Epidemiology, etiology, timing and severity of open fracture - a five years review from a tertiary trauma center, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia - Alhawas A, Alghamdi M.
BACKGROUND: Open fractures are severe injuries resulting from the bone breaking through the skin, and they have a negative impact on patients' physical, mental, and financial well-being as well as that of the healthcare system. The incidence of open fractu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The finger, wrist, and shoulder are the most commonly injured areas in youth volleyball players but the incidence of injuries decreased overall between 2012 and 2022 - Obana KK, Singh P, Namiri NK, Levine WN, Parsons BO, Trofa DP, Parisien RL.
PURPOSE: To analyze epidemiology, mechanisms, and diagnoses of upper extremity volleyball injuries in youth who present to United States emergency departments. METHODS: Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were analyzed for ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Psychological and socio-ecological correlates of 12-month suicide behavior among junior high school students in the greater Accra region of Ghana - Azasu EK, Quarshie ENB, Messias E, Larnyoh M, Ali E, Joe S.
This study explores the onset, characteristics, and recent patterns of 1... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mental health epidemic is being fuelled by long waits for GP and hospital appointments, figures suggest
In a survey of 12,000 Britons, a quarter reported poor mental health as a result of delays, while A further 18 per cent of those surveyed said hold-ups had affected their physical health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At last, a convincing explanation for America ’s drug-death crisis
It is hard to overstate the impact of America’s fentanyl epidemic. The synthetic opioid and its close chemical relatives were involved in about 70% of the country’s 110,000 overdose deaths in 2022. They are now almost certainly the biggest killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49. Every…#korea #afghanistan #annecase #angusdeaton #princetonuniversity #justinpierce #federalreserve #peterschott #yaleuniversity #abbyalpert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
"Teen fled danger into the arms of death": the political agenda setting effect of Australian news media framing of violence against women - Son C, Fielding V.
This article uses a frame-building model to analyze media reporting o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
State of the globe: traumatic brain injury and infections: the two-hit insult - Khan TA, Kamm S.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been called the “silent epidemic” of modern times, and is the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults in both developed and developing nations worldwide. The global incidence is estimated to be... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Epidemiological study in Brazil: Scorpion sting cases in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte - Ara újo KAM, Torres-Rêgo M, Gurgel-Medeiros T, Silva-Júnior AA, Leite RS, Daniele-Silva A, Fernandes-Pedrosa MF.
Scorpion sting accidents are a public health problem in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The increasing and high incidence of cases in urban areas reveals the importance of studies to determine the epidemiological profile and the spatial distribut... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
The epidemiology of pelvic ring fractures in Qatar - Elamin MH, Elkaramany I, Salman LA, Albasha A, Parambathkandi A, Elramadi A, Ahmed G.
This study aimed to determine the incidence of pelvic ring fractures and their associated epidemiological profile in Qatar. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed at the only level I trauma centre in Qatar for patient... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Shoulder injuries in Brazilian professional football players: epidemiological analysis of 3828 games - Lima EBS, Belangero PS, Lara PHS, Ribeiro LM, de Figueiredo EA, Andreoli CV, Pochini AC, Ejnisman B, Pagura JR, Cohen M, Arliani GG.
OBJECTIVES: Football [soccer] is a globally played sport that poses potential risks for musculoskeletal injuries. Upper limb injuries have a lower incidence rate than lower limb injuries but can still cause absenteeism and performance impairment in footbal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
A retrospective observational study of injury patterns associated with powered circular saw in subjects presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital - Jain M, Radhakrishnan RV, Mohanty CR, Shaji IM, Sahoo S, Sahu A, Mishra NP, Palai PK, Siddique RN.
BACKGROUND: Powered circular saw-related injuries (PCSRIs) are responsible for a sizable proportion of occupational injuries presented to the emergency department (ED). The present study portrays the mechanisms, injury patterns, epidemiological parameters,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Wastewater-based epidemiology to investigate spatio-temporal trends in alcohol consumption in Aotearoa, New Zealand - Wilson MK, Phung K, Chappell A, Pilkington L.
Alcohol is an influential drug that has extensive societal impact. In Aotearoa New Zealand, there are a number of worrying trends related to alcohol consumption including rates of alcohol-related harm and violence and heavy episodic drinking. To understand... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Publicis Health agrees to $350M settlement over claims it helped Purdue Pharma fuel opioid crisis
A unit of French advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA agreed Thursday to pay $350 million to settle claims it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma fuel the opioid epidemic in the United States. State attorneys general claimed Publicis Health played an integral role in developing "predatory and…#publicisgroupesa #oxycontin #publicishealth #oregon #portland #purduepharma #letitiajames #mckinseyco #cdc #massachusetts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers
NEW YORK — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday in a long-awaited study about the North Carolina base’s contaminated drinking water.
Federal health officials called the research one the largest ever done in the United States to assess cancer risk by comparing a group who live and worked in a polluted environment to a similar group that did not.
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The study found military personnel stationed at U.S. Marine Corps ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
The balance between traffic control and economic development in tourist cities under the context of COVID-19: a case study of Xi'an, China - Xiang W, Wang Z, Pan X, Liu X, Yan X, Chen L.
Selecting an appropriate intensity of epidemic prevention and control measures is of vital significance to promoting the two-way dynamic coordination of epidemic prevention and control and economic development. In order to balance epidemic control and econ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
