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Last Updated: Nov 18, 2006 - 12:32:53 PM |
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Traumatology
Current technology for brain cooling unlikely to help trauma patients
Attempts to cool the brain to reduce injury from stroke and other head trauma may face a significant obstacle: current cooling devices can't penetrate very deeply into the brain. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis used rats to validate a "cold shielding" effect of blood flow that they previously predicted theoretically. The shielding effect, created by large quantities of warm blood that continually perfuse brain tissue, prevents a drop in temperatures around the head from penetrating beyond a certain depth in the brain.
Aug 7, 2006 - 1:37:00 PM
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Graduated Driver Licensing Reduces Fatal Crashes
Graduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes of 16-year-old drivers, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health�s Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. When examining the most comprehensive programs (19 states), which include at least five of seven components [see list below], the researchers found about a 20 percent reduction in fatal crashes involving 16-year-old drivers. The report was supported primarily by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jul 4, 2006 - 1:49:00 AM
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Traumatology
Psychologists warn against cell phone use while driving
Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cellular phones are as impaired as drunken drivers.
Jun 30, 2006 - 2:49:00 AM
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Traumatology
Awareness of driving while sleepy and road traffic accidents
People continue to drive even when they know they are sleepy, suggests a large study published on bmj.com today. This has important implications for public safety, say the researchers.
Jun 23, 2006 - 2:16:00 PM
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Traumatology
Consortium develops guidelines for treating severely injured patients
If someone is injured in an automobile collision or is severely burned, emergency room physicians across the country would probably take similar steps to stabilize each condition. But subsequent treatment in the intensive care unit or operating room is less well established and may vary significantly.
Apr 20, 2006 - 4:51:00 PM
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Traumatology
Binge drinkers have highest risk of alcohol-related injury
Moderate drinkers who occasionally drink heavily are more likely to suffer an alcohol-related injury than chronic heavy drinkers, a Swiss study has found, and the risk is greatest during a bout of binge drinking.
Feb 23, 2006 - 11:40:00 AM
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Traumatology
Dearth of Clinical Trials in Trauma Care
The ability to improve outcomes and treatment for trauma patients is seriously hampered by a 'dearth of clinical trials', according to an editorial in this week's British Medical Journal.
Nov 12, 2005 - 7:53:00 PM
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