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The Importance of Identifying Trauma Risk in Small Children Early After An...

Photo credit: Jeremy Hanke While accidents can happen to anyone at any age accidents involving small children can be particularly traumatic and difficult to identify. Around one in ten children still...

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Study Confirms Drug Use Significantly Increases Risk of Fatal Crash

Drugged driving has been a safety issue of increasing public concern in the United States and many other countries but its role in motor vehicle crashes had not been adequately examined. In a new study...

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New Approach to Breathalyzers is Inexpensive, Portable and Reusable

The opal-based alcohol sensor is green before use but turns redder in the presence of alcohol vapor.Credit: Riccardo Pernice, Università degli Studi di Palermo WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2013—To gauge whether...

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4 out of 5 College Student Admit to Texting While Driving

US research reveals that 4 out of 5 college student drivers have used their cell phones to send or receive text messages while driving despite the majority recognizing that the activity represents a...

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Self-driving Vehicles Present Policy Challenges for Lawmakers

Self-driving vehicles offer the promise of significant benefits to society, but raise several policy challenges, including the need to update insurance liability regulations and privacy concerns such...

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Chronic Neck Pain Common Among Car Crash Victims, but Most Don’t Sue

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first large prospective study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle...

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Sharp Rise in Drugged Driving Fatalities as More States Move to Legalize...

The prevalence of non-alcohol drugs detected in fatally injured drivers in the U.S. has been steadily rising and tripled from 1999 to 2010 for drivers who tested positive for marijuana — the most...

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Fatalities in Vehicle Crashes Down, Still Leading Cause of Death Among Children

Motor vehicle crash deaths among children age 12 and younger decreased by 43 percent from 2002-2011; however, still more than 9,000 children died in crashes during that period, according to a newVital...

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Helicopters Save The Lives of Traumatic Injury Victims

 Patients transported to hospital by helicopter have a better chance of surviving traumatic injuries than those transported by ground ambulance despite having more severe injuries and needing more...

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Knowing the Perils of Texting While Driving Cuts Distracted Driving in Half

SAN FRANCISCO: A simple intervention designed to raise awareness about the use of communication devices while driving reduced the incidence of distracted driving by 50 percent in hospital personnel,...

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