MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'car accident'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331058&cid=t_164603_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F10%2F9-ways-to-ward-off-your-worries%2F Worrying is like a magnifying glass: It enlarges everything. It empowers anxiety. It gives anxiety legs, fuel and a superhero costume. You get the picture: Worrying gives us a false sense of control. I’m a worrywart, who feels like she has to worry. (Don’t all worrywarts?) Because if I’m not concerned about one thing or another, that means I have no choice but to relax. And relaxing feels strange — not always, but most of the time. Relaxing means that the grip on control is loosened. For many people, worrying is living. You can’t help but worry. You have an endless list of “what ifs?” What if I lose my job? What if I get into a car accident right now? What if dinner is disgusting? What if the weather is bad? What if I miss my flight? Concern after concern pop... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331058 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:11:05 +0100 4331058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965415&cid=t_164603_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdriving-safe-cars-can-save-lives%2F2010.09.13 New England Patriots NFL quarterback Tom Brady was on his way to practice when he crashed into a minivan which allegedly ran a red light. His Audi S8 car T-boned the other vehicle a few blocks from his home. A relieved New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft noted after the accident: “[Tom] arched and prepared himself and we’re just lucky with the glass and angles. We have a lot to be thankful for. It was really a miracle…We’re very, very lucky. Patriot Nation is lucky he had his seatbelt on.” Was it simply luck or good car design and mechanical engineering? Crumple zones and the passenger cage of a car when built for maximum safety decrease injury. Yet, unfortunately, there is significant variability among safety in cars. Brady walked  away from the accide... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965415 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3965415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2277205&cid=t_164603_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fa-breast-cancer-diagnosis-always-means-a-chance%2F The other day, we suffered a huge tragedy in our area of Michigan. Four teens aged 16 to 19 were in a car waiting at red light when they were plowed into by a speeding car. The drunk driver behind the wheel of the car that hit them escaped with mild injuries while all four teens were killed. Being a mother of a 17 year old and a 20 year old, I have to say that this has really affected me. Frankly it has affected most everyone in Metro Detroit.  These kids were on their way to a Pizza Hut at eight o’clock at night, following all the rules of the road as well as the ones laid out by their parents. In a sense they were sitting ducks with no warning of what was headed their way. It would be easy to equate this somehow with being hit with a cancer diagnosis out of the blue. The truth is ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2277205 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:32:16 +0100 2277205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1434542&cid=t_164603_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F287862435%2F First, Happy Mother’s Day to every mother reading this and many more (my own included, of course)! An essay by Robert Hughes in today’s Chicago Tribune is entitled What Autism Means to a Father and much of what he says strikes home with me as a parent. Hughes captures how a parent feels as he or she strives so patiently to help an autistic child, and how bad a parent can feel when you’re not “doing the right thing,” even though you’re trying your best. Hughes’ son is 21 years old and, on being asked about the “meaning of the latest statistic on autistic births”—that 1 in 150 children in the US have autism—-Hughes offers this “emotional, seldom-discussed meaning to the 1 in 150 statistic”: It means that the chance... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434542 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:33:33 +0100 1434542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1241953&cid=t_164603_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F237699585%2F Dogs warm to children with autism reports the February 17th Chicago Tribune in an article about therapy dogs for autistic children—this is not the case for my own son, who on seeing a dog freezes, or backs up, or asks to be carry (something about the barks, especially when it is high-pitched, and their unpredictable movements). We’re not ready for a dog, not yet—-a family in Alaska have gotten approval to get a therapy dog for their 3-year-old autistic son, Trapper Leeth. Trapper’s family lives in a remote area of Alaska and, shortly after they were approved for the therapy dog, they got into a serious roll-over accident and Trapper’s mother, Jami, is now in body braces. Feline Fido, which is devoting autism donations to providing services dogs for autistic ch... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1241953 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:00:02 +0100 1241953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1150893&cid=t_164603_136_f&fid=36027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fandrewschorr%2Fhave-you-heard-that-carrie-underwood-song%2F My kids loaded new songs on my iPod. One of them is sung by Carrie Underwood, a winner on the American Idol television show that our family watches with enthusiasm. The song is called “Jesus Take the Wheel” and tells the story of a young mother driving home on an icy highway, her sleeping baby in the car seat in the back. Her car goes into a skid and with seeming divine intervention she survives with no injuries and her baby remaining asleep through it all. I am not a very religious person and I am not a Christian, but I did think of that song as we approach the New Year. Yesterday I got that call you hate to receive from your teenager: “Dad, it’s Ruthie (our 14-year-old). Hannah and I have been in an accident. We are okay, the police are here and the ambulance guy wants to talk wi... Andrew at Large blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1150893 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:16:49 +0100 1150893