Injuries
Injured worker is home
Doctor surprised by Boeing worker's quick recovery
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
Study: PTSD programs duplicated
DENVER -- The U.S. military has more than 200 programs devoted to brain injuries and the psychological health of its men and women, but no uniform way to evaluate whether they work or to share their findings, according to a study commissioned by the Pentagon.
Date: 11/14/2011 | Nation & World
Man severed own arm with guillotine, police say
BELLINGHAM -- Police in Bellingham say a man who walked into a medical clinic with his right arm severed indicated he cut his own limb off with a homemade guillotine.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Northwest
Invisible injuries are plaguing war veterans
Sixty-six percent of the most seriously wounded soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq have "invisible" injuries of brain trauma or post-traumatic stress, which their families and society will live with at great cost for decades, said Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army's vice chief of...
Date: 10/01/2011 | Business
Reno air race crash scene shows violence of impact
RENO, Nev. — The scene of a Reno air race crash that killed nine people reveals the violence of the plane's missile-like impact — a crater in the tarmac roughly 3 feet deep and 8 feet across with debris spread out over more than an acre.
Date: 09/18/2011 | Nation & World
Addressing an epidemic of hearing loss injuries
One summer night outside of Fallujah, Iraq, in 2006, Marine Lance Cpl. David Goldich was at the gun turret atop a Humvee when a roadside bomb, rigged with a 155mm artillery shell, detonated beside him.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Business
Young Brier man shares his painful lesson with others
BRIER -- Dennis McVay doesn't hesitate to pull up his right pants leg. The Brier man, 22, is used to showing people. A few inches up, scar tissue rings the shin. It marks where his sock stopped the fire.Above the ring, his skin is slick, mottled with faint yellow and purple threads.
Date: 08/29/2011 | Local News
Parachutist dies after accident in Snohomish
SNOHOMISH -- A Lynden man died Thursday in a parachuting accident in Snohomish.The man was identified as Cal B. McKibbon, 51. His family has been notified of his death, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
Boy, 5, seriously injured in Lynnwood fire
LYNNWOOD -- A 5-year-old boy was seriously injured Wednesday during a fire in a Lynnwood bedroom.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Local News
Watch out for rusty nails -- tetanus can ruin your summer
Tetanus is that dangerous disease we adults always associate with summer.It's not a coincidence.The tetanus toxin can be introduced into our bodies through burns, splinters and deep puncture wounds.
Date: 07/26/2011 | Life
'Recovery Ride' planned for hurt trooper
A fundraiser is planned next month for Lance Ramsay, the Washington State Patrol motorcycle trooper who was seriously injured in a June 21 wreck on Highway 9.
Date: 07/22/2011 | Sirens
Motorcycle trooper hurt in crash on Highway 9 near Cathcart
CLEARVIEW -- A Washington State Patrol motorcycle trooper from Snohomish was in intensive care Tuesday night after he was seriously injured in a wreck on Highway 9.The trooper, Lance Ramsay, 41, was driving southbound on the highway when his motorcycle struck the back of a Kia minivan.
Date: 06/21/2011 | Local News
Splinters can become a big pain
Summer is splinter season.We're simply outside more this time of year, and that means increased exposure to shards of glass, woody debris and thorns.
Date: 06/19/2011 | Life
Aerospace engineer's device keeps quadriplegics gaming
HELENA, Mont. -- For Ruben Rios to throw a touchdown, it takes a flick of his tongue. To break away from a tackle, he puffs into a tube.
Date: 06/12/2011 | Nation & World
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