them to a suspect Keith and
Lauren back to you our hearts
go out to that little girl’s
family. Chris thank you.
>> At Memorial Hermann Texas
Medical Center they say trauma
injuries now are up 24% and
they say most likely relate to.
>> The coronavirus pandemic you
explain health reporter Haley
Hernandez Haley.
>> The rising number of people
are staying home or so you’d
expect accidents to go down but
they tell us all traumas are up
and motorcycles ATV and bicycle
accidents are happening perhaps
indicating that people are
getting hurt while enjoying the
outdoors and that has them
concerned about this weekend.
>> Labor Day is that
traditional last hurrah of
summer but Memorial Hermann
warns not to become part of
their growing statistic a rise
in trauma accidents compared to
the same time last year.
Michael Beckman added to that
number last month while riding
his motorcycle to water County
and into one poll.
>> Ejected me from the by and I
had a barbed wire fence and
slid down the barbed wire fence
he’s 35 with a wife and a baby
and while riding a little too
fast he almost lost it all set
up and hear me think about you
know when can I get on my kid,
my wife, you know House my wife
doing at home, struggling
because now she’s at home.
With my son by herself doctor,
Michelle mcnutt trauma medical
director for the memorial
Hermann red Duke Institute says
accidents like this and trauma
in general are the leading
cause of death for people under
40 and it’s preventable do not
drive distracted.
>> This involves driving under
the influence of alcohol drugs
and also text messaging.
Holiday weekends always bring
more drivers on the road and
also typically increase alcohol
consumption, doctors know you
want to get out this weekend
something Beckman used to
relate to because you can only
keep people in hospice song
before they go nuts.
>> So I’m on a motorcycle you
can social-distance because
you’re by yourself you can get
on your bike and just go.
But now he says he won’t be
getting on one for a while
unfortunately motorcycles not
in the plans for any time soon
that’s not a good feeling of my
partner my wife was at home
terrified of a bike to begin
with and something did happen
and I made a promise to my mom
and my family that I would wear
full gear every time I left the
House.
>> So doctor mcnutt says Labor
Day can lead to a lot of
unnecessary hospitalizations
keep in mind have a sober and
non distracted adult to
supervise kids around water
when grilling food and
especially near fireworks and
sparklers line that advice and
Haley how is that patient doing
now. Yeah we heard him talk
about how wore protective gear
every time he went out on the
motorcycle. He says that’s the
reason he’s still here today.
He did get to go home and was
reunited with his 3 month-old
