"It's not only the injury but also the kind of head." Factors influencing outcome after traumatic brain injury - Ponsford JL, Carty M, Olver J, Ponsford M, Acher R, McKenzie D, Downing MG.
OBJECTIVE: Given the high variability in TBI outcomes and relative lack of examination of influence of non-injury factors on outcome, this study aimed to examine factors associated with functional outcome at one and two -years after moderate-severe traumat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news

The archeology of suicide: Werther, Esquirol, Durkheim - M észáros M, Osvath P.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: hu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

DeTox: a pipeline for the detection of toxins in venomous organisms - Ringeval A, Farhat S, Fedosov A, Gerdol M, Greco S, Mary L, Modica MV, Puillandre N.
Venomous organisms have independently evolved the ability to produce toxins 101 times during their evolutionary history, resulting in over 200  000 venomous species. Collectively, these species produce millions of toxins, making them a valuable resource for... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

Persons with mental disorders and assisted dying practices in Spain: in response to Ramos et al - Pifarr é J, Esquerda M, Torralba F, Bátiz J, Bofarull M.
Ramos et al. paper offers a narrative review of Spanish Organic Law 3/2021, which regulates euthanasia, focusing on its application to individuals with mental disorders. Ramos et al. examine the application of legal prerequisites from an ethical-legal pers... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Fabrication in a study about honesty: a lost episode of Columbo illustrating how forensic statistics is performed - Samsa G.
The three steps of a typical forensic statistical analysis are (1) verify that the raw data file is correct; (2) verify that the statistical analysis file derived from the raw data file is correct; and (3) verify that the statistical analyses are appropria... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

The clinical frailty scale as a predictor of orthopaedic outcomes: a narrative review - Jones HG, Hathaway I, Glossop S, Bhachoo H, Hoade L, Froud J, Scourfield L, Poacher AT.
INTRODUCTION: The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a 9-point scaling system used to categorise the frailty of patients. The CFS is well-established as a prognostic tool for decision-making within healthcare settings. However, the relationship between the CF... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) Version 15 - Orchard JW, Rio E, Crossley K, Orchard JJ, Mountjoy M.
BACKGROUND: Sports medicine (injury and illnesses) requires distinct coding systems because the International Classification of Diseases is insufficient for sports medicine coding. The Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) is one... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

EXPRESS: The relationship of the methylation status and polymorphism of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) with attempted suicide or non-suicidal self-injury patients in schizophrenia - Oyaci Y, Yildirim YE, Aytac HM, Pehlivan S, Cetinay Aydin P.
We aim to investigate the methylation of NR3C1 gene promotor and NR3C1 BclI polymorphism in schizophrenia (SCZ) patients with attempted suicide or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). A sample of 112 patients with SCZ were included in the study. SCID-I was use... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Association between the early repolarization pattern and nocturnal suicide attempts - Kameyama H, Sugimoto K, Kodaka F, Okuno K, Masaki T, Nukariya K, Shigeta M.
AIM: Numerous recent reports have highlighted the association between mental disorders and electrocardiographic findings. The early repolarization pattern (ERP) on electrocardiogram has been linked with a history of suicide attempts and attention deficit h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Trauma systems in high socioeconomic index countries in 2050 - Gauss T, de Jongh M, Maegele M, Cole E, Bouzat P.
Considerable political, structural, environmental and epidemiological change will affect high socioeconomic index (SDI) countries over the next 25  years. These changes will impact healthcare provision and consequently trauma systems. This review attempts t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Iranian medic suicides spark criticism of working conditions - Devi S.
The head of the Iranian Psychiatric Association has accused the Ministry of Health of withholding exact numbers of suicides. Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Risk factors for collisions attributed to microsleep-related behaviors while driving in professional truck drivers - Sawatari H, Kumagai H, Kawaguchi K, Kiyohara Y, Konishi N, Arita A, Hayashi M, Shiomi T.
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is prevalent among professional drivers. Although SDB is a known risk factor for truck collisions attributed to microsleep-related behaviors at the wheel (TC-MRBs), the usefulness of overnight pulse oximetry for predicting ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

How visual design of severe weather outlooks can affect communication and decision-making - Clive MAT, Doyle EEH, Potter SH, Noble C, Johnston DM.
Multiday severe weather outlooks can inform planning beyond the hour-to-day windows of warnings and watches. Outlooks can be complex to visualize, as they represent large-scale weather phenomena overlapping across several days at varying levels of uncertai... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Extreme weather events and the energy sector in 2021 - A ñel JA, Pérez-Souto C, Bayo-Besteiro S, Prieto-Godino L, Bloomfield H, Troccoli A, Torre L.
In 2021, the energy sector was put at risk by extreme weather in many different ways: North America and Spain suffered heavy winter storms that led to the collapse of the electricity network; California specifically experienced heavy droughts and heatwave ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

An exploratory content analysis of two local television stations' tornado warning broadcasts - Sherman-Morris K, Ali SMA.
This study attempts to fill gaps in our knowledge regarding broadc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news