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Monday, May 14, 2012

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT THE NUMBER OF BATTERY-RELATED ED VISITS BY CHILDREN HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN RECENT YEARS

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy has found that the annual number of battery-related emergency department visits among children younger than 18 years of age more than doubled over the 20-year study period, jumping from 2,591 emergency department visits in 1990 to 5,525 emergency department visits in 2009.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

NEW STUDY EXAMINES INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH BABY BOTTLES, PACIFIERS AND SIPPY CUPS IN THE U.S.

A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Center for Biobehavioral Health found that approximately 2,270 children younger than three years of age are treated in U.S. emergency departments each year for injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups.

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Monday, April 16, 2012

CDC ANNOUNCES THE U.S. NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR CHILD INJURY PREVENTION

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the release of the U.S. National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention today to help guide a national effort for preventing unintentional childhood injuries.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

CIRP RELEASES INFORMATIONAL VIDEO ON YOUTH BASEBALL SAFETY

An informational video recently released by CIRP shares guidelines and recommendations to help reduce the occurrences of baseball-related injuries.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON STAIRWAY SAFETY ENDORSES CIRP RESEARCH

Jake Pauls, CPE, Internationally-Recognized Expert on Stairway Safety, endorses CIRP stair-related injury research.

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Monday, March 12, 2012

NEW STUDY EXAMINES STAIR-RELATED INJURIES

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy found that over 93,000 children younger than five years of age were treated in U.S. emergency departments each year from 1999 through 2008 for stair-related injuries.

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Monday, March 05, 2012

RESEARCHERS EXAMINE POSTCONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG CHILDREN WITH MILD TBI

Dr. Keith Yeates and his team of researchers examined reliable change in postconcussive symptoms and its functional consequences among eight- to 15-year-old children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) as compared with children with orthopedic injuries.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

CIRP’S DIRECTOR TO PARTICIPATE IN CPSC’S FIRST TWITTER CHAT

Dr. Gary Smith (@GaryASmithMD) will participate as an injury prevention expert in a Twitter chat about TV tip-overs.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

CIRP AFFILIATE FACULTY MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN WOMEN’S SUMMIT ON DATING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

CIRP affiliate faculty member and The Ohio State University Sexuality Studies Associate Professor, Dr. Amy Bonomi, will help participants of the Women’s Summit on Dating in the Digital Age discover how their use of technology relates to their individual intimacy style.
 

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

NEW NATIONAL STUDY EXAMINES BALCONY FALL-RELATED INJURES

Study results show that each year over 5,000 injuries are treated in US emergency departments for fall-related injuries from balconies, decks, patios, porches, terraces, or verandas. Researchers call for increased prevention efforts and the establishment of stricter laws and building codes to reduce balcony fall-related injuries.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

STUDY DETAILS THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTERIZED NEUROCOGNITIVE TESTING FOR CONCUSSIONS

New study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Children’s Hospital Boston examined how concussions are being assessed among US high school athletes.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

DR. MARRAS SPEAKS ABOUT THE MINE SAFETY STUDY

Dr. William Marras, an affiliate faculty member at CIRP and Director of the Biodynamics Laboratory at The Ohio State University, spoke about the mine safety study commissioned by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the public meeting recently held in Pennsylvania.

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