Injuries
Fracturing your femur in a car accident
Perhaps you were hit by an 18-wheeler or by a speeding passenger vehicle in Ohio. The violent impact of the crash may have left you with a fractured femur. Car crashes are, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the leading cause of femur fractures. Different types of femur fractures The femur, also known…
Read MoreAnother Senseless Tragedy Caused by Over-Serving Bar Patrons
On May 11, 2016, a 35-year-old man named Cory Lippmeier left the Horseshoe Casino and got into his Dodge Caliber. While on East I-275, he crashed his car into the back end of a Pontiac Grand Am. He sustained serious injuries; the driver of the Grand Am, Scott E. Petredis, died as a result. Lippmeier…
Read MoreShould There Be a Legal Age Limit for Playing Football?
A recent op-ed piece in the New York Times asks the same questions we have been asking: namely, should children – whose brains and bodies are still developing – be allowed to play football? It was written by Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered the link between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and football. The new…
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Parents of High School Football Players
New research from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University has found that “87 of 91 deceased NFL players tested were found to have evidence of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.” The study found that the prevalence of the disease is overwhelming; 96% of former players had evidence of CTE, and…
Read MoreTwo Boys Hospitalized with Severe Sunburn
An Oklahoma mother sent her 5 and 7-year-old sons off to daycare for a day of fun at a splash park. Before the trip, Shaunna Broadway called Happiness is Learning to find out if she was required to provide sunscreen for her fair-skinned boys. She was assured that the facility would supply sunscreen and take…
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