Two interesting, off-beat items submitted by Danilo Blank from Brazil that did not make the cut for News and Nots […]
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IP People in the News
Louis Francescutti, elected President of Royal College. The official announcement reads: “The Royal College is pleased to announce that Louis Hugo Francescutti, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCPC, FACPM, CCFP officially became the 41st president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada on October 18. The University of Alberta professor, emergency room / preventive […]
Injury v. Accident: Google N-gram Viewer (2)
Many thanks to Brian for calling terminology buffs’ attention to this really catchy Google Books Ngram Viewer. But as far as injury terminology goes, I do not think those graphs quite settle the question; the matter certainly deserves a harder look. First, the true science of injury control actually started out in the sixties, so […]
Media sightings
Brian Johnston and Flaura Winston were both quoted in a New York Times article appearing this past summer. Brian’s views on injury proneness were reported alongside Flaura’s regarding the risk of injury to a sibling following a sib injury. Brian postulated that this might involve ‘post-traumatic arousal’ (a component of PSTD) that increases vulnerability. Flaura […]