Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Feb 2006
An analysis of maximum vehicle G forces and brain injury in motorsports crashes.
Traumatic brain injury from automobile crashes is a major source of trauma deaths. The investigation of crashes to understand factors of occupant injuries is an established practice. Our objective was to evaluate the association between vehicle G forces (G) sustained on impact and brain injury in motor sports crashes. ⋯ Findings were that IRL car crashes with peak vehicle G > or = 50 were associated with the development of traumatic brain injuries.
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Feb 2006
Case ReportsCase report of exertional rhabdomyolysis in a 12-year-old boy.
Exertional rhabdomyolysis has been well characterized, and many case reports exist. No cases of exertional rhabdomyolysis in young healthy children (preteen) have been published. ⋯ Although exertional rhabdomyolysis is rare in young children, it can occur when excessive exercise is spurred on by an adult.