I could not let this week come to an end without taking note of the fact that it has been National Poison Prevention Week. The March 18-24 period was marked by events here in Oregon and across the country designed to raise awareness of the dangers poisons pose to children.…
Articles Posted in Injuries to Minors
Traumatic Brain Injury Concern Helps Spur Anti-Fighting Movement in Youth Hockey
An excellent online article at Motherlode, the New York Times’ parenting blog, considers the question of fighting and youth hockey. I have written on a number of occasions about the risk here in Oregon of traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries in sports, especially at the college and pro…
Oregon Bike Safety to be Focus of Charity Event
Six months after a Portland bicycle and car crash landed him in intensive care, retired football star Joey Harrington is working to put that experience to good use, according to Bike Portland. Harrington plans to combine his celebrity with his experience as an Oregon bike accident victim to promote children’s…
Oregon School Bus Accidents Injure Three Children
Accidents involving school buses are arresting enough, but for two Oregon school bus accidents to take place in the same town – on the same road – in just three days is, to say the least, striking. According to the Albany Democrat-Herald the first accident took place on a Friday…
Oregon Child Injured in Forest Grove Traffic Accident
A six-year-old Oregon child was injured in a crosswalk accident in Forest Grove earlier this month – highlighting the need for pedestrians and drivers alike to exercise extra caution whenever children and moving vehicles are present in the same area. According to an account in the Forest Grove News-Times, “police…
Bike Helmet Recall Alert
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall of “Little Tricky” kids bike helmets. See the link below for the original CPSC news release, including pictures of the helmets themselves. Parents should immediately double-check their kids’ helmets to ensure that the children are not using the affected products.…
Traumatic Brain Injury Suit Targets NCAA
An article published this week in the New York Times offers details of a “class-action suit that claims the NCAA has been negligent regarding awareness and treatment of brain injuries to athletes.” According to the newspaper there are currently four plaintiffs involved in the suit – three football players and,…
Oregon Car Crash Kills Teen, Injures Four
A tragic central Oregon car crash has left a teen driver dead and injured four others according to reports in The Oregonian. The crash took place on US route 26 near Madras, Oregon. According to the newspaper, a 17-year old driver traveling toward the east “drifted off the north shoulder…
Oregon Child Injury in Coos Bay Accident
All too often I use this blog to write about Oregon auto accidents and Portland pedestrian accidents involving drunk driving. It is useful, however, to be reminded now and then that the most tragic accidents – those involving injured Oregon children – do not necessarily involve impaired drivers. From Coos…
Salem Car and Pedestrian Accident Highlights School Year Dangers
A tragic Salem-area car accident this week involving critical injuries to a child offers a sobering lesson in the importance of car and pedestrian safety as the new school year gets into full swing. According to television station KGW a 16-year old girl suffered life-threatening injuries in an Oregon car…