Commotio cordis occurs mostly in boys and young men (average age 15), usually during sports, most frequently baseball, often despite a chest protector. It is usually caused by a projectile, but can also be caused by the blow of an elbow or other body part.
The number of uninsured Americans declined by 8.8 million in 2014, the first year the major insurance reforms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect, according to new federal survey of 98,000 adults released by the U.S. Census Bureau today.
According to 2010 data released by the United States Census Bureauâs Current Population Survey, Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people of any state, with 24.6 percent of Texas residents, or 6.2 million people, uninsured. That means one out of every four people in Texas live without health insurance. The 2010 average uninsurance rate nationally, for comparison, is16.9 percent, nearly eight percentage points below the Texas rate. On a more positive recent note, the number of uninsured Texans decreased by 250,000 from 2009 to 2010.