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According to specialists at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, lawn mower injuries are the leading cause of amputations in adolescents. Research shows that, each year, lawn mower accidents send more than 9,000 children to the hospital.

Such accidents cause various injuries more serious than any other tool or device. In fact, at Johns Hopkins, 95 percent of the lawn mower accidents occurring between 2000-05 resulted in amputations requiring reconstructive or reattachment surgery.

"Google" lawn+mowing+amputations

22,500 results

Or, "Google News" it.

You'll find all the current news stories about lawn moving and amputations.

It's summertime.
Savvy media people know that it's timely to talk about lawn mowing accidents - whether it's Johns Hopkins or WebMD or the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, they've all got something to say about the dangers of lawn mowing.

News doesn't have to be new in order to be of interest. Here's a top 5 list of Summer activities that relate to increased utilization of O&P services.

1. Lawn mowing
2. Motorcycle riding
3. Boating
4. Swimming/Diving
5. Skateboarding

1. Take the info from Johns Hopkins or WebMd or the above links
2. Assemble some visually interesting orthoses/prostheses
3. (You could also enlist the help of a patient(s) who experienced one of the "top 5" accidents)
4. Call up your local tv health reporter
5. Invite them down to your office...