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Category Archives: Brain Injuries
Always Seek Medical Attention Following an Accident
A tragic story in Columbia reminds us that drivers who are involved in accidents should seek treatment, as some injuries do not always show immediate symptoms. According to TheState.com, a man who was in a traffic crash on February 16, died hours after refusing treatment. Peter Kremlick, 77, struck a utility pole on Columbiana Drive, as he swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle. “[Kremlick] refused treatment at the scene, saying he was okay,” Richland County Coroner Gary Watts told the website. “Later in the day, he started having headaches and became confused.” Kremlick was taken to Lexington Medical Center where he later died. Watts said his death was a result of a head injury associated with the crash. Police are still investigating the accident. According to CNN, it is very common for someone who has had a fall or been in a car accident to appear perfectly lucid just after…
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Columbia Nurse Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run Accident
A Columbia nurse was struck by a vehicle outside of the hospital where she worked, and her family is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver. According to the Associated Press, the family of Lindsay Bires, 24, is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in a hit-and-run accident. Bries was struck on September 16, at 2:25 a.m., by a car that jumped a curb as she stood on a sidewalk outside of the Palmetto Health Heart Hospital. Other hospital employees on break were forced to jump out of the car’s way as it came in their direction, Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott told the AP. According to the AP, police do not know the make or model of the car. Bires suffered multiple broken bones and a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Hit-and-run accidents are becoming…
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NFL to Use Military Technology to Study Head and Brain Injuries
According to Stars and Stripes newspaper, the NFL plans to put sensors in player helmets to study data about head and brain injuries. The technology is also used by the Army to monitor injuries suffered by soldiers in bomb blasts. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Stars and Stripes that, “the league is testing a range of helmet sensors that it hopes to install in players’ helmets to gather data on the causes of concussions. Information gathered from the testing is being evaluated by doctors and engineers and shared with the military.” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met with U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Ray T. Odierno, in May according to the paper, and has been briefed on the technology. The newspaper reports that, “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…
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