Relationship between workplace violence and mental/physical health of security guards during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan - Lee YH, Wu YH, Chen CY, Chiao-Tzu Lee P, Lin TH, Lai CY.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between workplace violence (WPV) and mental and physical health (MPH) of security guards during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 15 representative securi... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Predictive value of the Trauma Rating Index in Age, Glasgow Coma Scale, Respiratory rate and Systolic blood pressure score (TRIAGES) for the short-term mortality of older patients with isolated traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study - Jiang D, Chen T, Yuan X, Yang Y, Shen Y, Huang Z.
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Trauma Rating Index in Age, Glasgow Coma Scale, Respiratory rate and Systolic blood pressure score (TRIAGES) in predicting 24-hour in-hospital mortality among patients aged 65 years and olde... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Preaching to the converted? Socially unequal reception of a bike repair subsidy in France - Adam M, Sayagh D, Buhler T.
Various pro-cycling policies emerged around the world with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. France experimented with a €50 bike repair subsidy. Our questionnaire survey (n = 7343) focuses on beneficiaries' sociological profiles. Despite its success i... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Polytrauma caused by a bear attacking a human with a benign outcome - Mellin R, Velichko E, Maltseva L, Dydykin S, Vasil'ev Y.
Injuries to humans caused by wild animals, particularly bears, are rarely mentioned in the literature. Such injuries are frequent in Siberia, which is a territory surrounded by dense forests inhabited by brown bears. In the last 4 months alone (September-D... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Pickleball- and paddleball-related injuries in the lower extremity: description, treatment options, and return to play - Opara OA, Brush PL, Pohl N, Fras S, Aita D, Hornstein J, Fletcher D, Parekh S.
This study repor... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Outcomes of patients with head injuries transported by a physician-staffed helicopter using the keyword method in Japan - Yanagawa Y, Maekawa C, Tanaka N, Hamada M, Ota S, Taniguchi H, Kawai K, Sakai T, Ishihara T, Nagasawa H.
Dear Editor, When a physician-staffed helicopter, commonly referred to as a "Doctor Helicopter" (DH), is dispatched in Japan to a predetermined rendezvous point near the scene, there are two dispatch subtypes. The first involves dispatch after emergency... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Optimal toll rates accounting for traffic accidents: a productive efficiency approach - Zapico E, Ba ños-Pino JF, Mayor M.
This study analyzes the productive efficiency of the toll motorway sector in Spain over the 2003-2018 period by applying a stochastic frontier analysis with the particularity of including an undesirable output (traffic accidents with victims). Given the mu... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Ocular trauma from lawn mower accidents: clinical insights, visual outcomes and microbial profiles - Yang Y, Chen J, Hu J, Shen H, Chen Q, Huang H, Zheng Y, Zhong L.
AIMS: To characterize the clinical features of ocular trauma resulting from lawn mower, identify determinants of unfavorable final visual acuity (FVA), and assess the spectrum of microbial in posttraumatic endophthalmitis. METHODS: This retrospecti... (Source: SafetyLit)
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National burden of injury and deaths from shootings by police in the United States, 2015 ‒2020 - Ward JA, Cepeda J, Jackson DB, Johnson OJ, Webster DW, Crifasi CK.
OBJECTIVEs. To describe all-outcome injurious shootings by police and compare characteristics of fatal versus nonfatal injurious shootings nationally. METHODS. From July 2021 to April 2023, we manually reviewed publicly available records on all 201... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Maximal aerobic exercise and acute visual performance in females: implications for concussion side-line testing - Shaw BS, Breukelman G, Millard L, Moran J, Sandercock G, Shaw I.
PURPOSE: Many sports-related concussion (SRC) outcomes can be prevented by removing affected athletes and allowing return after full recovery. Diagnosing concussions on the side-line is challenging, as tools often rely on visual performance assessment. Sin... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Intimate partner sexual violence: an exploratory study on sexual victimization profiles among survivors of intimate partner violence in France - Sanchez M, Fouques D, Gorgiard C, Soussy A, Romo L.
This study aimed to (a) identify a typology of intimate partner sexual victimization among French women victims of IPV on the basis of the frequency of various for... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Fatal falls from great height in Sousse (Tunisia): Study of 141 medicolegal autopsy cases - Chelly S, Mtira A, Gharesellaoui S, Hassine M, Jedidi M, Mahjoub M, Masmoudi T.
INTRODUCTION: Falls from great heights constitute a violent trauma that can lead to death. This represents a suspicious death, leading to initiate legal proceedings with in particular the practice of an autopsy. AIMS: to determine the features of victims o... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Evaluation of self-inflicted versus non-self-inflicted gunshot wounds and associated injuries involving the hand and upper extremity - Pan T, Giuffrida BM, Trivedi AH, Contestabile D, Vyas PS, Cheng BC, Altman DT, Regal SM.
Orthopedic costs associated with gunshot wounds (GSWs) totaled approximately USD 510 million from 2005 to 2014. Previous studies have identified differences in injuries associated with self-inflicted (SI) GSWs; however, there remains a gap in understanding... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Efficacy of an intensive exposure intervention for individuals with persistent concussion symptoms following concussion: a concurrent multiple baseline single-case experimental design (SCED) study - King S, Stapert SZ, Winkens I, van der Naalt J, van Heugten CM, Rijkeboer MM.
OBJECTIVE: After a concussion, 1 in 3 patients report persistent symptoms and experience long-term consequences interfering with daily functioning, known as persistent concussion symptoms (PCS). Evidence suggests PCS is (partly) maintained by anxious thoug... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Effectiveness of aerobic exercise on cognition in individuals with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review - Alashram AR.
Cognitive deficits are among the most common impairments in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Aerobic exercise is a repetitive and structured physical activity that influences structural and functional brain alterations differently. This revie... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news