background: there is long-term interest in the effects of stress on health, due to the strain that it places on individuals which can lead to an increased risk of disease. the present study examined degree of perceived job stress related to incidents reporting rate and its dimensions among workers' isfahan steel company. methods: a self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. the...

Background As participation in high school athletics increases, so does the number of adolescents experiencing sports-related injury. Understanding injury patterns is an important component to developing and evaluating prevention and rehabilitation programs. Purpose To analyze recurrent injury rates and patterns among high school athletes, to compare recurrent injuries with new injuries, and ...

Few epidemiologic studies have evaluated sex differences in work-related injury rates. In this study, the authors examined injury trends by type of injury, severity of injury, and how the injury occurred among a cohort of 9,582 female and 26,898 male electric utility workers employed during 1980-1992 by the Southern California Edison Company. Sex-specific unadjusted injury rates were higher thr...

CONTEXT As the Asian Ice Hockey League gradually expands and becomes more competitive, ice hockey-related injuries may increase. However, no reports have been published on ice hockey injuries in Japan, including the method of injury and the daily supervision of the players during the regular season. OBJECTIVE To prospectively study the incidence, types, and mechanisms of ice hockey injuries i...

BACKGROUND Professional sport is characterized by high injury rates but is also covered by health and safety legislation. AIM To examine the incidence of injury in professional rugby league as defined by the Reporting of Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR 95). METHODS All injuries received during playing and training to both first-team and 'academy' (<19 years old) ...

BACKGROUND Researchers have found that management safety practices may predict occupational injuries and psychological distresses in the workplace. The present study examined the perception of management safety practices related to injuries reporting and its dimensions among workers of Isfahan Steel Company (ESCO). METHODS A self-administered anonymous survey was distributed to 189 workers. T...

BACKGROUND Cricket, classified as noncontact game, has been shown to be associated with increased incidence of injury. Further the recent consensus update in cricket injury surveillance have updated the injury definitions which includes "Medical Attention" injuries. The purpose of this review was to systematically review the various case reports and studies reporting injuries in the game of cri...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal injury is a significant threat to readiness in the US Army. Current injury surveillance methods are constrained by accurate injury reporting. Input into electronic medical records or databases therefore may not accurately reflect injury incidence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate injury reporting among active-duty US Army soldiers to explore potential limitat...