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)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

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

Economic cost of US suicide and nonfatal self-harm - Peterson C, Haileyesus T, Stone DM.
This study aimed to report the estimated annual economic co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Decompression sickness of the inner ear and relationship with a patent oval foramen: a study of 61 cases - Quatre R, Delafosse B, Schmerber S, Soriano E.
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the link between inner ear decompression sickness and patent foramen ovale. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Monocentric and retrospective study on decompression sickness of the inner ear requiring hyperbaric chamber treatment, from 201... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

COVID-19 National Football League (NFL) injury analysis: follow-up study - Puga TB, Schafer J, Thiel G, Scigliano N, Ruan T, Toledo A, Agbedanu PN, Treffer K.
BACKGROUND: In 2020, COVID-19 spread across the world and brought normal daily life to a halt, causing the shutdown of nearly everything in order to prevent its spread. The National Football League (NFL) similarly experienced shutdowns and the resulting ef... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Comparison of reported fatalities, falls and injuries in thoroughbred horse jumps and flat races in the 2022 and 2023 jumps race seasons in victoria, australia - Jeppesen A, Eyers R, Evans D, Ward MP, Quain A.
Jumps racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing that involves hurdles and steeples and typically longer distances, and heavier weights compared with flat racing, which does not incorporate obstacles. In Australia, jumps racing is carried out only in Vi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Comparing Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Modified Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II and Poisoning Severity Score for outcome prediction of pesticide poisoned patients admitted to the intensive care unit - Dorooshi G, Samsamshariat S, Gheshlaghi F, Zoofaghari S, Hasanzadeh A, Abbasi S, Eizadi-Mood N.
This study aimed to assess the severity of poisoning, various scoring systems, including Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II)... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Cause of concussion with persisting symptoms is associated with long-term recovery and symptom type, duration, and number in a longitudinal cohort of 600 patients - Tator C, Moore C, Buso C, Huszti E, Li Q, Prentice E, Khodadadi M, Scott O, Tartaglia MC.
It is important for patients and clinicians to know the potential for recovery from concussion as soon as possible after injury, especially in patients who do not recover completely in the first month and suffer from concussion with persisting concussion s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

A narrative review of risk factors and predictors for poor outcome and prolonged recovery after a mild traumatic brain injury - Mavroudis I, Balmus IM, Ciobica A, Hogas M.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A comprehensive search of the main scientific databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library) was performed using keywords, such as: "prolonged post-concussion syndrome", combined with "risk factors", "predictors", an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

‘I am house poor’: I’m 50 and own a condo in California with $250,000 in equity. I have PTSD after a car accident and no savings. Should I sell?
“Part of me fears that if I sell I will not be able to buy again in the Southern California market, specifically in Orange County.”#southerncalifornia #orangecounty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PTSD symptoms among college students: linkages with familial risk, borderline personality, and sexual assault - Tyler KA, Ray CM.
College students have high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as high rates of sexual assault. What is less clear, however, is whether different sexual assault types (e.g. coercive, physically forced, and incapacitation) are as... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Exploring the impact of traumatic injury on mortality: an analysis of the certified cause of death within one year of serious injury in the Scottish population - Craig HA, Lowe DJ, Khan A, Paton M, Gordon MW.
BACKGROUND: Few studies effectively quantify the long-term incidence of death following injury. The absence of detailed mortality and underlying cause of death data results in limited understanding and a potential underestimation of the consequences at a p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

"I am not the same as before": a mixed-methods study on depression in people with spinal injury in Qatar - Al Shamari BK, O'Hara L.
Incidence of spinal injury is high in the Middle East and North African region (MENA) due to the high incidence of road traffic crashes. A spinal injury may trigger mental health issues. Compared to the general population, people with spinal injury are at ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Traumatic dental injuries: knowledge assessment of dentists in the Norwegian Public Dental Service of Vestland - Cvijic A, Åstrøm A, Kvernenes M, Tsilingaridis G, Bletsa A.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Most children and adolescents in Norway attend the Public Dental Service (PDS) where they are treated free-of-charge until the age of 19  years. Thus, general dentists employed in the PDS are the primary care providers for traumatic dental i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Phosgene toxicity clinical manifestations and treatment: a systematic review - Asgari A, Parak M, Nourian YH, Ghanei M.
Exposure to phosgene, a colourless poisonous gas, can lead to various health issues including eye irritation, a dry and burning throat, vomiting, coughing, the production of foamy sputum, difficulty in breathing, and chest pain. This systematic review aims... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news