Reported injury, hospitalization, and injury fatality rates among New Jersey adolescent workers - Uhiara D, Shendell DG, Borjan M, Graber JM, Koshy K, Lumia M.
Workplace injuries are a public health concern, including among adolescents and young adults. Secondary school career-technical-vocational education related injuries are mandated by code under jurisdiction of New Jersey Department of Education to be report...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Tree-related injuries associated with response and recovery from Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey, 2011-2014 - Marshall EG, Lu SE, Williams AO, Lefkowitz D, Borjan M.
OBJECTIVES: Extreme weather events require extensive tree removal and disposal, tasks associated with severe injury risks among workers and residents. To help understand the risks of such activities, we evaluated the impact of a large and destructive storm...
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Epidemiology of ocular trauma in children requiring hospital admission: a 16-year retrospective cohort study - Bu ćan K, Matas A, Lovrić JM, Batistić D, Pleština Borjan I, Puljak L, Bućan I.
BACKGROUND: To study the epidemiology of ocular trauma requiring hospital admission in children under 18 years in age. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included pediatric patients with ocular injuries at the Ophthalmology Department of the ...
Source: SafetyLit - June 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Evaluation of a state based syndromic surveillance system for the classification and capture of non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses in New Jersey - Borjan M, Lumia M.
BACKGROUND: This preliminary study evaluates a real-time syndromic surveillance system to track occupationally-related emergency room visits throughout New Jersey. METHODS: Emergency Department (ED) chief complaint fields were evaluated from 79 of ...
Source: SafetyLit - May 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Work-related unintentional injuries associated with Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey - Marshall EG, Lu SE, Shi Z, Swerdel J, Borjan M, Lumia ME.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the occurrence of work-related injuries after Hurricane Sandy potentially related to response and recovery. METHODS: Emergency and hospital discharges (patients aged 18-65 years) with a diagnosis of unintentional inj...
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Assessing barriers to the use of fall protection in small residential construction companies in New Jersey - Borjan M, Patel T, Lefkowitz D, Campbell C, Lumia M.
Three focus groups were conducted with residential construction workers from local New Jersey labor organizations to characterize barriers to fall protection use among residential construction contractors who work for companies with fewer than ten employee...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news