Compensation for Birth-Related Injury: No-Fault Programs Compared With Tort System

Article Abstract:

Florida's Neurological Injury Compensation Act (NICA) has not led to medical care rationing as opponents feared. NICA is a no-fault insurance program for birth-related injuries implemented by Florida in 1988 that bypasses the tort system. Researchers evaluated payments to parents of children with birth-related injuries who filed claims under NICA with those who used the traditional tort system. The costs of medical care to NICA recipients and tort participants were similar. However, NICA recipients did not recover the cost of lost income. Tort participants tended to be overcompensated for their costs.

Evaluation, Economic aspects, No-fault insurance, No fault insurance, Birth injuries

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Comparison of injury during cadet basic training by gender

Article Abstract:

Women may have an increased risk for injury and have more severe injuries during military physical training than men. Researchers compared injury rates among 558 cadets in one class at The U.S. Military Academy, West Point. Women's overall injury rate was 2.5 times that of men, and the rate of women's injuries requiring hospitalization was almost four times that of men's. Women experienced more stress fractures and stress reactions, and more days excused from physical activities due to injury. Better physical preparation before training, as well as modified equipment may protect women from injury.

Health aspects, Women military personnel, Military training camps

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Use of simple measures of physical activity to predict stress fractures in young men undergoing a rigorous physical training program

Article Abstract:

Some US Marine Corps recruits may become more prone to stress fractures than others during the demanding initial training. Researchers in San Diego identified factors that predict leg fractures in new recruits. An algorithm was developed and tested on more than 2,300 recruits. The answers to five questions on physical activity, the results of a 1.5-mile run, and poor physical fitness, especially prior to becoming a recruit, were high risk factors for stress fractures.

Methods, Military personnel, Recruiting and enlistment

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