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.
12.6 percent. In the new study Uninsured Motorists, 2014 Edition, the IRC estimates the percentage of uninsured drivers. nationally and in individual states, based on a ratio of insurance claims made by individuals who were injured by. uninsured drivers to claims made by those who were injured by insured drivers. Nationally, the number of uninsured peaked at 29.9 million in 2009 and moderately declined thereafter to 29.7 million in 2012. Statewide, the uninsured motorist problem varied, with the highest numbers in: California (4.1 million) Florida (3.2 million) Texas (1.6 million) This Uninsured Motorists study also estimated total uninsured motorist claim payments.