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Preventing Medical Injury

QRB - Quality Review Bulletin, 1993
Although adverse events (AEs) are not uncommon in hospitalized patients, they are by no means inevitable. A review of records from a population-based study in New York revealed that nearly 4% of hospitalized patients suffered AEs. Two-thirds of those events were considered to be caused by errors in management, most of which were not because of ...
William G. Johnson   +4 more
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Preventing Dancers' Injuries

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1980
The author belleves that proper technique and training not only would prevent most ballet problems, but also are the basls for therapy when Injuries do occur.
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Eye Injuries and Prevention

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1993
A disproportionate share of ocular and orbital injuries occur in children. This article reviews the evaluation and initial management of ocular trauma and chemical burns to the eye. Traumatic conditions are classified according to the particular area of the eye or orbit involved; chemical burns constitute a separate section. Sports-related injuries and
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Ideology and Injury Prevention

International Journal of Health Services, 1985
Data from a recently completed study of head injuries reveal that many of these injuries, and deaths from these injuries, result from interpersonal violence and automobile accidents. Such injuries are normally difficult to prevent. In this study it was found that much of the interpersonal violence involves family members and many of the vehicle ...
Steven Whitman, John L. McKnight
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Injury Prevention: Drowning

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1989
Sir .—At the end of her editorial in the June 1988 issue of AJDC , Dr Noyes 1 recommends the formation of several national coalitions to attack the most commonly encountered injuries to children. One of her suggestions is to form a Child Pool Safety Group composed of "health care workers along with swimming pool manufacturers, YMCAs, YWCAs, and others."
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Injuries

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1984
Injuries are the leading cause of death for ages 1 to 44 and are responsible for more years of productive life lost than any other disease. The common perception of injuries as random, unpredictable events has impeded the application of existing knowledge and technology fully capable of preventing many injuries or lessening their severity. This article
Susan Pardee Baker, Benjamin F. Withers
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Injury Prevention at the Bedside

Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2016
It is estimated that 1 in 4 children will have an unintentional injury that requires medical attention or intervention by the time they are 21 years of age. Emergency department staff have an opportunity to engage families in injury prevention messaging right at the bedside. Having staff who participate in an injured patient's care can better prepare a
Jennifer Zakrzewski   +2 more
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Prevention of Sports Injuries

Pediatrics, 1998
There are ∼3 million annual injuries incurred during sports participation among children and adolescents in the United States, with injury defined as one that causes time lost from sports participation. Pediatricians need to have the skills to diagnose, manage, and/or triage these injuries.
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PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD INJURIES

Medical Journal of Australia, 1980
Injuries are the leading cause of childhood death throughout the developed countries of the world. Nonfatal childhood injuries are also of major consequence. Measures designed to prevent injuries depend for their effectiveness on three things: they must work when properly used, they must be used and last they must be used properly.
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PREVENTION OF INJURY IN ATHLETICS

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1956
• During the 1955 football season, nine deaths were recorded throughout the course of play. This alone shows the need for an active program concerning the prevention of athletic injuries. As a prerequisite to such a program, accurate statistics must be obtained to show types of injuries and rate per exposure for all sports.
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