Results 11 to 20 of about 152,755 (256)
Heliyon, 2023 Purpose: The present study aimed to design a quantitative tool to evaluate the comfort and usability of working at height safety harnesses. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in both qualitative and quantitative sections in 2022.
Parvin Sepehr +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Safety cages efficiency during ascent and descent on vertical ladders [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Issues of ensuring the safety of working on height do not lose their relevance. Civil engineering is in the first place of the amount of injuries and deaths. It accounts for 17% of the structure of the main types of economy activity.
Vasilenko Vasiliy Vladimirovich +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2020 One of the main problems encountered in medico-legal assessment of injuries suffered as a result of falling from a height is the discrimination between the effects of accidental and suicidal falls.
Tomasz Cywka +2 more
doaj +1 more source
PATTERN OF FATAL INJURIES OF FALL FROM HEIGHT AT GREAT CAIRO: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYTICAL STUDY (2009 – 2013) [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2016 Deaths due to fall from height are increasing yearly. Victims of fall from height tend to sustain a unique pattern of injuries that depends on many factors.
Marwa M. Morad +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Falls from height: A retrospective analysis [PDF]
World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Emergency services manage trauma patients frequently and falls from height comprise the main cause of emergency service admissions. In this study, we aimed to analyse the demographic characteristics of falls from height and their relationship to the mortality.A total of 460 patients, who admitted to the Emergency Department of Inonu University between ...
GURBUZ, SUKRU +5 more
openaire +4 more sources
Patterns of Injuries in Fatal Fall from Height Cases in Gharbia Governorate: Autopsy Study [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2020 Background: A fall is defined as an event in which a person inadvertently lands on the ground after falling from a higher place. It is the second most common cause of unintentional injury associated mortality after traffic accidents.
Amira Ramadan +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Epidemiological Trends of Trauma in Tertiary Care Centre in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Aims and Objectives: To study the pattern and burden of trauma cases which presented to a tertiary care centre in an upcoming Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India. Methods: This was an epidemiological study.
Caren Dsouza +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Analysis of the nature of injuries in victims of fall from height
Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2017 Aim of study: To assess the types and extent of injuries sustained by victims of fall from height depending on the height of fall. Material and methods: The study included 338 bodies of victims of fatal falls from different heights (from the 1st to
Magdalena E. Kusior +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Applied Sciences, 2022 The main cause of fatal accidents in the construction sector are falls from height (FFH) and the inappropriate use of a harness is commonly associated with these fatalities. Traditional methods, such as onsite inspections, safety communication, or safety
María del Carmen Rey-Merchán +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Falls from a balcony while intoxicated: a new injury trend among young adults?
Injury Epidemiology, 2019 Background Unintentional falls from heights, including balconies, result in life threatening traumatic injury. Alcohol, when combined with environmental factors and poor judgement, can potentially lead to fatal outcomes.
Kathryn B. Schaffer +4 more
doaj +1 more source