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Fatal motorcycle crashes: a serious public health problem in Brazil

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2012
Introduction The numbers of two-wheel vehicles are growing across the world. In comparison to other vehicles, motorcycles are cheaper and thus represent a significant part of the automobile market.
Carrasco Carlos, Godinho Mauricio, Berti de Azevedo Barros Marilisa, Rizoli Sandro, Fraga Gustavo   +4 more
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Fatal non-seismic rockfalls in Spain

Geoenvironmental Disasters
Rockfalls are the slope instability processes that cause the greatest number of victims in Spain, as well as considerable economic losses. This paper quantifies the impact of fatal rockfalls obtained from the documentary collection, mainly written press.
Jordi Corominas, Nieves Lantada, María Amparo Núñez-Andrés, Olga Christina Mavrouli   +3 more
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WAYS OF IMPROOVING CAR SAFETY IN THE EU TROUGH REGULATION

Perner’s Contacts, 2021
Road safety in the EU has improved significantly over the past decades, thanks to effective action taken at EU and national level to address road user behaviour, vehicles and infrastructure. As a result the EU roads are the safest world-wide.
Ľubomír Moravčík, Marek Jaśkiewicz   +1 more
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Research on Community Emergency Corridor Systems in Urban Fire Risk Governance: An Empirical Study of 77 Chinese Communities

Fire
Urban fires are highly destructive with high casualty rates, often causing significant casualties and property losses. The obstruction of the Community Emergency Corridor System is a critical factor exacerbating fire casualties, directly related to ...
Jialu Cao, Yibao Wang, Chong Li
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Conservation casualties: an analysis of on-duty ranger fatalities (2006–2021)

PARKS, 2022
Chris Galliers, Roger Cole, Rohit Singh, Jeff Ohlfs, Hamera Aisha, Amon Benoit Koutoua, Carlien Roodt, Monica Alvarez Malvido   +7 more
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Measuring Non-Fatal Road Trauma: Using Police-Reported and Hospital Admission-Based Data to Monitor Trends and Inform Policy

Journal of Road Safety, 2014
Road trauma identified using hospital admission records or police-reported crashes are susceptible to changes in policy and resourcing. This research compares temporal trends in police, hospital and linked police-hospital records for non-fatal road ...
Rebecca Mitchell, Mike Bambach, Raphael Grzebieta, Ann Williamson   +3 more
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Improving Worker Safety Through Better Visibility

Journal of Road Safety, 2010
Road trauma represents a significant cost on society, and governments are developing various measures and safety programs to reduce the number of fatal accidents and serious injuries.
Agota Berces
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Factors Associated with the Number of Injured and Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Intentional Mass-Casualty Incidents: A Timely Aid for Scaling the Emergency Response

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
AbstractIntroduction:Intentional mass-casualty incidents (IMCIs) involving motor vehicles (MVs) as weapons represent a growing trend in Western countries. This method has resulted in the highest casualty rates per incident within the field of IMCIs. Consequently, there is an urgent requirement for a timely and accurate casualty estimation in MV-induced
Eva Maria Valiño, Rafael Castro-Delgado, Silvia Sola Muñoz, Barry Lynam, Pedro Castro   +4 more
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Prevalence of drugged drivers among non-fatal driver casualties presenting to a trauma centre in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of abusive drug exposure among non-fatal motor vehicle driver casualties presenting to a designated trauma centre in Hong Kong. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Designated trauma centre/regional accident and emergency department in Hong Kong.
Tsui, KL, Sze, NN, Lau, FL, Lam, TSK, Wong, OF, Liu, SH, Wong, SC   +6 more
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Fire Safety Analysis Onboard Passenger Ships by using Fire Dynamics Simulations: Case Study of a Turkish Domestic Passenger Ship

Journal of Eta Maritime Science
Fire hazards onboard are a significant cause of accidents, leading to loss of life and property. According to the Global Integrated Shipping Information System database, 6.82 out of every 1000 passenger/Ro-Ro/Ferry ships have reported fire casualties ...
Tolga Aycı, Barış Barlas, Aykut Ölçer   +2 more
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