Archive for January 2013
Traumatic brain injury and other such diseases can waste the brain’s 1.5 kilogram mass by a third
The National Football League and the Canadian Football League have faced many suicides of players stricken with traumatic brain injury. Cumulative head trauma is the culprit. Another well known sports personality has died: Ted Toogood, a former Toronto Argonaut. Over the years he played the sport he loved, he was battered about the field in…
Read MoreToddler run over by truck does not survive
When an emergency call goes out for help involving a child, the crews know it will be a tough call. This story had one of the worst endings possible, the death of a toddler. A three-year-old boy was run over by a truck backing up through a parking lot. For some reason, like most small…
Read MoreCar Wrecks: Traffic Fatalities Continue To Mount
It’s been less than a week since I posted about last year’s record number of traffic fatalities, and already we’ve seen a number of 2013 traffic fatalities. On New Year’s day, a father and son were killed in a motorcycle accident, and on Thursday, a 19 year old was killed in a rollover accident on…
Read MoreAustin Car Wrecks: Let's Reduce Traffic Fatalities This New Year
2012 is finally winding down, and sadly, it has been the deadliest year for Austin car wrecks in over a decade. As of December 27, Austin had 77 traffic fatalities, the most since 2000. Fortunately, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is looking to do something about it. In a December 29 Austin American Statesman story,…
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