Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
A five year old boy from West Wales, United Kingdom, fell off a child’s motorcycle that he had been given as a Christmas present. He suffered serious head injuries from the fall and died after being taken to the local hospital. The child was reportedly playing with the gift in an enclosed playground when the motorcycle accident took place. His father had taken him to the park to practice, since it was closed to automobile traffic over the holiday. Unfortunately, because the enclosed area is usually used for driving practice, it has a concrete surface. According to a neighbor, the park was locked up, but the short fence would be easy for someone to hoist a bike over. Police are calling this a tragic accident. They would not say if the child was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
On news stations, You Tube, and other media outlets, a video of Elizabeth Lambert has hit the airwaves in a big way. Elizabeth Lambert is a college soccer player for the New Mexico Lobos. In a game versus BYU, Elizabeth was filmed pushing, punching, and then dragging another player down by the other player’s hair. The action is rough. Some say that Elizabeth Lambert is a soccer bully . . . others may refer to her as a tough competitor. The videos do show that women’s soccer is a competitive tough sport. It should be noted that on some plays other plays are pushing, punching, and grabbing Elizabeth’s shorts. While she may have been provoked at times, Elizabeth Lambert seemed to retaliate with greater force. You can make the call by watching the various videos online of Elizabeth’s play. You can view one such video at 
Parents can sometimes have a hard time determining when it is appropriate to take a child to the emergency room. CBS News medical correspondent and pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Ashton recently outlined some pointers for parents to recognize when an illness or injury is an emergency.
In the United States, United Kingdom (England), and many other places, children love to play on trampolines. Unfortunately, children are injured on injuries every day. Many injuries can be avoided with better safety precautions and supervision. Children, especially young children, lack safety awareness. This is especially true when playing on trampolines. Jumping on a trampoline can be quite empowering for a child. Children often want to jump higher and higher. Children then try tricks like flips and jumping in and around each other. During these stunts or just regular jumping, children are injured.
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Years ago, cheerleading was dominated by pom poms and simple cheers. Over time, cheerleading evolved to include acrobatics, flips, and free fall from high pyramids. As a result thereof, cheerleading has become a very dangerous sport riddles with serious personal injuries to boys and girls alike. While safety efforts have been stepped over over the past few years, there continues to be serious personal injuries and deaths while practicing and performing cheerleading routines and stunts. It has been reported that there were 67 fatal, disabling, or serious personal injuries resulting from cheerleading incidents between 1982 and 2007. This accounted for over 60 percent of the total incidents of injuries to female high school student athletes during this time period.