Head Injury

Traumatic head injuries are common, especially for winter sport participants, such as skiers and snowboarders. Learn the best ways to take care of yourselves and others and to address such injuries before they happen.

A new law will protect student-athletes who suffer from concussions and head injuries, as well as educate coaches, parents, and students about the risks and signs of head injuries.

Most of the times when a child has a head injury, it is mild. This article explains what to do if the brain injury is not mild.

A head injury not only impacts you physically but also emotionally. To help understand what type of emotional impact a head injury can have on someone and for recovery tips, I have interviewed psychologist Don Wilde, Ph.D.

A new study shows that "In all, 40% of people who had sustained a head injury were dead within 13 years of the event"

Think joining the NFL is the perfect career? Think again. Many people know that boxing and ice hockey could wreak havoc on their bodies if they hit the ice the wrong way or get hit too hard with a glove, but too few people think about football...

Head injuries after an auto accident can lead to long term development of vascular dementia. Here is what victims of a car accident need to know.

If you work in an environment where you may be at risk for a penetrating injury to the head, here is what you need to know about three vital steps to your health.

A new study shows that head CT scans are often ordered unnecessarily which exposes a child to large amounts of radiation - and a higher risk of cancer. Find out how to avoid the problems of unnecessary scans.

If your child sustained an injury to the head, and then subsequently is unable to identify objects, here is what you need to know.

Repeated minor or severe blows to the head can kill you.

O'Brien is reportedly injured doing a stunt and that forces the cancellation of The Tonight Show.

Dealing with a head injury case requires the performance of certain steps until a doctor takes charge of the victim.

Fulltime parenting means watching over your baby and protecting him or her against injuries. Know what to do when your baby suffers from head injuries.

Head injuries cause skull fractures and bleeding in or around the brain. The S-100B blood test detects brain injuries and skull fractures safer than a computer tomography scan.

Natasha Richardson died on March 18, 2009 when life support was turned off after a closed head injury. As an RN, this write explains Talk and Walk Syndrome and closed head injuries.

Overview of head injury and concussion and evidence for CT scanning in this setting.

This article looks at what happens...with a head injury.

Any head injury is important because of its potential effect to the brain. The brain may be damaged by a direct blow to the head or as a result of hemorrhage or clot inside the skull.

This article gives on overview on the 2008 study by Hwang on the relationship between head injuries and homelessness.

This is the real story of my life.

A horse's head is sensitive and vulnerable to all different types of accidents, such as bumping it against a stall door or crashing into a fence while jumping cross-country.

For many troops returning home from war, the impact of head injury will have lifelong impact

Do you know how to treat a head wound?

Head is the most important part of the body and has to be given the first priority. If you ignore to take care of your head, then you will never get a chance to think back. Especially, the brain has to be taken care of, which is the most important part of the head.

Headaches are a common after-effect following injuries to the head or neck. A mild knock to the head or a whiplash injury can result in headaches that can last for months or even years.

Would you know what to do if your child fell and hit his/her head? Thankfully, most head injuries that children have are not severe. But you should know how to tell when an injury requires TLC and ice or a doctor's attention.

There are a lot of silent medical problems a child might have. Testing can help keep your child both safe and alive.

An opinion on the concussion woes the NHL currently faces and the blame of the enforcer role.

That moment in time changed how my son's military time would be spent, leading to permanent changes in all our lives.

Gustav's cousin quietly investigates the circumstances of Oxenstierna's power grab while everyone else braces for war.

Although many more kids wear helmets now, than they did when I was a kid, I'm still shocked by how many kids do not.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering nicely, but she faces a long haul.