background and purpose: the emergency severity index (esi) triage system has been recommended by the ministry of health to classify patients at emergency departments. this study aimed to assess the validity of esi system (version 4) in the emergency department of a teaching hospital. outcome measures were hospitalization, emergency department (ed) length of stay, resource consumption, in-hospit...

Many victims in traffic accidents do not receive optimal care due to the fact that the severity of their injuries is not realized early on. Triage protocols are based on physiological and anatomical criteria and subsequently on mechanisms of injury in order to reduce undertriage. In this study the value of accident characteristics for field triage is evaluated by developing an on scene injury s...

Abstract Motorcycle users are generally perceived as one of the most vulnerable road user groups. It is therefore evident that, in addition to a range prevention and awareness-raising activities, it also necessary identify specific locations where motorcycle at risk. We use synthetic approach network sections dangerous for traffic. perceive risk level individual complex combination causes (acci...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Heavy alcohol drinking and propensity to risk taking behaviour may both be associated with the occurrence of high risk behaviour. The present study was carried out to examine the association between high risk behaviours and alcohol abuse among patients admitted to an inpatient facility for treatment of alcohol dependence syndrome. METHODS Using event analysis technique,...

Data associated with over 9000 accidents involving large trucks and combination vehicles during a two-year period on freeways in the greater Los Angeles area are analyzed relative to collision factors, accident severity, and incident duration and lane closures. Relationships between type of collision and accident characteristics are explored using log-linear models. The results point to signifi...

The severity of injuries from home accidents was assessed in 402 children under the age of 5 treated in the accident department of an inner London hospital. Our child injury severity scale comprises three grades of severity for six types of injury. There was moderate agreement between the observer and an assessor in categorising the cases. Burns and scalds and poisoning caused more severe injur...