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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Seven People Injured in Indianapolis Car Accident
Seven people were injured on July 23 in a multiple-car crash in Indianapolis’ east side when a car ran a red light. According to police reports, a Nissan Sentra ran a light and hit two other vehicles in the intersection of 38th Street and Post Road. The accident caused several victims to be trapped in their cars, including a 5-year old child, who was taken to Riley Hospital and is listed in critical condition. Indianapolis Fire Department Capt. Rita Burris told the Indianapolis Star that police officers and a bystander performed CPR on the 5-year-old boy until medics arrived at the scene of the crash. According to the Star’s report, two adults and a 13-year-old were also injured in the accident and were listed in serious condition at Indianapolis hospitals. Other injuries included two women listed in serious condition, and a man in a second car who was listed in…
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Editorial Argues that Motorcycle Accidents are Burden for Tax Payers, Urges Helmet Law
A recent editorial in Fort Wayne’s Journal Gazette talked about how medical costs associated with motorcycle accidents are a burden for tax payers and urged state law makers to pass mandatory helmet laws. From the editorial: According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, nearly half of motorcyclists lack adequate insurance, and taxpayers foot most of the health care bills when those without adequate insurance are injured. In 1991, the General Accounting Office concluded that cyclists without helmets make insurance premiums higher for everyone while costing society through lost productivity, among other factors. Currently, Indiana law states that only motorcyclists under the age of 18 are required to wear protective headgear. The editorial brings up statistics to present the case for helmet safety legislation. According to the paper, in 2000, the Florida Legislature passed a helmet law allowing riders 21 and older who have at least $10,000 in medical insurance coverage to ride…
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NFL to Begin to Use Military Technology to Study TBIs
Football hits can lead to serious head and brain injuries. With all of the publicity surrounding head and brain injuries in the NFL, it should come as no surprise that the league is teaming with the military to study technology used to monitor injuries. Recently, Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that the NFL would be putting sensors in helmets to study data about head injuries-it’s the same technology used by the Army to monitor injuries suffered by soldiers in bomb blasts and explosions. An NFL spokesman told Stars and Stripes that the league was currently studying sensors and would implement the technology in player helmets in the future-he also said they would share data with the military. According to Stars and Stripes, “studies have found that about 60 percent of former NFL players have suffered concussions and about 33 percent report having at least three. The military has reported nearly 230,000 cases…
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