27 OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationship between head injuries sustained during each fall 28 with various known high risk health and demographic factors predictive of falls. 29 DESIGN: Prospective cohort study conducted over 1 year 30 SETTING: Assisted living and skilled nursing units of a Continuing Care Retirement 31 Community located in the northeastern United States. 32 PARTICIPANTS: Si...

Field corn, Zea mays L., plants expressing Cry1Ab and Cry1F insecticidal crystal (Cry) proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Berliner are planted on considerable acreage across the Southern region of the United States. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is an economically important pest during the mid-to-late season on non-Bt and some commercial Bt corn hybrids. The object...

The purpose of this study was to examine nonfatal occupational injury data associated with slip and fall accidents by extracting the latest information from the database of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Systematic information on the cost and causes of industrial slip and fall accidents are not readily available from statistical and survey data sources, as such, detailed information rega...

BACKGROUND Elderly people's fall-induced injuries are a major public health challenge. METHODS We determined the current trends in the number and age-adjusted incidence (per 100,000 persons) of fall-induced injuries among older adults in Finland by taking into account all persons 80 years of age or older who were admitted to Finnish hospitals for primary treatment of a first fall injury over ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency, characteristics, and risk of injury during seizure attacks. DESIGN Questionnaire survey. SETTING Epilepsy out-patient clinic of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, London. PATIENTS One hundred consecutive epileptic patients and their caretakers or relatives, who attended the hospital between 1 May and 30 June 200...

OBJECTIVES To quantify gender differences for non-fatal unintentional fall related injuries among US adults age 65 years and older treated in hospital emergency departments (EDs). METHODS The authors analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of ED visits for January 2001 through December 2001, available through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence of fall injuries among infants in Greece, overall and by type of nursery equipment. DESIGN Review of data from a large injury database. SETTING The Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System in Greece. PATIENTS A total of 2672 injured infants. INTERVENTIONS Specially trained health visitors performed in-person interviews with the children's guardia...

BACKGROUND Many researchers and professional bodies are seeking consensus for core outcomes for clinical trials. The Prevention of Falls Network Europe (ProFaNE) developed a common outcome data set for fall injury prevention trials 10 years ago. This study assesses the impact of these recommendations. METHODS A systematic search (up to 16 January 2015) was performed using Web of Science, Scop...

This paper shows the utility of multibody dynamics in evaluating changes in injury related parameters of the head and lower limbs of children following falls from playground climbing frames. A particular fall case was used as a starting point to analyze the influence of surface properties, posture of the body at impact, and intermediate collisions against the climbing frame before impacting the...