The article attempts to provide a definition of attention that has relevance for rehabilitation therapists working with the brain injured. A review of clinical studies suggests that, although behavioral aspects of attention are amenable to change and improvement, cognitive or information-processing changes are not so easily achieved. (Author/DB)

The article describes specific characteristics of speech and language following focal and diffuse cerebral damage. Also discussed are assessment and treatment strategies using both cognitive and language frameworks. (Author/DB)

Issues and developmental considerations in outcome and treatment of head injury in children are considered. Focus is on appropriate assessment practices in the areas of psychoeducational development, motor and cognitive deficits, and neuropsychological deficits. (Author/DB)

Football, it is argued, is too dangerous for most girls and for many boys. Data on male-female differences in size, speed, and strength are reviewed. A preparticipation screening program with equal requirements for both sexes is proposed. (Author/MT)

This symposium is comprised of an introduction and four papers on aspects of amateur wrestling. Discussed are medical problems of wrestlers, basic conditioning principles for high school wrestlers, the role of the physician in advising wrestlers about nutrition, and safe weight-loss practices for wrestlers. (MT)

Physical educators must minimize risk in their programs by understanding the potential for injuries and instituting a program of awareness, knowledge, and teaching of safety factors. Teachers must eliminate possible risks in the areas of instructional strategies, supervision, and equipment and facilities. (DF)

Describes a Wisconsin school bus accident in which the driver was killed and students injured, and the school district's response. Suggests ways to cope with school bus accidents. (MCG)

In this article, a brief biography is given and information is provided on, the period Omer Seyfettin, one of the most widely read children's literature writers in Turkey lived in, and the subject of death and violence in 129 short stories he has written, compiled in 10 books, was analyzed. The data was subjected to computer aided quantitative…

Unintentional injuries are the number one cause of death in childhood, and boys experience two to four times more injuries than girls. The present study examined whether mothers differed in their speed to intervene and the nature of their intervention responses depending on the sex of the child, the injury history of the child, the level of risk…

Suggests laboratory instructors preserve the necessary evidence after an incident in classroom. Included is a checklist for gathering evidence that trial lawyers will need to present defense adequately. (CC)

In response to OSHA, school board members and administrators should initiate a comprehensive, districtwide safety education and accident prevention program. OSHA will affect schools by requiring injury and illness records and onsite inspections. It will affect the operation of the physical plant and effect the provision of a comprehensive,…

This chapter, which reviews recent court decisions affecting all segments of school liability, includes discussion of the effect of recent decisions on the common law doctrine of sovereign immunity. (JH)