Accidental Death in Hospital

Traumatic Travels – A Review of Accidental Death and Injury in International Travellers

Insufficient attention has been paid to physical trauma as a cause of morbidity and mortality in international travellers, despite travellers themselves ranking it among their most important pre-travel health concerns. Road traffic collisions (RTCs) are the most common cause of death in younger travellers. One of the significant factors contributing to motorist accidents is tourists’ disorienta...

Accidental death--fact, fancy or fable.

The social side of accidental death.

Mortality from unintentional injuries, or accidents, represents major and understudied causes of death in the United States. Epidemiological studies show social factors, such as socioeconomic and marital status, relate with accidental death. But social theories posit a central role for social statuses on mortality risk, stipulating greater relevance for causes of death that have been medically ...

Computer-related accidental death: an empirical exploration

Despite widespread interest in computer system failures, there have been few systematic, empirical studies of computer-related accidents. 'Risks' reports in the Association for Computing Machinery's Software Engineering Notes provide a basis for investigating computer-related accidental deaths. The total number of such deaths, world-wide, up until the end of 1992 is estimated to be 1,100 ± 1,00...

Mental disorders and risk of accidental death.

BACKGROUND Little is known about accidental death risks among psychiatric patients. AIMS To examine this issue in the most comprehensive study to date. METHOD National cohort study of all Swedish adults (n = 6 908 922) in 2001-2008. RESULTS There were 22 419 (0.3%) accidental deaths in the total population, including 5933 (0.9%) accidental deaths v. 3731 (0.6%) suicides among psychiatric ...