In the years 1992 through 2001, 986 sport utility vehicle (SUV) drivers of ages 16 through 19 years were fatally injured in U.S. rollover crashes – 128 in the year 2001, the most recent year for which complete data exist in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). In these same years, 1,345 SUV drivers of ages 20-24 sustained fatal injuries in rollovers; of these, 326 occurred in the year...

There is growing evidence to suggest that chagasic myocardia are exposed to sustained oxidative stress-induced injuries that may contribute to disease progression. Pathogen invasion- and replication-mediated cellular injuries and immune-mediated cytotoxic reactions are the common source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in infectious etiologies. However, our understanding of the source and role ...

Background As participation in high school athletics increases, so does the number of adolescents experiencing sports-related injury. Understanding injury patterns is an important component to developing and evaluating prevention and rehabilitation programs. Purpose To analyze recurrent injury rates and patterns among high school athletes, to compare recurrent injuries with new injuries, and ...

Bias resulting from under-reporting has been largely ignored by studies that have examined the relationships between psychosocial factors and unintentional childhood injuries. This study was part of a larger investigation that examined associations between psychosocial factors and unintentional childhood injuries in a sample of 781 children. Visits to an accident and emergency department and th...

OBJECTIVES To examine whether self reported health status and use of health services varies in children of different social class and ethnic group. DESIGN Cross sectional study from the 1999 health survey for England. SUBJECTS 6648 children and young adults aged 2-20 years. SETTING Private households in England. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Proportion of children (or their parents) reporting e...

BACKGROUND Although the prevalence of blood borne pathogens in many developing countries is high, documentation of infections due to occupational exposure is limited. Seventy percent of the world's HIV infected population lives in Sub-Saharan Africa, but only 4 % of cases are reported from this region. Under reporting of needle stick and/or sharps injuries in healthcare facilities was common. ...

BACKGROUND Accidental needle stick injuries (NSIs) are an occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). A recent increase in NSIs in a tertiary care hospital lead to a 1-year review of the pattern of injuries, with a view to determine risk factors for injury and potential interventions for prevention. METHODS We reviewed 1-year (July 2006-June 2007) of ongoing surveillance of NSIs. RES...

OBJECTIVE To study the patients presenting with head injuries to a tertiary hospital in Karachi during the year 2003. METHODS During the calendar year 2003, a cross-sectional study was conducted of all patients presenting to the casualty department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) with head injury. Personal information was collected from the patient's attendants at presentation or...

Worker-generated claims-reporting moral hazard is said to occur when, in order to collect workers’ compensation benefits, workers report on-the-job injuries that never occurred or that occurred off the job. Using newly available injury micro data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on all cases with days away from work, this article assesses the hypothesis that claims-reporting moral hazard is ...