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Can Thinking About Your Cell Phone Lead to a Car Crash?
Dr. Beth Ebel, director of HIPRC, recently appeared on Seattle Q13 Fox News in a piece called "Driving Home the Danger" to speak about new findings from a research study led by HIPRC fellows Dr. Stephen O’Connor and Dr. Jennifer M. Whitehill that shows anticipating calls or text messages is associated with increased crash risk.
The Atlantic also published an article on the cell phone research study.
Put a CAP on Accidental Shooting Injuries and Deaths
 Gun owners can help protect others by storing their guns responsibly. UW professor of pediatrics, Dr. Frederick Rivara, suggests starting with a visit to lokitup.org.
UW Professor of Anesthesiology Gave Keynote Address to Indian Society of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care on Traumatic Brain Injury
 Dr. Monica S. Vavilala gave the keynote presentation on translational research in traumatic brain injury at the Indian Society of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care Conference in Bhopal, India on February 10.
Concussion symptoms in children may linger weeks after injury.
Dr. Frederick Rivara, UW professor of pediatrics and editor-in-chief of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, wrote an editorial in the March 5 issue of the journal urging emergency room physicians to be more vigilant in recognizing and monitoring children who have even mild sports-related concussions. |
