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What type of helmet is best for small children engaged in winter activities?
Unfortunately, the arrival of winter is followed by an increase in visits to hospital emergency departments by young people arriving with head injuries resulting from winter activities. Helmets are known to reduce the risk of head injury; however, with so many helmet options available today, which is the best one?
Learn how Professors Hoshizaki (School of Human Kinetics) and Vassilyadi (Faculty of Medicine) tried to answer this question.
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Hockey helmets best for tobogganing: study
Ottawa Citizen, 10 other sources - 23/01/2012
Dr. Michael Vassilyadi, co-author of this study led in collaboration with Professor Blaine Hoshizaki (School of Human Kinetics) says "the hockey helmet is the winner at most velocities, and then the cycling helmets for the highest." -
Hockey helmet safest for kids on toboggans
Winnipeg Free Press, 1 other source - 21/01/2012
Safety performance was defined by the ability of a helmet to reduce acceleration of the head during the impact, said Professor Blaine Hoshizaki (School of Human Kinetics), director of the Neurotrauma Impact Laboratory.
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So what kind of helmet should your child be wearing for winter sports?
Dr. Karl Kabasele HQ - 21/01/2012
What’s important is to choose the right helmet for the particular sport your child is participating in, make sure it meets safety standards, and make sure it fits your child’s head as it should. -
Helmet Safety
CBC The National - 20/01/2012
VIDEO: What helmets are suitable for kids out tobogganing? The CBC's Kelly Crowe reports (interview with Professor Blaine Hoshizaki, School of Human Kinetics, at the Neurotrauma Impact Science Laboratory). -
Helmets vary in offering protection for winter sports and play
Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog - 20/01/2012
"Helmets are designed and tested to mitigate the risk of an injury; they are not designed to eliminate head injuries," said co-author Blaine Hoshizaki, of the School of Human Kinetics. -
Ottawa lab puts children's helmets to the test
CTV Ottawa, 1 other source - 20/01/2012
A study of helmets used by children for winter activities offers some new data on the various types of head protection that would suit tobogganers. -
Helmets for tobogganing kids get crash tests
CBC News - 20/01/2012
A Canadian study co-authored by Professor Blaine Hoshizaki (School of Human Kinetics) suggests young children should wear helmets while tobogganing, but concludes there's no clear answer about what type of headgear works best. -
Researchers Investigate How Well Protective Headgear Works for Small Children Participating in Winter Activities
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) - 20/01/2012
Blaine Hoshizaki, PhD, of the School of Human Kinetics, and colleagues used a monorail drop tower to simulate the types of impact that can be sustained by a child’s head during mishaps in tobogganing.
Consolidation of the Faculty of Health Sciences under one roof on campus
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Une faculté toujours aussi éparpillée(in French only)
La Rotonde - 16/01/2012
Luc Cormier, président de l'Association des étudiants pré-diplômés en sciences infirmières, et Andréa Paquette, étudiante de 4e année en sciences de la santé, commentent sur le fait que les étudiants de la Faculté des sciences de la santé n’ont aucun pavillon mère où se regrouper. -
Open letter to Allan Rock
The Fulcrum - 12/01/2012
Luc Cormier, President of the Undergraduate Nursing Students' Association, addresses uOttawa President Allan Rock to reaffirm the urgent need for a new building for the students of the Faculty of Health Sciences. -
Allan Rock précise la décision de l'Ud'O (in French only)
Le Droit - 12/01/2012
Le recteur de l'Université d'Ottawa, Allan Rock, rend réponse à l'éditorial de Pierre Jury, « Une priorité bulldozée » (Le Droit, 10 janvier) concernant la question de l'espace à l'Université. -
No single building on the horizon for U of O health sciences students
Ottawa Citizen - 11/01/2012
Ottawa Citizen reporter Mark Brownlee sums up the situation of the construction of a new building for the Faculty of Health Sciences. -
Une priorité bulldozée (in French only)
Le Droit - 10/01/2012
Pierre Jury, éditorialiste au quotidien Le Droit, fait l'état de la situation des appels à la construction d'un nouveau pavillon pour la Faculté des sciences de la santé, qui se « heurtent à la sourde oreille de la direction de l'Université ». -
Des étudiants de deuxième classe en santé (in French only)
Le Droit - 09/01/2012
Luc Cormier, président de l'Association des étudiants prédiplômés en sciences infirmières, adresse une lettre ouverte à Allan Rock suite à la réponse du recteur de l'Université d'Ottawa à un article paru dans le Ottawa Citizen le 2 janvier dernier au sujet du projet de construction d'un nouveau pavillon, consacré uniquement à la Faculté des sciences de la santé, une promesse dite brisée par l'administration centrale de l'Université d'Ottawa. -
U of O sees health sciences building as a priority, says president
Ottawa Citizen - 01/05/2012
Allan Rock, President of the University of Ottawa, and Dr. Denis Prud'homme, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, comment on whether or not the plans for a single building for health sciences remains a priority for the U of O administration. -
uOttawa health sciences dean urges new health facility
Academica Group - 01/04/2012
Dr. Denis Prud'homme, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, comments on the need for a new health facility at the University. -
Nursing Students Won't See New Building
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Nursing students angry as U of O backs off on vow
Ottawa Citizen - 01/02/2012
Luc Cormier, president of the nursing student association, comments on having to wait for a new health sciences building. -
Les sciences de la santé toujours éparpillées (in French only)
Le Droit - Cyberpresse - 12/12/2011
Le doyen de la Faculté des sciences de la santé de l'uOttawa, le Dr Denis Prud'homme, digère mal la décision de l'établissement de reporter le projet de consolidation des programmes sous un même toit. -
Les étudiants regroupés sous un même toit d'ici 2016? (in French only)
Le Droit - 27/07/2011
Éparpillés dans des édifices aux quatre coins de la ville, les étudiants en sciences de la santé de l'Université d'Ottawa pourraient se retrouver sous un même toit d'ici 2016, si l'établissement va de l'avant avec son projet de construction d'un nouveau pavillon, consacré uniquement à cette faculté. -
Exclusif: les Sciences de la santé de l'Ud'Ottawa sous un seul toit (in French only)
CKOI 104,7 Outaouais - 26/07/2011
L'Université d'Ottawa planifie construire un pavillon de près de 80 millions $ pour regrouper ses étudiants de la faculté des Sciences de la santé.