I previously mentioned the Opinion piece by Rod McClure from Monash, Australia and excerpted parts of it. What I later discovered is that it prompted an excellent segment of TV coverage on ABC, one of Australia’s leading channels. It makes all the right points and Rod does a fine job of putting forward the key […]
Category: Offbeat
Solariums in the spotlight again
Over recent years, the non-therapeutic use of solariums has become increasingly controversial around the world, and in some instances has sparked strong reactions from their proponents within the tanning industry in particular. One such controversy is happening in the United States at the moment, with the pro-solarium organisation American Suntanning Association ready to take the next step […]
Injury Research in LMICs Requires a Fundamental Directional Change
I want to make the point that an essential shift in injury research from burden assessment to hypothesis testing is still lagging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Every month hundreds of injury research publications originating from Low- and Middle-Income Countries find a place in scientific journals. Recent bibliographic analysis has revealed that the numbers […]
Mobile phones in safety helmets?
A questionable new device is available from a company called uClear that will permit safety helmets to receive and transmit signals. The question is whether this is a good idea or fundamentally dangerous. This revolutionary system includes microphones in two earpieces and a controller on the side of the helmet, connected by Bluetooth to various […]
A new hazard for children: Hair straightener burns
An injury prevention group in Ireland has sounded an alarm over burns from hair straighteners for children. The Children’s Hospital noted that 17 children three months to nine years attended A&E (ERs) in 2009-10 with hair straightener burns, 9% of the 187 children who had “thermal injuries” that year. Apparently some retailers are refusing to sell […]
More gory (probably ineffective) posters
Readers with good memories may recall a blog some time back describing a treasure trove of old ‘accident prevention’ posters that were discovered by RoSPA in England. Now a story has appeared in the Washington Times about a similar discovery from the former Soviet Union. Apparently these bizarre posters intended to frighten viewers have been […]
Research tools
MakeUseOf http://www.makeuseof.com/ is, if you will pardon what may or may not be a pun, a remarkably useful website. I receive an email newsletter regularly and more often than not it includes some extremely helpful advice. This week it dealt with ‘tools’ (electronic) that might prove helpful when doing research. These range from free word […]
Dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die animated video […]
Spain fines makers of film over ‘reckless’ poster
Thanks to David Lawrence for bringing this to my attention. […]
Helmets and cellphone while driving
A wag said: It just proves it is ok to use a cell phone while driving providing you are wearing a helmet. There is some humour in this photo to be sure but note the helmets are not for motorcyclists or even bicyclists. But this is more sad and scary than funny. And, unfortunately, there […]