The opioid crisis has hit Philadelphia particularly hard, with over 46 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in 2017, twice the national average. In response, the City of Philadelphia developed an overarching prevention strategy, the Resilience Project, which includes...
Abby Bretzin led a paper examining sex differences in high school soccer concussions. Despite females having greater concussion rates relative to males, males had (1.54) greater odds of immediate removal from play. If an athletic trainer (AT) was the initial examiner,...
The PHIGHT Network’s community listening session, Together We Can, on March 29th, 2022 was covered by Fox29 in their Save Our Streets segment. The event was hosted by The PHIGHT Network (an initiative of the West/Southwest Collaborative, of which Penn Injury...
On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, 40 shots were fired in front of a church in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. While there were luckily no injuries to any church goers, this situation is only the latest in a worsening epidemic of firearm violence. In...
Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is the leading cause of stroke in young adults. A recent study featuring PISC External Advisory Board Member Charles Branas, PhD, evaluates the rate at which CeAD is diagnosed in rural and urban regions in New York State. Data is...
Contributed to by PISC Senior Scholars Kristy Arbogast, PhD, Joel Fein, MD, MPH, and Daniel Corwin, MD, this study compared demographic characteristics, medical care, and outcomes among patients with assault-related concussions (ARC) versus sports and...
Black men are disproportionately impacted by injuries in the United States. A recent study led by PISC Executive Committee Member Therese S. Richmond, PhD, RN, featuring Senior Scholar Marta Bruce, PhD, RN, analyzes how injured Black men perceive the relationship...
A recent study featuring PISC Senior Scholar Allison E. Curry explores the impact of non-driving related license suspensions on quality of life. Fourteen adults with non-driving related license suspensions were evaluated. Participants engaged in semi-structured phone...
The PHIGHT Network, from the WSW Collaborative and including the Penn Injury Science Center, partnered with the YMCAs in Philadelphia in hosting the “Exercise Your Voice” event to give youth the stage in talking about community violence. Living in a city...
The Penn Injury Science Center joined the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia, the Beloved Care Project, and the District Attorney’s Office to form the West/Southwest Collaborative Response to Gun Violence. The partnership is the only one in the city that...
