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Off-roading is one of Americans’ favorite leisure-time activities. All Terrain Vehicles (also known as ATVs or four-wheelers) are vehicles that are typically driven on dirt roads or sand dunes rather than public streets. Many parents let their children drive ATVs but this may be a mistake. Many doctors nationwide, including the American College of Surgeons […]

Many of us worry about dangers to our children in the outside world like driving or flying in airplanes, but we forget about the dangers lurking in our own homes. One primary danger is accidental poisoning from common household products and medications. Each year, approximately 800,000 children are rushed to the emergency room in the […]

You’re watching your son’s soccer game and see him run in to another player and fall to the ground. You rush down to the field and see the coach helping him up. Your son seems dazed and confused, but the coach wants him to continue to play. But you’ve read about concussions and realize that […]

Each year in the U.S., an estimated 1.35 million children visit the emergency room with a sports-related injury. Fractures, abrasions, sprains, concussions and knee injuries are common sports injuries that are serious enough to require a visit to the ER. Knee injuries are high on the list of common complaints, specifically a very serious tear […]

After car accidents, concussions are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury in young people ages 15 to 24. Most everyone has heard of concussions, but the majority associate concussions with football. While football is indeed the sport with the highest percentage of concussion-related injuries, young athletes suffer concussions in many other sports as […]