Ryan Straschnitzki suffered a severe spinal injury in the crash of the Humboldt Broncos team bus. His doctors talk about what happened to the teen hockey star in the crash, and the issues this kind of injury poses as he heals.
Tag: Injuries
For elderly, opioids tied to higher risk of fall-related injuries and deaths
Opioid use linked to increased risk of falls and death in older adults
Brain injuries can lead to greater risk of dementia – decades after the event
A LINK between brain injury and dementia has been confirmed by a study of almost three million people. Traumatic brain injury was found to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia by 24 per cent over a period of 36 years.
Deaths, injuries confirmed in hockey team bus crash
RCMP have confirmed fatalities and a “number of injuries” in an accident involving a hockey team’s bus in Saskatchewan. It was not immediately clear how many people were killed and injured. The Nipawin Hawks of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League say the crash involved the team bus of the Humboldt Broncos. The Hawks had been scheduled to play […]
‘It’s disgusting’: Senior’s severe injuries result of nursing home neglect, says daughter
The daughter of a 95-year old woman who was found bloodied and bruised in a nursing home room says her mother’s wounds are unacceptable.
During NRA conventions, gun injuries drop 20% nationwide—63% in hosting state
Enlarge When gun enthusiasts gather for the National Rifle Association’s annual conventions, rates of gun-related injuries and deaths drop by 20 percent nationwide—and a whopping 63 percent in the hosting state—according to an analysis published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding was based on an analysis of insurance data on gun […]
Google’s DeepMind wants AI to spot kidney injuries
Google subsidiary DeepMind announced today that it’s working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to use machine learning in an attempt to predict when patients will deteriorate during a hospital stay. Deterioration (when patients get worse under hospital care) is a significant issue, since care providers can miss warning signs for potentially lethal conditions […]
Tropical Beach Parasites Result in Gruesome Injuries for Vacationers
Tropical Beach Parasites Result in Gruesome Injuries Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all […]
Pegasus Plane Crash in Turkey, No Fatalities or Serious Injuries
Plane Crash in Turkey, No Fatalities or Serious Injuries Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
Fire crews battle 3-alarm apartment blaze in Brooklyn, injuries reported
Published time: 3 Jan, 2018 03:18 Edited time: 3 Jan, 2018 03:53 Flames shot through windows of a brownstone apartment building in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, as firefighters engaged the three-alarm blaze. Three firefighters have non-life threatening injuries, an FDNY spokesperson told NY1. Flames have reportedly shot out of the windows of a […]
