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Cost of medical care in severe hand trauma - V ázquez-Alonso MF, Díaz-López JJ, Luna-Domínguez V.
OBJECTIVE: to determine the direct and indirect costs in the High Specialty Medical Unit Hospital de Traumatology y Orthopedic "Lomas Verdes" of the pathology of complex hand trauma classified as occupational risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 complete clinica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Correction to: HIV contact notification in sexual assault cases-ethical, legal, and procedural challenges - Brook P, Parkin JA, Cunningham N.
Correction to: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology (2022) 18:507-510 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00535-9 The affiliation of the author Nicola Cunningham has been adjusted to include "Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Comparing severely injured trauma patients admitted to investor-owned versus public and not-for-profit hospitals reveals opportunities for improvement in the US - Hernandez J, Spector CL, Quintero LA, Shatawi Z, Rosenthal A, Curcio G, Buicko JL, Parreco JP.
BACKGROUND: Non-elderly trauma patients represent the largest portion of preventable years of life loss in the US. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes in patients admitted to investor-owned vs public and not-for-profit hospitals across the US... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Characterizing possible acute brain injury in women experiencing intimate partner violence: a retrospective chart review - Adhikari SP, Maldonado-Rodriguez N, Smiley SC, Lewis CD, Horst MD, Jeffrey Lai CW, Matthews NL, Mason K, Varto H, Donkelaar P.
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) often experience violent blows to the head, face, and neck and/or strangulation that result in brain injury (BI). Researchers reviewed the de-identified forensic nursing examination records of 205 women. More th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Changes in outpatient healthcare utilization and costs following mild traumatic brain injury among service members in the military health system by preexisting behavioral health condition status - Hoover P, Adirim-Lanza A, Adams RS, Dismuke-Greer CE, French LM, Caban J.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in healthcare utilization and cost following an index mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) diagnosis among service members (SMs). We hypothesized that differences in utilization and cost will be observed by preexisting behavior... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Challenges in using fractional excretion of sodium in the assessment of salt poisoning - Shenoy S, Bockenhauer D.
AIM: Hypernatraemia typically reflects dehydration, yet in rare instances may be caused by salt poisoning. Identifying these rare cases is a difficult challenge. Making the diagnosis of salt poisoning can have severe consequences, such as removal of the ch... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Association of revision of Money Lending Business Act and suicide rate in Japan: an interrupted time series analysis - Fukuya Y, Nawa N, Morita A, Fujiwara T.
This study aimed to examine the association between the full... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Association of retrospectively reported concussion symptoms with objective cognitive performance in former American-style football players - Strong RW, Grashow R, Roberts AL, Passell E, Scheuer L, Terry DP, Cohan S, Pascual-Leone A, Weisskopf MG, Zafonte RD, Germine LT.
OBJECTIVE: Sustaining concussions has been linked to health issues later in life, yet evidence for associations between contact sports exposure and long-term cognitive performance is mixed. This cross-sectional study of former professional American-style f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Antivenom for severe scorpion envenomation in Arizona - Klotz SA, Yates S, Smith SL, Dudley SJ, Schmidt JO, Shirazi FM.
This letter describes data from a 5-year period on the use of the F(ab ′)2 antibody preparation in the emergency department for the treatment of centruroides envenomation. Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Abuse and humiliation in the delivery room: prevalence and associated factors of obstetric violence in Ghana - Yalley AA, Abioye D, Appiah SCY, Hoeffler A.
BACKGROUND: Abuse and mistreatment of women during childbirth is a major barrier to facility-based delivery, putting women at risk of avoidable complications, trauma and negative health outcomes including death. We study the prevalence of obstetric violenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

A systematic review of barriers to formal supports for women who have experienced intimate partner violence in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America - Carney JR.
Women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in Latin America (LA)'s Spanish-speaking countries have demonstrated great need for formal services, including medical, legal, and mental health supports. However, women's rates of formal help-seeking for ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

'Just snap out of it' - the experience of loneliness in women with perinatal depression: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies - Adlington K, Vasquez C, Pearce E, Wilson CA, Nowland R, Taylor BL, Spring S, Johnson S.
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and the arrival of a new baby is a time of great transition and upheaval. Women often experience social isolation and loneliness at this time and may develop depression, particularly in the postnatal period. Qualitative studies have r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Efficacy of a therapist-assisted self-help internet-based intervention targeting PTSD, depression, and insomnia symptoms after a disaster: a randomized controlled trial - Belleville G, Ouellet MC, B ékés V, Lebel J, Morin CM, Bouchard S, Guay S, Bergeron N, Ghosh S, Campbell T, MacMaster FP.
This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of an online CBT intervention with limited therapist contact targeting a range of posttraumatic symptoms among evacuees from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires. One hundred and thirty-six residents of Fort McMurray... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Resilience as mediator in relation to parental attachment and posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents following the yancheng tornado - Zhou H, Hu Y, Cheng X, Sun X.
Resilience and secure parental attachment have been proven as important factors to alleviate the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the effects of the two factors on PTSD and the mechanisms of its effect at different time points in the aftermat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

6 million Americans have intrusive thoughts. Here are 4 ways to get rid of them
“The phrase “intrusive thoughts” seems to be having a moment—that is, on TikTok, at least. The hashtag #intrusivethoughts has amassed over 830 million views, and research corroborates the growing interest in the phrase as over 90% of people experience intrusive thoughts. But with all this…#tiktok #varioustiktoks #ninavasan #ptsd #ocdanxietycenter #tomzaubler #newjersey #neuroflow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news