Emergency Care Journal, 2016 A group of oral anticoagulant-treated patients affected by permanent atrial fibrillation was evaluated after their access to the emergency room as a result of a traumatic accident. In these patients, the re-evaluation of their risk of thromboembolism and
Alessandro Riccardi +5 more
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Department of Health's accidental injury research initiative [PDF]
, 2005 In 1999 the Government?s White Paper, Saving Lives, Our Healthier Nationidentified accidental injury as a priority for action. It set national targets to reducethe rates of death associated with accidental injury in England by 2010 by at leastone fifth ...
Ward, H
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There’s no apprenticeship for Alzheimer’s: The caring relationship when an older person experiencing dementia falls [PDF]
, 2011 © Cambridge University Press 2011Older people experiencing dementia are twice as likely to fall with consequences of serious injury, reduction in everyday activity, admission to long-term care and mortality.
McIntyre, AE, Reynolds, F
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.We present a conformable wearable ultrasound patch for noninvasive bladder volume monitoring. A flexible PZT array combined with a concave acoustic lens concentrates acoustic energy and improves depth selectivity through the anterior pelvic wall.
Long Long Cao +4 more
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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Fall Patients Visit to the Emergency Department: A Comparison by Gender [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2018 Purpose This study was to analyze clinical and epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients who were admitted to the emergency department (ED) due to falls by separating male and female.
Jun Kew Kim +6 more
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A context for error: using conversation analysis to represent and analyse recorded voice data [PDF]
, 2015 Recorded voice data, such as from cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) or air traffic control tapes, can be an important source of evidence for accident investigation, as well as for human factors research.
Nevile, Maurice, Walker, Michael
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A risk profile for identifying community-dwelling elderly with a highrisk of recurrent falling: results of a 3-year prospective study [PDF]
, 2006 Introduction: The aim of the prospective study reported here was to develop a risk profile that can be used to identify community-dwelling elderly at a high risk of recurrent falling.
AJ Campbell +37 more
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Soft, Flexible, and Stretchable Platforms for Tissue‐Interfaced Bioelectronics
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Bio‐integrated electronics provide mechanically compliant and stable interfaces with soft biological tissues. Representative applications include neural interfaces, wet‐organadhesive electronics, and skin‐interfaced devices. E represents Young´s modulus and ε represents strain.
Kento Yamagishi +3 more
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Workplace Accidents and Work-related Illnesses of Household Waste Collectors
Safety and Health at Work, 2016 Background: Household waste collectors (HWCs) are exposed to hazardous conditions. This study investigates the patterns of workplace injuries and work-related illnesses of HWCs.
Byung Yong Jeong +2 more
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Characterization of cleaners accidents in the Portuguese service sector [PDF]
This paper characterizes work accidents at Portuguese industrial cleaning companies, operating in the service sector, through the application of ESAW methodology.
José Miquel Cabeças
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