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 'injury prevention'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:40:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482983&cid=t_183142_165_f&fid=36767&url=http%3A%2F%2Fabctherapeutics.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Frocky-start-to-my-pediatric-injury.html I don't frequently blog about my interest in pediatric injury prevention because our Facebook page is a much more convenient way to share information and messages about that topic.Today I thought I would tell a quick story about one of the driving events that got me thinking about injury prevention. The thought was prompted by a story on one of my favorite websites, www.safekids.org. They have a feature on furniture tipovers that reminded me of an incident that happened to my son when I was a brand new parent over 20 years ago.My son was nearly three years old and a very active toddler. I was watching him play in the fenced in back yard and he had his little toys, the family dog, and a toddler sized slide to keep him busy. It was a safe environment, I thought.He managed to fall off the tod... ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482983 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:22:00 +0100 4482983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306915&cid=t_183142_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fbeware-the-four-legged-tripwire%2F image from sxc.hu If you’ve have the misfortune of tripping over the cat or dog lately, you are not alone. Seems that these ‘four-legged tripwires’ are the cause of over 86,000 visits to the emergency room each year.  That’s 240 people a day being treated for pet-related injuries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that while cats are involved in some of the fall, the main culprit is man’s best friend, the dog. Seems that nearly 88% of all injuries were dog-related and females sustained injuries twice as often as males. No mention, though, of how the pets fared in each of these accidents… (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306915 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:44:52 +0100 2306915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451902&cid=t_183142_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F293241846%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  Caring for Alzheimer’s patients often involves lifting, holding someone who can’t walk well, moving someone.  Much of this activity often results in back injuries. Carol Bradley Bursack has an informative article, Caregiver Injuries: Avoid Them, at her Minding Our Elders site.  Caregivers often need to learn how to lift and do many other things for those they care for. Sometimes, we can do it alone, sometimes we can’t. She also refers to an article by Denise Clark, Preventing Injuries Among Caregivers. I was fortunate that I didn’t experience injuries when caring for Mother and Auntie.  But there were instances when this might have occurred if they had fallen, stumbled when I was assisting them, or needed lifting from bed to chair. Check ou... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451902 Mon, 19 May 2008 05:00:15 +0100 1451902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122562&cid=t_183142_85_f&fid=36195&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.tesstermulo.com%2F%3Fp%3D403 In a few days, we will be celebrating, yet again, another much-awaited holiday, the coming of the New Year. And in the Philippines, most people find the celebration incomplete without the use of fireworks (and unfortunately, the indiscriminate firing of guns) to welcome the new year (it was said that, as of December 21, still several days away from the New Year, there have been already 15 firecracker-related injuries, with most coming from Metro Manila). The business of fireworks this time of the year is enough to stop traffic, especially in Bocaue, Bulacan, where fireworks are being peddled in the streets and even the side of the highway. But, as a doctor who had been on several duties at the ER during New Year’s Eve, I’ve seen perhaps the worse that these fireworks can do. As muc... Prudence, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122562 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:38:19 +0100 1122562