Years ago on a canoe trip in Missouri, University of Mississippi Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Will Sorey took in the beauty of a spring-fed river – marred, however, by some things that can be pretty ugly when it comes to your health.

“As we went, I noticed about every quarter mile that there were rope swings hanging in various stages of disrepair,” said Sorey, professor of pediatrics. “I asked the outfitter on the trip about them, and he said, ‘Those are not our swings, and we’ve had more injuries on them than anything else.’”

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