conclusions this study confirmed a relatively high incidence of nssis among hcws. inadequate occupational health and safety measures such as lack of training on occupational health hazards and safety issues, absence of written protocols for reporting nssis, and lack of safety instructions were associated with nssis. effective training programs and raising the awareness of hcws to reduce unsafe ...

The agricultural industry has been ranked among the most hazardous. Yet, it has been alleged that occupational injuries and fatalities are seriously underreported. Access to quality agricultural injury data poses a special problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concordance of reporting of fatal agricultural injuries between death certificate data and the Newspaper Clipping Se...

AIMS To identify existing guidelines for managing traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in the schools of Bergen, to ascertain the frequency of occurrence of such injuries, and to estimate the need for further information among teachers and school administrators. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study, undertaken among teachers and school administrators of elementary and lower secondary schools in Bergen ...

A problem with epidemiological studies of football injuries is the inconsistent manner in which injury is defined and data are collected. Projects have been initiated to study the incidence and causes of injury in football, but there is no uniformly accepted reporting system. In this report, some common pitfalls encountered in the recording of injury are addressed, and practical guidelines for ...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the effect of including both principal and secondary injuries in the calculation of national estimates of non-fatal motor vehicle-related injury, using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP). METHODS The setting was a stratified sample of 15 US hospital emergency departments selected among 50 NEISS-AIP hospitals which agreed ...

BACKGROUND There is a scarcity of literature evaluating injuries in youth fast-pitch softball players. PURPOSE To perform a descriptive analysis of player-reported injuries in youth fast-pitch softball position players and pitchers during a single select-level season. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observation cohort study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 3. METHODS Ninety-eight athletes (48 pitchers...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Falls from the roof slabs of houses are accidents of high potential severity that occur in large Brazilian cities and often affect children and adolescents. The aims of this study were to characterize the factors that predispose towards this type of fall involving children and adolescents, quantify the severity of associated lesions and suggest preventive measures. DESIGN ...

BACKGROUND With its increase in participation rate and complex stunts and gymnastic-like maneuvers, cheerleading injuries are on the rise. OBJECTIVE A structured narrative review of the literature was performed to discover the status of the literature on a growing yet under recognized sport. Cheerleading injuries are described in terms of distribution, etiology, and prevention. METHODS A li...

ABOUT 80,000 to 250,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries of the knee occur annually, with many of these injuries affecting individuals between the ages of 15-25 years. I The majority of ACL injuries are noncontact in nature,23 with landing and plantand-cut maneuvers being the most common activities associated with it 4 Females participating in sports that involve jump landing and plant...

OBJECTIVES To describe the injuries misdiagnosed as a sprain of the wrist and to determine the approximate incidence of misdiagnosis in patients diagnosed as having a sprain of the wrist. METHODS All diagnostic errors in an accident and emergency (A&E) department were noted on a computerised database. Injuries initially misdiagnosed as wrist sprain are described and compared with the number o...