Owing to the recent success of the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change and the possible relationships between health behaviors, this study investigated the stage distribution of 10 healthy behaviors (seatbelt use, avoidance of high fat food, eating a high-fiber diet, attempting to lose weight, exercising regularly, avoiding sun exposure, sunscreen use, attempting to reduce stress, stoppin...

Wrong-way driving (WWD) crashes lead to severe injuries and fatalities, especially when a large truck is involved. This study investigates the factors associated with crash-injury severity in large-truck WWD Florida. Various driver, roadway, weather, traffic characteristics were explored as explanatory variables through random parameter ordered logit model. The also accounted for heterogeneity ...

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of khat chewing, and explore its social, economic and work impacts and examine its relation with road traffic accidents (RTA) among professional drivers in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 215 drivers recruited from transport stations in Jazan region by random cluster sampling. An inter...

This study compares the processing of causal and diagnostic uses of the connective so. In an experiment measuring reading times, it is shown that diagnostic so constructions, (e.g. Carl has been limping lately. So he was injured in the accident.) take longer to read than causal ones (e.g. Carl didn’t wear his seatbelt. So he was injured in the accident.). This difference is reduced in parallel ...

Rollover crashes (ROCs) are responsible for almost a third of all highway vehicle occupant fatalities. Although ROCs are common and serious mechanism of injury, ROCs are under-reported. To analyze the causes, mechanism, impact and prevention of ROCs, we reviewed the literature between 1984 and 2013. By utilizing the search engines PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE by using key words "ROCs" "Ejection" ...

radiation-free and non-invasive and can almost replace radiography as the preoperative screening tool for diagnosing shoulder injuries, although its diagnostic value for various pathologies has to be appreciated separately from radiography. Nonetheless, a comprehensive clinical evaluation should always be the first step of any diagnostic workup. MRI is useful in detecting muscle and tendon inju...

PRESENTATION A 61-year-old female was brought in by ambulance after being the restrained driver of a head-on motor vehicle collision at 40MPH. There was positive airbag deployment and intrusion from the other vehicle. During workup, the patient complained of midline chest pain, and left chest wall pain. The patient was not in acute respiratory distress, and had the following vital signs: temper...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To review systematic review literature that describes the effectiveness of transport interventions in improving population health. METHODS Systematic review methodology was used to evaluate published and unpublished systematic reviews in any language that described the measured health effects of any mode of transport intervention. MAIN RESULTS 28 systematic reviews were iden...

Sternum fractures which is a condition seen by 3-8% after blunt thoracic trauma is a situation faced frequently, especially depending on seatbelt usage in traffic accidents. Stabilization is recommended to prevent complications that have high mortality rate like flail chest and cardiovascular injury in sternum fractures. Various materials have been used as a sternal fixation method until now. I...

particularly at the level of the hyoid bone, but no fractures were seen. On completion of the orthopaedic procedure, direct laryngoscopy was performed showing complete regression of the oedema and the patient’s trachea was extubated. During postoperative interview the patient agreed to have felt somewhat hoarse on the evening following the traffic accident. Seatbelts save lives and are effectiv...