Veteran suicide and associated community characteristics in Oregon - Denneson LM, Bollinger MJ, Meunier CC, Chen JI, Hudson TJ, Sparks CS, Carlson KF.
This study examines veteran suicide morta... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Veteran perspectives on population-based suicide risk screening in VHA primary care: mixed-methods study - Denneson LM, Newell S, Elliott V, Rynerson A, Niederhausen M, Salvi A, Handley R, Bahraini N, Post EP, Carlson KF, Dobscha SK.
BACKGROUND: In late 2018, VHA implemented a multi-stage suicide risk screening and evaluation initiative, Suicide Risk Identification Strategy, or "Risk ID," in primary care settings. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to characterize ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Vascular injuries in head and neck trauma - Rodriguez A, Nunez L, Riascos R.
Blunt and penetrating vascular injuries of the head and neck can represent life-threatening emergencies that require accurate detection to prevent devastating and long-lasting consequences. Implementing appropriate screening criteria to indicate imaging st... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Using the Field Artificial Intelligence Triage (FAIT) tool to predict hospital critical care resource utilization in patients with truncal gunshot wounds - Alser O, Dorken-Gallastegi A, Proa ño-Zamudio JA, Nederpelt C, Mokhtari AK, Mashbari H, Tsiligkaridis T, Saillant NN.
BACKGROUND: Tiered trauma triage systems have resulted in a significant mortality reduction, but models have remained unchanged. The aim of this study was to develop and test an artificial intelligence algorithm to predict critical care resource utilizatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Using machine learning algorithm to predict the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among firefighters in Changsha - Deng A, Yang Y, Li Y, Huang M, Li L, Lu Y, Chen W, Yuan R, Ju Y, Liu B, Zhang Y.
OBJECTIVES: Firefighters are prone to suffer from psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the workplace, and have a poor prognosis after PTSD. Reliable models for predicting PTSD allow for effective identification and intervention... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Tri-modal distribution of trauma deaths in a resource-limited setting: perception versus reality - Gallaher J, An SJ, Kayange L, Davis D, Charles A.
BACKGROUND: Advances in trauma care in high-income countries have significantly reduced late deaths following trauma, challenging the classical trimodal pattern of trauma-associated mortality. While studies from low and middle-income countries have demonst... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Trends in emergency department visits for suicide attempts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: a nationwide study, 2016-2021 - Kim S, Sung HK, Kim T, Ko SK, Kim SJ, Lee JH.
BACKGROUND: There is increasing concern that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will result in excess suicides by increasing known risk factors, such as suicide attempts. However, evidence on the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on suicide attempts is lacki... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Trends in emergency department visits and surgeries due to traumatic brain injury during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland - J äntti S, Ponkilainen V, Kuitunen I, Uimonen M, Luoto T, Mattila VM.
We aim to evaluate the changes in the incidence of TBI, trauma craniotomies, and craniectomies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. This retrospective register study was conducted at three Finnish hospitals. We retrieved the numbers of emergency depart... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Tonic immobility (freezing) during sexual and physical assaults produces stronger memory effects than other characteristics of the assaults - Rubin DC, Bell CF.
Tonic immobility (TI) is a phylogenetically conserved, passive, obligatory defense mechanism commonly engaged during sexual and physical assaults. During TI, people become immobile while remaining conscious and later reexperience intrusive memories of both... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The relationship between suicide bereavement and suicide ideation: analysis of the mediating effect of complicated grief - Ahn SY, Yu S, Kim JE, Song IH.
People who have experienced suicide bereavement within social relationships are known to have high risk for suicide, which means that their suicide ideation is high. However, little is known about how suicide bereavement leads to suicide ideation. Therefor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The off-hour effect on mortality in traumatic brain injury according to age group - Jung E, Ryu HH.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a time-sensitive and life-threatening medical condition. We hypothesized that off-hours, which includes night-time, weekends, and holidays, may influence mortality in TBI. Our study aimed to evaluate if the off-h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The fundamental role of surgery in acute poisoning by injection of elemental mercury - Villalabeitia Ateca I, Santamaria Olabarrieta M, Marquina Tobalina T, Dunder SM.
[The publisher has not provided an abstract for this article.] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Surfing injuries: a US epidemiological study from 2009-2020 - Hager M, Leavitt J, Carballo C, Gratton A, Yon J.
This study's goal was to describe surfing injury patterns, incidence, and dispositio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Suicide, self-harm, and suicide ideation in nurses and midwives: a systematic review of prevalence, contributory factors, and interventions - Groves S, Lascelles K, Hawton K.
BACKGROUND: Nurses have been identified as an occupational group at increased risk of suicide. This systematic review examines the prevalence of, and factors influencing, suicide and related behaviours among nurses and midwives (PROSPERO pre-registration C... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

STI/HIV, pregnancy, and mental health-related services provided during visits with sexual assault and abuse (SAA) diagnosis for US Medicaid beneficiaries, 2019 - Tao G, Li J, Johns M, Patel CG, Workowski K.
BACKGROUND: CDC recommends that the decision to provide STI/HIV testing and presumptive treatment to patients who report sexual assault and abuse (SAA) be made on an individual basis. METHODS: The 2019 CMS national Medicaid dataset was used. SAA vi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news