Surgeons Seeing More ‘Mutilating’ Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A popular type of off-road vehicle known as a “side-by-side” has been linked to high rates of severe hand injuries, according to a new study.Side-by-sides are utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) designed to carry …
Learn MoreCannabis Legalization, Commercialization Linked to Traffic Injuries
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Legalization and commercialization of cannabis in Canada were associated with an increase in cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency department (ED) visits, according to a study published online Sept. 6 i…
Learn MoreCannabis Legalization, Commercialization Linked to Traffic Injuries
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Legalization and commercialization of cannabis in Canada were associated with an increase in cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency department (ED) visits, according to a study published online Sept. 6 i…
Learn MoreBooming Sales of Legal Marijuana Linked to More Car Crashes
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency room visits for injuries related to driving under the influence of cannabis skyrocketed in Canada after the drug was legalized there, a new study reports.In October 2018, Canada became the second c…
Learn MoreMuchas sillas de seguridad para niños están mal instaladas, incluso las que se consideran fáciles de usar
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos padres de Estados Unidos no instalan bien las sillas de seguridad para niños en sus coches, encuentra un estudio reciente. Los errores en la instalación de sillas de seguridad para niños en los co…
Learn MoreMany Child Car Seats Are Improperly Installed, Even Those Deemed Easy to Manage
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many parents in the United States aren’t installing child car seats correctly, a new study finds. Errors in car seat installation are common, even for seats that have a 5-star rating for features like ease o…
Learn MoreMuchos adultos mayores con declives del pensamiento siguen conduciendo
MARTES, 25 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lograr que los adultos mayores que presentan un deterioro mental renuncien a las llaves de sus coches puede resultar difícil. Pero estas conversaciones son necesarias, apuntaron unos investigadores, que …
Learn MoreMany Seniors With Thinking Declines Still Drive
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting older adults who are failing mentally to relinquish their car keys can be challenging. But those conversations are necessary, said researchers who found a majority of adults with cognitive impairment …
Learn MorePeligro en la calle: las muertes de peatones en EE. UU. alcanzan su máximo nivel en 41 años
JUEVES, 22 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más de 7,500 personas perdieron la vida el año pasado tras ser chocadas por vehículos mientras caminaban por o cruzaban las carreteras de EE. UU., el mayor número de muertes de peatones en más de cuatro …
Learn MoreU.S. Pedestrian Deaths at Highest Level in 41 Years
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 7,500 people were killed last year after being struck by vehicles while walking along or across U.S. roadways — the most pedestrian deaths in more than four decades, according to a new report from…
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