Typically low severity neck injuries (whiplash injuries) have been associated with front and rear impacts. These injuries are classified as low severity injuries and are given the lowest rating on the Abbreviated Injury Scale of (AIS) 1. In spite of its low severity rating, these injuries can be disabling and life altering. More recently, the literature has highlighted the need to investigate l...

OBJECTIVES To assess the influence of investor owned for-profit (IOFP) status on upcoding pediatric inpatient admissions for inconsequential injuries as emergency when urgent or elective would be more suitable. STUDY DESIGN Using Florida inpatient discharge data for children 15 years and younger during 2001 to 2010, we examined injuries originating from the emergency departments (EDs) resulti...

The method of Darboux transformation, which is applied on cnoidal wave solutions of the sine-Gordon equation, gives solitons moving on a cnoidal wave background. Interesting characteristics of the solution, i.e., the velocity of solitons and the shift of crests of cnoidal waves along a soliton, are calculated. Solutions are classified into three types (Type-1A, Type-1B, Type-2) according to the...

Introduction: Neonatal period damages occur due to mechanical forces (compression, stretching) during the birth process are classified as birth trauma. Various maternofetal factors, such as maternal diabetes, breech or other noncephalic presentations and birth weight might have been effective in developing prenatal trauma. Shoulder dystocia, which is common in neonates` of diabetic mothers, usu...

INTRODUCTION Exercise-related injuries (ERIs) are a common cause of nonfatal emergency department and hospital visits. CrossFit is a high-intensity workout regimen whose popularity has grown rapidly. However, ERIs due to CrossFit remained under investigated. METHODS All patients who presented to the main hospital at a major academic center complaining of an injury sustained performing CrossFi...

Background: Intra-articular T- type or Y- type fractures of the distal end of the humerus are relatively rare, and consequently few surgeons will be able to attain extensive experience with the surgical treatment of these injuries. The current emphasis is on operative intervention with rigid internal fixation and early mobilization. Methods: In this prospective and retrospective study, we r...

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency and severity of injuries that affect amateur runners. METHODS This study was conducted by means of a questionnaire applied to 204 amateur runners. Individuals who were under the age of 18 years and those who were unpracticed runners were excluded. The data gathered comprised the number, type, site and degree of severity of the injuries and the individuals...

OBJECTIVE To develop criteria to assess injuries due to diethyl sulfate poisoning. METHODS Patients were evaluated with respect to their toxic status and outcomes, in comparison to typical cases. RESULTS Among 44 poisoned patients, 4 patients were classified as major injuries, 4 person as minor injuries, and the rest of 36 patients were classified as not poisoned according to poisoning diag...