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A new state law designed to prevent or limit the severity of concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in student athletes took effect on July 1, 2011. The School Sports Head Injury Prevention Act specifically addresses when a student may return to competition after a head injury. Under the new law, if a school athlete… read more
Mikal Bond, 13, the Maple Hill teenager injured in a bicycle accident remains in critical condition as of July 19, 2011. Bond was taking part in the Lizard Under the Skillet bike ride when she collided with a pickup truck. The Lizard Under the Skillet bike ride was organized by the Lawrence Bicycle Club. The… read more
“As far as I’m concerned, she murdered my son,” said Sandra Nielsen, mother of Gabriel Nielsen. “I’ll do whatever I can to keep her in prison.” The “her” in question is Lisa R. Norton, 32, of Longmont who was arrested on June 25, 2011 when she fled the scene after an accident on Nelson Road… read more
Ryan Redmond, 33, of Delafield, WI is in critical condition after a tumbling 800-foot fall on the Middle Teton on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Redmond was telemark skiing with three other skiers on the Ellingwood Couloir on the south side of Middle Teton. He and one of his companions stopped two-thirds of the way up… read more
A Plane crash is Custer County, Colorado resulted in one death and also started a wild fire that is now at 100 acres with zero-percent containment. The plane crash occurred on Sunday, July 3, 2011 around 3:30 p.m. when a 1941 Steerman biplane, piloted by 50-year-old Sidney Emmert went down in the San Isabel National… read more
CareMeridian broke ground on a four-acre development site of a 36-bed facility in Littleton, CO. The facility will provide Denver and the surrounding area post-acute care services in a non-institutional setting. CareMeridian is a partner in the MENTOR Network and a leading provider of post-acute care alternatives. With a 22-year history of serving the catastrophically… read more
An anonymous donated pledged $4 million dollars to the University of Kansas to fund spinal cord injury research. The school will divide the money between two groups in the Medical Centers Research Facility, the Institute for Neurological Disorders. The first team, Led by Dr. Peter Smith of the Spinal Cord Injuries Repair Programs, is responsible… read more
Jim Delbois, 67, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died on Monday, June 13, in an accident on the Ride the Rockies bicycle tour. Ride the Rockies, which is in its 26th year, is a six-to-seven day bicycle tour that occurs every June. The route through the Rockies changes each year and approximately 2,000 cyclists participate. The… read more
Soldiers with traumatic brain injuries, TBI, post-traumatic stress and other combat injuries gathered in Colorado Springs on for the 2nd annual Warrior Games, from May 16 to May 21. The Warrior Games are an Olympic-based sports competition with a range of events including track and field, basketball and marksmanship. The Warrior Games provide a way… read more
