John O'Keefe died from falling backwards and hitting his head on frozen ground, according to a Yale-educated brain surgeon who testified Wednesday in the murder trial of Karen Read. Read, 45, is ...
Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways A coup brain injury happens at the site of the head impact. A ...
Bleeding occurs when trauma damages a blood vessel. When that trauma involves your head—whether the scalp, skull, or brain—it’s considered a head injury. These head injuries range in severity from a ...
In a meta-analysis of 17 studies, traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) was prevalent in nearly 7% of older adults with head injury from ground-level falls, with focal neurologic signs, head trauma, ...
Karen Read‘s second trial in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, continued on Monday in Dedham’s Norfolk Superior Court before Judge Beverly Cannone. On ...
Head injuries can transform from seemingly minor bumps into life-threatening medical emergencies within minutes or hours. The brain sits protected within the skull, but when trauma occurs, the ...
Falls remain the leading cause of injury in the construction industry. Workers often perform tasks on scaffolding, ladders, ...