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Frequency and Patterns of Unintentional Injuries among Children Aged Less than 14 Years in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: Unintentional injuries occur very frequently in the paediatric age group. The major causes leading to unintentional injuries, such as poisoning, fires, drowning, and accidents, can vary according to age.
V Sivagamasundari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changing trend in mortality of accidental falls among Chinese residents, 2004 – 2018: a surveillance data analysis

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
ObjectiveTo examine the mortality of accidental falls and its variation trend among Chinese residents during 2004 – 2018 for providing evidences to the development of prevention strategies on accidental falls.
Dan-dan LIU, Qian-yu ZHOU, Hui-min LIU
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic causality mapping of factors leading to accidental falls of older adults. [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Health Pract (Oxf), 2020
Zhu H   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Falls in older adults: a practical approach

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Background: Falls are a major problem in public health since they are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the risk of fall and prescribe preventive interventions may be a challenging task.
Cristiana Borges Pereira   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comprehensive Risk Assessment Analysis of Accidental Falls in Shipyards Using the Gaussian Fuzzy AHP Model

open access: yesJournal of Eta Maritime Science, 2022
Falling from a height is the major cause of death and injuries in shipyards and similar constructive industries. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the causes of occupational accidental falls in shipyards.
Abdullah Türk, Murat Özkök
doaj   +1 more source

Hospitalization of unintentional fall injuries in Kuwait: a national database study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background Accidental falls are a major cause of morbidity placing pressure on hospital capacity and utilizing costly services. Evaluating the burden of falls is key for planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention strategies.
Islam Kamal Ibrahim, Fatima AlAsoomi
doaj   +1 more source

Unexplained falls are frequent in patients with fall-related injury admitted to Orthopaedic wards: the UFO Study (Unexplained Falls in Older patients) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
To evaluate the incidence of unexplained falls in elderly patients affected by fall-related fractures admitted to orthopaedic wards, we recruited 246 consecutive patients older than 65 (mean age 82 \ub1 7 years, range 65-101).
Alessandro, Morrione   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Could Fire and Rescue Services identify older people at risk of falls? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Protecting or improving the efficiency and effectiveness of services while reducing costs in response to public sector funding reductions is a significant challenge for all public service organisations.
Anne H. Laybourne   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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