of key findings 3 1.The economic cycle, structural change and industrial injuries: a theoretical overview 5 A Industrial injuries and the Economic Cycle 5 B Industrial Injuries and Structural Influences 9 C Worker and Firm Characteristics 19 D Concluding comments 23 2. Multivariate analyses of industrial injuries: a review of the empirical evidence 25 A Empirical Methodologies 25 B Industrial i...

Background: Rugby is associated with a high risk of injury, because it is a fullcontact sport with limited use of protective gear. The popularity of rugby in the United States is growing, but the vast majority of epidemiologic studies reports injury data from rugby organizations in other countries. Purpose: To report game and practice injury rates in American collegiate club rugby, specified by...

BackgroundNon-operative management (NOM) is accepted treatment of splenic injury, but this may fail leading to splenectomy. Splenic artery embolization (SAE) improve rate salvage. The purpose determine the cost-utility addition SAE for high-grade injuries.MethodsA analysis was developed compared NOM in patients with blunt injury. Sensitivity completed account uncertainty. Utility outcome qualit...

CONTEXT Safety balls and faceguards are widely used in youth baseball, but their effectiveness in reducing injury is unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of the use of faceguards and safety balls and injuries in youth baseball. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Ecological study using a national database of compensated insurance claims maintained by Little League Baseball Incorpora...

BACKGROUND There are few studies on trends in injury death rates in China during the recent decades of tremendous change in this society. This paper examined trends in injury mortality rates among women aged 15 years or older in Macheng City from 1984-2008. METHODS Data on injury deaths in women from 1984 to 2008 were obtained from the Death Registry System in Macheng City. Injuries were clas...

BACKGROUND In an effort to minimize the risk of catastrophic eye injury, US Lacrosse initiated mandatory use of protective eyewear in women's lacrosse in the 2004-2005 season. PURPOSE The authors compared eye injury rates in girls' scholastic lacrosse before and after implementation of protective eyewear. They also compared head/face injury rates, concussion rates, and overall injury rates be...

BACKGROUND Female college basketball and soccer athletes have higher rates of anterior cruciate ligament injury than do their male counterparts. Rates of anterior cruciate ligament injuries for women and men in collegiate lacrosse have not been examined. Understanding anterior cruciate ligament injury patterns in lacrosse, a full-contact sport for men and noncontact sport for women, could furth...

BACKGROUND During the previous century the average lifespan in the United States (US) increased by over 30 years, with much of this increase attributed to public health initiatives. This report examines further gains that might be achieved through reduced occurrence of injury-related death. METHODS US life tables and injury death rate data were used to estimate potential increases in life exp...

introduction: acute traumatic coagulopathy (atc) is defined as having evidence of coagulopathy in patients with severe trauma. the aim of this preliminary study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of atc in severely traumatic patients presenting to emergency department (ed). methods: in this retrospective cross sectional study, all patients with severe traumatic injury and avail...