Head & Brain Injuries

• Cheer Safety Clinic in Louisiana

  Steve Lombardi | October 31, 2009 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Becky French has posted all the details you need to get low cost certification for cheerleading safety training with the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and Universal Cheerleading...

• Chicago Woman Pedestrian Struck by Distracted Driver

  Steve Lombardi | October 30, 2009 11:25 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I love downtown Chicago. Over the past two years I've spent several weeks at the Guest Quarters and walked every morning to De Paul's conference center for classes. But really I've been following...

• Continued Debate over Taser Use in Texas

  Steve Lombardi | October 29, 2009 10:14 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  What people don't seem to appreciate is why this debate continues. Like any tool of law enforcement Tasers can be misused. How and when they are being used has been the ongoing concern but the...

• Texas Tandem Bicyclists Killed

  Steve Lombardi | October 22, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This collision took place a little while ago, but I saved the news article for today's safety post. He was 42 and she 36. Their 7-year-old daughter was home while they were out riding their tandem...

• Pedestrian Safety - Parking Lot Demolition Derby

  Steve Lombardi | October 20, 2009 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On September 19th 2009 Lucie Sabimana veered out of control hitting several parked cars, one of which hit and injured two pedestrians, before hitting the Goodwill Industries building in Cedar...

• Iowa Crash in Rural Mahaska County

  Steve Lombardi | September 21, 2009 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Early this morning at 5:30 in Mahaska County, a truck rolled over into a cornfield after missing a curve. The County Sheriff’s Office said alcohol may have been involved in the cause of the...

• What’s the difference between legitimate and excessive force?

  Steve Lombardi | September 17, 2009 12:05 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Watch this video from South Bend, Indiana and ask yourself if the suspect is resisting arrest and is the force necessary. http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/59469127.html?video=YHI&t=a I'm...

• Are Iowa’s Autistic Kids Being Denied Autism Testing?

  Steve Lombardi | June 27, 2009 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A Michigan class action lawsuit has settled for $1 million dollars to reimburse 100 families for the expense of testing their infant children for autism. BCBS has a way of using the experimental...

• “Let’s start at the end because you can’t tell a story unless you know where it’s going.”

  Steve Lombardi | May 04, 2009 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  My news alerts picked up this question and answer in SaddleBag World about the debate on whether helmets for motorcycle riders should be mandatory. This is tort reform we could really use....

• Vacation Safety: Do golf getaways put you at risk?

  Megan Roth | March 25, 2009 7:31 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Golf – it’s America’s new favorite pastime. In the year 2000, there were approximately 27 million golfers in the U.S. alone; it goes without saying that this figure has increased...