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Tranexamic-Acid-to-Prevent-Head-Injury-Deaths-87183-1.htm