Accident risk identification and its impact analyses for strategic construction safety management
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2015 The study presented in this paper reviewed 9,358 accidents which occurred in the U.S. construction industry between 2002 and 2011, in order to understand the relationships between the risk factors and injury severity (e.g.
Seokho Chi +3 more
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Outcomes and costs of penetrating trauma injury in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2008 The official published version of the article can be found at the link below.Background: Penetrating trauma injury is generally associated with higher short-term mortality than blunt trauma, and results in substantial societal costs given the young age ...
Christensen, MC +4 more
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Parental stress and burden following traumatic brain injury amongst children and adolescents [PDF]
, 2003 Primary objectives: to assess parental stress following paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and examine the relationship between self-reported problems and parental stress and general health.
Hawley, Carol +3 more
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Epidemiology of injuries in stand-up paddle boarding [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) is a recreational activity and sport that has grown exponentially, with participation increasing from 1.1 million in 2010 to 2.8 million in 2014 in the United States alone.
Climstein, Michael +4 more
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modCHIMERA: A novel murine closed-head model of moderate traumatic brain injury [PDF]
, 2018 Traumatic brain injury is a major source of global disability and mortality. Preclinical TBI models are a crucial component of therapeutic investigation.
Bayly, P. V. +7 more
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Injuries in agriculture – injury severity and mortality
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2013 PRINCIPALS: Accidents in agriculture are a problem of global importance. The hazards of working in agriculture are manifold (machines, animals, heights). We therefore assessed injury severity and mortality from accidents in farming. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed all farming accidents treated over a 12-year period in the emergency ...
Pfortmueller, Carmen A. +5 more
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How is the injury severity scored? a brief review of scoring systems [PDF]
Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2015 The management of injured patients is a critical issue in pre-hospital and emergency departments. Trauma victims are usually young and the injuries may lead to mortality or severe morbidities.
Mohsen Ebrahimi +2 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus +6 more
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Minimal long-term neurobehavioral impairments after endovascular perforation subarachnoid hemorrhage in mice [PDF]
, 2017 Cognitive deficits are among the most severe and pervasive consequences of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A critical step in developing therapies targeting such outcomes is the characterization of experimentally-tractable pre-clinical models ...
Brody, David L +5 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor +12 more
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