http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Injuries_and_TraumasFind stories, videos, and photos about Injuries and Traumas from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:46:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Injuries_and_Traumas14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Injuries and Traumas from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/28/congress.head.injuries.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/28/congress.head.injuries.ap/index.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league's policies on concussions before Congress on Wednesday.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/judiciary.nfl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/judiciary.nfl/index.html#cnnSTCTextAre professional football players at greater risk of dementia and other neurological problems?Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:36:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/12/49ers.injuries.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/12/49ers.injuries.ap/index.htmlSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Two San Francisco 49ers defenders with concussions could be done for the season.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/10/09/tebow.concussion/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/10/09/tebow.concussion/index.htmlIt's only been three years since Florida quarterback Chris Leak stood at a lectern and claimed a vicious hit from Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens hadn't resulted in a concussion. "I just got dinged," Leak said. "No more than that."Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_ballard/10/07/tim.tebow/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_ballard/10/07/tim.tebow/index.htmlThis article appears in the October 12, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/alcohol.brain.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/alcohol.brain.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlcohol, a drug that is a major cause of accidents, may actually protect the brain from a life-threatening injury when an accident does occur, according to a study published this week in Archives of Surgery.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/02/brain.injury.mental.illness.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/02/brain.injury.mental.illness.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan traumatic brain injury cause a person to develop a mental health problem or trigger an underlying problem not yet discovered, which then causes the person to create a fantasy world while in a coma, which, when they awake they are adamant is real?Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/17/jackson.scalp.head.burns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/17/jackson.scalp.head.burns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe special effects exploded too early while Michael Jackson filmed a Pepsi commercial in 1984 and his hair caught on fire, causing burns to his scalp.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/08/mexico.day.care.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/08/mexico.day.care.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fire that claimed the lives of 44 children at a day-care center in Hermosillo, Mexico, started Friday in an air-conditioning unit in an adjacent warehouse, the attorney general of Sonora said Monday.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/07/mexico.day.care.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/07/mexico.day.care.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextParents in northern Mexico on Sunday began to bury the children who died in a horrific day care fire as Mexican authorities raised the death toll from the blaze to 41.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:39:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275151,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275151,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnJamie Lynn Spears is "holding up well" after boyfriend's accident, a source tells PEOPLETue, 28 Apr 2009 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/head.injury.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/head.injury.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCTextConnie and Donald McCracken were watching CNN one evening last week when they learned of the tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson from a head injury. Immediately, their minds turned to their 7-year-old daughter, Morgan, who was upstairs getting ready for bed.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/19/ski.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/19/ski.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextSkiers and snowboarders can cut the risk of brain injury dramatically by wearing helmets on the slopes, some experts say.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/06/football.dementia.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/06/football.dementia.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's a question to worry "soccer moms" and professional footballers alike: Can playing football lead to long-term brain injury?Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/26/athlete.brains/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/26/athlete.brains/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor years after his NFL career ended, Ted Johnson could barely muster the energy to leave his house.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/stem.cell/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/stem.cell/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal regulators have cleared the way for the first human trials of human embryonic stem-cell research, authorizing researchers to test whether the cells are safe to use in spinal injury patients, the company behind the trials announced Friday.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/12/white.phosphorus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/12/white.phosphorus/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe international group Human Rights Watch is accusing Israel of firing weapons containing white phosphorus into Gaza. The group demands that the alleged practice cease.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:34:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1813478,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1813478,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFires fed by raging winds raced across parts of Northern California on Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes, threatening hundreds of others and leaving a firefighter severely burnedWed, 11 Jun 2008 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/07/tulane.hazing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/07/tulane.hazing/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen fraternity members at Tulane University face criminal charges in an alleged hazing incident in which pledges were repeatedly burned with hot water, cayenne pepper and vinegar, police said. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/30/brain.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/30/brain.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTextSgt. Ryan Kahlor has the same nightmare every time, a vision of walls painted in blood and fat, and men on top of houses, throwing pieces of Marines' bodies off rooftops. It's a vision he can't shake, because he lived through it while deployed to Iraq last year.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1708624,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1708624,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to concussions suffered in battleThu, 31 Jan 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/17/army.brain.injuries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/17/army.brain.injuries/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to 20 percent of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan may have suffered mild concussions but were unaware of them and did not get treatment, an Army study released Thursday shows.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:17:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/12/11/everett1217/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/12/11/everett1217/index.htmlEvery step is precious now. Every movement is a gift. Every morning brings another sunrise, full of sweet promise. When Kevin Everett was a little boy growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, he would sit with his grandpa James Nico, and the older man would explain to him life's lessons. One of them was this: Don't ever be bitter. Just keep doing your best, even when things aren't looking so good.