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AI on the Road: A Comprehensive Analysis of Traffic Accidents and Accident Detection System in Smart Cities [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Accident detection and traffic analysis is a critical component of smart city and autonomous transportation systems that can reduce accident frequency, severity and improve overall traffic management. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of traffic accidents in different regions across the United States using data from the National Highway ...
arxiv  

Emergency medicine or accident and emergency? [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2001
Editor,—What is emergency medicine? Is it the speciality that provides “The care of emergency patients . . . by specially trained doctors who deliver a wide range of services for all patients presenting to a separate emergency department” including “The initial assessment and early treatment in resuscitation, trauma, medical and paediatric emergency ...
openaire   +3 more sources

The epidemiology and type of injuries seen at the accident and emergency unit of a Nigerian referral center

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Background: A plethora of injuries present at any accident and emergency unit, but the pattern of the injuries varies from region to region especially in ours with the increased ethno-religious clashes and terrorist attacks.
A. Adoga, K. Ozoilo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patterns and outcomes of medical admissions in the accident and emergency department of a tertiary health center in a rural community of Ekiti, Nigeria

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Background: Low and middle-income countries like Nigeria face many challenges in emergency medical care owing to poor treatment facilities and inadequately trained personnel. Most Nigerians live in rural areas.
O. J. Ogunmola, M. Olamoyegun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of an elevated position on time to tracheal intubation by novice intubators using Macintosh laryngoscopy or videolaryngoscopy: randomized crossover trial [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015
Objective To investigate the time to tracheal intubation using Glidescope videolaryngoscopy (GVL) compared to that of standard laryngoscopy, by using a Macintosh blade (SLM) in a human patient simulator in supine and elevated (ramped) positions.
Abraham K. C. Wai, Colin A. Graham
doaj   +1 more source

Resilient Design in Nuclear Energy: Critical Lessons from a Cross-Disciplinary Review of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Accident [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Nuclear energy has been gaining momentum recently as one of the solutions to tackle climate change. However, significant environmental and health-risk concerns remain associated with potential accidents. Despite significant preventive efforts, we must acknowledge that accidents may happen and, therefore, develop strategies and technologies for ...
arxiv  

Effects of acute high‐altitude exposure on working memory: A functional near‐infrared spectroscopy study

Brain and Behavior, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
The current study adopted an experimental paradigm of digital span to evaluate acute high‐altitude exposure impairment on working memory. The subjects showed obvious physiological adaptation mechanism at acute altitude. The results of hemodynamic response confirmed the important role of left DLPFC in the process of working memory, revealed abnormal ...
Li Wang, Linqiong Sang, Yu Cui, Pengyue Li, Liang Qiao, Qiannan Wang, Wenqi Zhao, Qiu Hu, Najing Zhang, Ye Zhang, Mingguo Qiu, Jian Chen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID‐19 and myasthenia gravis: A review of neurological implications of the SARS‐COV‐2

Brain and Behavior, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Introduction This review highlights the potential mechanisms of neuromuscular manifestation of COVID‐19, especially myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods An extensive literature search was conducted by two independent investigators using PubMed/MEDLINE and Google Scholar from its inception to December 2020. Results Exacerbations of clinical symptoms
Syed Muhammad Ismail Shah, Farah Yasmin, Roha Saeed Memon, Nadia Nazir Jatoi, Ilma Saleh Savul, Sana Kazmi, Syed Abdullah Monawwer, Muhammad Daim Bin Zafar, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Ka Yiu Lee   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency department poisoning and toxicology patients admitted to the high dependency and intensive care units: an eight-year analysis

Emergency Care Journal
Data on patients with poisoning requiring ICU (Intensive Care Unit) & HD (High Dependency) care in Singapore is inadequate. In this study, we describe the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, implicated agents, interventions, and outcomes of ...
Abhay Kant, Rupeng Mong, Gabriel Joseph Arciaga, Kelvin Kaibin Kuan, Hock Heng Tan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain-based Immutable Evidence and Decentralized Loss Adjustment for Autonomous Vehicle Accidents in Insurance [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
In case of an accident between two autonomous vehicles equipped with emerging technologies, how do we apportion liability among the various players? A special liability regime has not even yet been established for damages that may arise due to the accidents of autonomous vehicles.
arxiv