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BACKGROUND Despite the popularity of the horse racing industry in the United States and the wide recognition that horse racing is one of the most hazardous occupations, little focused research into the prevention of falls by and injuries to jockeys has been conducted. PURPOSE To describe the incidence rates and characteristics of falls and injuries to Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing joc...

BACKGROUND Head injury increases mortality in trauma patients. We aimed to study the epidemiological and clinical features of head injury in Al-Ain city, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS Trauma patients with head injury who were admitted to Al- Ain Hospital for more than 24 hours and those who died in the hospital were included in the study. Data were prospectively collected from March 200...

BACKGROUND around one-fourth of all falls in healthcare settings are falls from bed. The role of bedrails in falls prevention is controversial, with a prevailing orthodoxy that bedrails are harmful and ineffective. OBJECTIVE to summarise and critically evaluate evidence on the effect of bedrails on falls and injury DESIGN systematic literature review using the principles of QuoRoM guidance....

BACKGROUND Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes including disability, mortality and risk of falls. Trauma registries capture a broad range of injuries. However, frail patients who fall comprise a large proportion of the injuries occurring in ageing populations and are likely to have different outcomes compared to non-frail injured patients. The effect of frail fallers on mortality is und...

the effects of exposure to chemical weapons containing sulfur mustards on the serum levels of total and free testosterone. gonadotropins and prolactin was investigated in young iranian men. in the first five weeks after injury both serum total and free testosterone were significantly decreased as compared to control values. three of 13 men had total testosterone below 300 ng/dl and two of six h...

AIM To identify the potential prognostic factors for mortality after falls from height. METHOD A retrospective clinical observational study included victims of fall of >6m from October 2000 to December 2007. Variables studied comprised each casualty's age, gender, height of fall, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, Abbreviated Injury Scale scores, Injury Severity Score, heart rate, Mean Arterial ...

BACKGROUND In children less than two years old, minor head trauma can result in intracranial injury. No known studies exist that determine the number of children younger than two years old who visit the emergency room (ER) due to minor head injury in Puerto Rico. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of children with minor head trauma and describe related issues. METHODS Information was gat...

Because falls are the second leading cause of injury deaths, especially in elderly according to WHO statistics, there have been a lot studies on developing fall detection and warning system. Many approaches based wearable sensors, cameras, Infrared radar, etc., proposed detect efficiently. However, it still faces many challenges due noise no clear definition activities. This paper proposes new ...

The thoracic injury involves injury which occurs in the thoracic region of the body. The spectrum of manifestation can vary widely—from simple rib fracture to life threatening tension pneumothorax. In addition, the thorax encompasses the important organs of the body, such as the lungs and heart which may also be injured. There is a variability in the clinical manifestation based on the nature o...