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/10/17/estefan.heroes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/10/17/estefan.heroes/index.html#cnnSTCTextLatin pop diva Gloria Estefan and former Citadel linebacker Marc Buoniconti have each suffered paralyzing injuries.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:48:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/damon_hack/10/18/trent.green/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/damon_hack/10/18/trent.green/index.htmlTrent Green does not want his final moment in the NFL to be the image of him fastened to a yellow stretcher, his body rigid beneath black straps, his hands clasped together as if in prayer.Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/20/bc.fbn.jets.chrebet.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/20/bc.fbn.jets.chrebet.ap/index.htmlWayne Chrebet wants no pity or sympathy.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:06:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_layden/09/20/morgan/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_layden/09/20/morgan/index.htmlDan Morgan never wanted to be anybody's lab rat. Football player, husband, father, businessman: Yes, all of those things to the very fullest. But lab rat, where his every breath is extrapolated as a theoretically measurable part of some larger tableau? Not a chance he would sign on for that. His game and his life are too personal, too private, too treasured.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/preview/2007/08/20/bc.fbn.panthers.morgan.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/preview/2007/08/20/bc.fbn.panthers.morgan.ap/index.htmlCarolina Panthers middle linebacker Dan Morgan will play in a game for the first time since suffering at least the fifth concussion of his career on Friday against New England.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. hospitals are increasingly shutting down their burn centers in a trend experts say could leave the nation unable to handle widespread burn casualtiesWed, 08 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/24/law.nowinski/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/24/law.nowinski/index.html#cnnSTCTextChris Nowinski's professional wrestling career didn't end with a pink slip or a celebratory sendoff, but with a swift kick to his chin.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/07/27/on.scene/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/07/27/on.scene/index.htmlJesse Billauer rolls into the Beverly Hills Hotel with a blonde bombshell by his side and immediately attracts everyone's attention as soon as he opens his mouth. The tanned surfer is telling his friends to hold on to their girlfriends tight or he just might nab them up before the night is done. His friends laugh but quickly tighten their grip on their significant others. They know Billauer too well. Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1636923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1636923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraq war veterans are coming home with injuries of a scope and magnitude the government did not predict and is now struggling to treatThu, 28 Jun 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/25/coming.home.wounded/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/25/coming.home.wounded/index.htmlMore than 800 of them have lost an arm, a leg, fingers or toes. More than 100 are blind. Dozens need tubes and machines to keep them alive. Hundreds are disfigured by burns, and thousands have brain injuries and mangled minds.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/04/23/cech.qa/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/world_soccer/04/23/cech.qa/index.htmlPetr Cech suffered a career-threatening head injury after colliding with Reading's Stephen Hunt during a league game in October. But the Chelsea and Czech Republic keeper returned after a three-month layoff, having received special clearance to wear a rugby-style protective headguard. World Soccer's Keir Radnedge recently sat down with Cech to discuss the injury, headguard and Chelsea's success this season.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:54:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/04/23/concussion.summit/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/04/23/concussion.summit/index.htmlThe images on the large screen came one after another, each more disturbing and haunting than the other. There was Mike Webster shown naked from the waist up, lying dead on an autopsy table. There was Terry Long dead on an autopsy table with his tongue sticking out, still showing the pain of someone who had endured a prolonged death after ingesting antifreeze. Then there were simply the words of Dr. Bennet Omalu -- who didn't show pictures of Andre Waters because he shot himself -- as he described Waters' condition at his autopsy.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/05/congress.reed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/05/congress.reed/index.htmlWitnesses told a House panel Monday that wounded U.S. soldiers are forced to struggle against a nightmarish and untrustworthy Army medical system that leaves veterans stranded in unfit conditions.Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/02/otsc.gupta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/02/otsc.gupta/index.htmlSix people, including four college athletes, were killed Friday when their tour bus crashed through a wall and plummeted 30 feet from a bridge onto a busy interstate.Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:34:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/em_swift/02/06/scorecard0212/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/em_swift/02/06/scorecard0212/index.htmlHarry Carson realized something was wrong when he was doing television commentary. The former Giants linebacker would be on the air, live, and he'd lose his train of thought. Carson suspected the concentration issue was connected to other symptoms he'd been experiencing -- headaches, blurred vision, a loss of his sense of smell, and sensitivity to lights and noises -- and he went to see a doctor. "I thought I had a brain tumor," he says. The problem turned out to be postconcussion syndrome. Carson, 53, now a member of the Brain Injury Association's Sports Injury Prevention Council, estimates he had between 15 and 18 concussions during his 13-year Hall of Fame career, though he never reported any of them. "Pain and hurt and being uncomfortable was ingrained in me as a player," he says. "No one knew because I kept it to myself."Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/wherenow/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/wherenow/index.htmlThe latest news on companies previously profiled by FSB.By Emily Maltby and Brandi StewartTue, 05 Dec 2006 17:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/12/01/8395120/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/12/01/8395120/index.htmIN THE 2004 "NEXT LITTLE Thing" issue, FSB featured Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, a medical-device firm in Foxborough, Mass., that helps the severely disabled. The company's BrainGate devi... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/25/concussions.explorers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/25/concussions.explorers/index.htmlIn Hawaii's opening game of the college football season, running back Nate Ilaoa was knocked out of the game in the second quarter.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/01/spinal.injuries/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/01/spinal.injuries/index.htmlBritish surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of paralyzed patients and may one day allow them to walk again.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/22/stemcells.mice/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/22/stemcells.mice/index.htmlScientists in the U.S. have successfully used neural stem cells to regenerate damaged spinal cord tissue in mice, raising hopes that the technique could be used to treat disabilities caused by spinal cord injuries and human neurological disorders.Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/21/sarah.core/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/21/sarah.core/index.htmlSarah Core was severely injured as a result of a gas explosion in April 2004, suffering burns to 50 percent of her body. She was part of the first controlled clinical study to examine the effectiveness of using "spray-on" cultured skin cells to treat the wounds of burns victims.Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:11:00 EDT