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Accidental Death due to Falls at Work

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1989
The phenomenon of accidental death due to falls at work was studied: 15 cases that occurred during the years 1983-1987, in which a worker died from a job-related fall, are presented in some detail. A discussion follows in which risk factors for these incidents are presented along with suggestions about how to investigate such cases.
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The role of slippery weather in accidental falls

Journal of Occupational Accidents, 1982
Abstract Accidental falls form about one-third of the external causes of injuries leading to medical consultation in Finland. Slipping is the mechanism in more than half of accidental falls on the same level. The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the seasonal variation of injuries due to slipping and to make a rough estimate on the ...
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Wiley's Death Caused By An Accidental Fall

Chemical & Engineering News Archive, 2002
Several disparate factors likely contributed to the mysterious and tragic death in Memphis two months ago of Harvard structural biologist Don C. Wiley. Wiley's car was found abandoned with the keys in the ignition on a bridge over the Mississippi River early on the morning of Nov.
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Accidental falls involving medical implant re-operation

Injury, 2009
Implantation of medical devices is becoming more prevalent, and as a result, a greater number of patients who fall accidentally are expected to have a medical implant. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to evaluate hospital admissions following accidental falls involving re-operation of existing medical implants (hip, knee, spine, and ...
Tara L. A. Moore, Kevin L. Ong, Kevin L. Ong, Michelle F. Heller, Edmund Lau   +4 more
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Drug use and Accidental Falls in an Intermediate Care Facility

Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy, 1983
The relationship between nonenvironment-caused falls and drug use was evaluated in an intermediate care facility over a 14-month period. The medical problems and selected drug use of 45 patients who had fallen were retrospectively compared with those of a matched control population of 30 patients who had not fallen during this same period ...
Peter P. Lamy, Kerry G. Sobel, Gary M. McCart   +2 more
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Epidemiologie von Stürzen Älterer

Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete, 2008
There is a lack of epidemiological data on falls and fall-related injuries for the aged population in Germany. The purpose of the article is to present the available data focusing on the incidence of the fracture types that carry the highest risk for mortality, hospitalization and persisting disabilities.The paper reports on a 10% representative sample
S. Scheible, Clemens Becker, Florian Gebhard, Rainer Muche, Thorsten Nikolaus   +4 more
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Accidental Fall Detection Based on Pose Analysis and SVDD [PDF]

2018 37th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), 2018
With the increase of age, the risk of falling is also increasing for the elderly. The timely rescue in the event of fall can efficiently reduce the physical damage, so fall detection is a significant way to ensure the safety of the elderly. Practically, obtaining the real fall data is difficult, so the data is unbalanced.
Wei Li, He Zhengwei, Weidong Jin, Peng Tang, Chao Hu   +4 more
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Diagnosing fall risk in the elderly

Therapeutische Umschau, 2002
Stürze älterer Menschen sind in der Regel Symptom von Geh- und Balancestörungen. Sie ereignen sich in mehr als 80% der Fälle ohne Bewusstseinsverlust bei üblichen Alltagstätigkeiten und ohne überwältigende Krafteinwirkung von außen. Ihre Entstehung kann auf eine pathologische Akkumulation von krankheits- und altersbedingten Funktionsverlusten ...
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Epidemiology of Facial Fractures Secondary to Accidental Falls

Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2009
Objective: Falls are a common cause of injury, and fracture is a frequent outcome. However, fractures of the facial skeleton are less common than fractures of the limbs. This study examined the epidemiology, pattern, and management of maxillofacial fractures secondary to accidental falls in a tertiary trauma centre. Patients and Methods: The medical
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Predicting accidental falls in people with multiple sclerosis — a longitudinal study

Clinical Rehabilitation, 2009
Objective: To investigate accidental falls and near fall incidents in people with multiple sclerosis with respect to clinical variables and the predictive values of four tests. Design: A longitudinal, multi-centred cohort study with prospectively collected falls.
Ylva Nilsagård, Lars-Gunnar Gunnarsson, Cecilia Lundholm, Eva Denison   +3 more
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