background: textile factory is among the most common manufacturing industries that has higher rate of work-related injuries. knowing the associated factors of work-related injuries can be a critical step for improving the working condition of workers in the sector. objective: to assess the major determinants of occupational injury among workers in kombolcha textile factory, north-east ethiopia....

BACKGROUND Accidental needlestick injuries sustained by health care workers are a common occupational hazard in health care settings. The aim of this study was to review the epidemiology of needlestick injuries in Buraidah Central Hospital, a 212-bed secondary care hospital in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS We conducted a retrospective survey of all self-reported documents related to needles...

A 14-month-old girl weighing 5 kg was brought to the casualty services of our hospital by her mother with complaints of pain in the abdomen and persistent crying. The mother informed the physicians of her suspicion of rodent-bite while she was away doing household chores. A careful examination revealed a single pin-head sized puncture mark in the epigastric region. A sharp tip of a single forei...

We propose computational algorithms for incorporating total varia-tional (TV) regularization in positron emission tomography (PET). The motivation for using TV is that it has been shown to suppress noise effectively while capturing sharp edges without oscillations. This feature makes it particularly attractive for those applications of PET where the objective is to identify the shape of objects...

Background and Objectives: Exposure to contaminated needlesticks and sharp devices is an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers. The objective of this study was to gain further insight into prevalence and risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 384 healthcare workers of two hospitals in N...

PURPOSE To describe the epidemiology of ocular trauma in a tertiary hospital setting in Muscat, Oman. METHODS Medical records of all cases of ocular trauma which presented to the Emergency Department at Al-Nahdha Hospital and were seen by the ophthalmology service from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013 (6 months) were reviewed to collect data on ocular trauma according to the World Eye Injury ...

background: nurses are at risk of injuries caused by sharp instruments in hospitals. the objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of injuries due to sharp instruments and its relevant factors among nurses of imam reza hospital, kermanshah, iran. methods: this descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 258 nurses working at imam reza hospital of kermanshah, iran, in 2013. the da...

Background—Fishing involves millions of people throughout the world and is considered a pleasant and harmless sport. However, many kinds of injury can occur. Penetrating injuries to the extremities by fishing equipment such as hooks and harpoons, and even by scales, or infection from penetration of scales etc are relatively common although hardly ever reported in the literature. Methods—Illustr...

Spatial vagueness has been required by geoscientists to handle vague spatial objects, i.e., spatial objects that do not have exact locations, strict boundaries, or sharp interiors. However, there is a gap in the literature in how to handle these objects in spatial database management systems since they mainly provide support to crisp spatial objects, i.e., objects that have well-defined locatio...

introduction: in addition to the annual mortality rate, unintentional home injury may result in temporary or permanent disability and requires medical attention and continuous care in millions of children. this study aimed to explore features and risk factors of these injuries. methods: in this cross-sectional study, demographic variables and epidemiologic pattern of home injuries among childre...