Two Popular Summer Activities Show a Notable Increase in the Number of Head Injuries Treated in 2009
An in-depth analysis by the AANS, utilizing just-released 2009 head injury statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), yielded some alarming trends. According to the AANS analysis, there were an estimated 446,788 sports-related head injuries treated at U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2009, an increase by nearly 95,000 from the prior year. Trampolines were the only sport in the top 20 in 2008 that showed a modest decrease in 2009. Sports that exhibited notable increases from 2008 to 2009 included: water sports – 11,239 to 28,716, bicycling – 70,802 to 85,389, and baseball/softball – 26,964 to 38,394. Click here to read the press release.
JNS Article Details the Experiences of a Group of Pediatric Neurosurgeons during Operation Enduring Freedom
The AANS recently promoted a compelling article published in the August 2010 Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, entitled Pediatric Neurosurgery during Operation Enduring Freedom. The article details the experiences of a group of pediatric neurosurgeons over the course of a 2-year mission at Bagram Airfield/Heathe N. Craig Joint Theater Hospital (CJTH), 27 miles north of Kabul.
Lead author, pediatric neurosurgeon Paul Klimo Jr., MD, MPH, was interviewed by HealthDay. In addition to the impressive coverage generated by the HealthDay article, Dr. Klimo was interviewed by Air Force Times. To date, there have been 125 articles and 208 million media impressions. Among the outlets that covered this: MSN, Yahoo!News, iVillage.com, Health, AOL.com, and USA Today, as well as 100 television stations across the country. Click here to read the press release.