Successful programs designed to encourage protective behaviors (e.g., wearing safety belts and using child safety seats) have applied such behavioral principles as a combination of rewards, feedback, guidance, contingency management, and modeling. (Author/DB)

Descriptive case information evaluated by 68 medical personnel included a fall from a highchair as the explanation of an injury, with or without injury pattern data obtained for such falls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Respondents given the CPSC data appropriately had less confidence in the explanation. (Author/JW)

The article addresses the needs of the head injured child and adolescent in the area of behavioral management. Case examples are used to illustrate such behavioral difficulties as distractability and unprovoked aggression as well as the efficacy of behavioral interventions. (Author/DB)

The article reviews evaluation and management of neuropsychiatric sequelae of severe head injuries occurring in childhood and adolescence. Medical management and psychotherapeutic interventions are discussed in the contexts of hospitalization and long-term follow-up at home and in the community. (Author/DB)

Clinical evidence suggests wives of brain-injured men go through a crisis period one year following their husbands' injury. Such women were compared to wives of paraplegics of one year and to wives of normal men. It was predicted that they would report greater and more disturbing changes in their lives. (Author)

Ideally, playgrounds should encourage development of gross and fine motor skills and present a stimulating play environment that provides children with manageable challenges. In order to provide these challenges, a balance must be found between risk and safety. Over the last few years there has been an increased interest in the use of soft…

In 1998, an estimated 3.4 million uninsured children were of high school age. Among highly populated states, there were wide differences in the percentage of these uninsured children, ranging from 28 percent in Texas to 6 percent in Massachusetts. Ten states and the District of Columbia require high school students to have health insurance before…

The legal aspects of athletic injuries could become major issue. A recent Indiana case, in which a college football player suffered an injury which rendered him a quadriplegic, is discussed. Relevant case law and the policy implications of applying worker's compensation law to scholarship athletes is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Data from a survey of institutional members of the National Athletic Injury/Illness Reporting System (NAIRS) are presented and discussed. Included are tables showing injuries reported in high schools and colleges and universities for male and female athletes in baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer, wrestling, field hockey, track and…

Although research indicates that the growth and development of young athletes is not adversely affected by continuous rigorous physical activity, there is evidence to support the fact that inclusion of certain nutritional programs may deplete the physically active child. Cardiovascular involvement should be monitored and proper safeguards taken to…

The owner or operator of a public swimming pool is legally responsible for the health and safety of patrons who use the pool. Legal cases resulting from negligence include judgements against the owner due to: lack of lifeguard training, inattentiveness on the part of lifeguards, improper depth markings, water containing infectious organisms, and…

The issues of accident and injury prevention, and safety in physical education programs are discussed in terms of hazard identification and reduction, compensation for unavoidable risks, and avoidance of unnecessary hazards. (JMF)

Analyzes 13 daytime serial dramas broadcast during 1977 for the occurrence and distribution of health-related conditions and resultant deaths, according to age and sex. (JMF)

Presents and evaluates a comprehensive client management system for suicide and crisis intervention services, consisting of five service designations: self-injury, crisis, active support, general support, and single contact. Self-injury clients received more contacts and more time in direct service. (Author)

A student health facility with a dental department is in an excellent position to handle dental emergencies and to stimulate the patient to seek good dental care on a regular basis. (Author)