Morning Report: 7/23/13

Thanks to Dr. Berzon for today’s Morning Report!   Blast Injuries The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), reports that in 2011, an estimated 9600 consumers were injured by firecrackers and that more than half of the injuries occurred during the 30 days surrounding Independence Day. Four fatalities were reported, one Read more…

Morning Report: 5/7/2013

Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Joshi!   Blast Injuries:  NEJM 2005   DePalma RG, Burris DG, Champion HR, Hodgson MJ. Blast Injuries. NEJM. 2005 Mar 31;352(13):1335-42. PMID: 15800229.   How to categorize Injuries: Few bombings in the US – 1995 Okalahoma bombing killed 168, injured 518 2004 Madrid Read more…