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Using Workers' Compensation Claims Data to Describe Nonfatal Injuries among Workers in Alaska
Safety and Health at Work, 2020 Background: To gain a better understanding of nonfatal injuries in Alaska, underutilized data sources such as workers’ compensation claims must be analyzed. The purpose of the current study was to utilize workers’ compensation claims data to estimate the
Devin L. Lucas +5 more
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Developing a Framework for Sensible Regulation: Lessons from OSHA's Proposed Ergonomics Rule [PDF]
Injuries caused by workplace activities that involve repetitive motion, known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), increasingly concern workers, employers, and regulators because of their frequency and high treatment costs.
Hahn, Robert W., Moyle, Petrea R.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchPurpose Diagnosing plastic deformation of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is challenging: patients may not report knee instability, and MRI may not confirm the lesion, delaying adequate treatment. This study analyzed clinical findings and complaints
Sérgio Rocha Piedade +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2010 OBJETIVO: A entorse lateral aguda do tornozelo (ELAT) é uma afecção frequente cujo tratamento ainda não se encontra totalmente estabelecido. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a conduta do médico ortopedista brasileiro (incluindo residentes) em relação ...
Paulo Santoro Belangero +5 more
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Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2020 Category: Ankle; Sports; Trauma; Other Introduction/Purpose: Skateboarding has been a part of American culture since its origins in the 1960s. ESPN’s X Games debuted in the 90s and popularity soared. In 1996, there were an estimated 5.8 millions children
Devon Scott +3 more
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Lower-Extremity Injuries Predominate in American High School Tennis Players
Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, 2023 Purpose: To describe injury epidemiology in U.S. adolescent tennis players between 2014 and 2018 via the High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO) database. Methods: The HS RIO database was queried for injury data on high school tennis players as
Aaron C. Llanes, M.S. +6 more
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Effects of Workers' Compensation: A Survey [PDF]
This survey covers extensively the theoretical and the empirical work that was done on the incentive effects related to the existence of workers' compensation (WC) in the North American context. It first analyzes the economic rationale for compulsory WC.
Fortin, Bernard, Lanoie, Paul
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Health and Safety Issues of an Aging Workforce [PDF]
, 2019 [Excerpt] What do we mean by an “aging workforce”? As we live longer and healthier, older people continue to grow as a proportion of the working population. The number of workers of age 45 and older has doubled since 1950. Workers \u3e55 years of age are
Brown, Nellie J
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بهداشت کار و ارتقای سلامت, 2020 Introduction: Urban sanitation workers, including waste disposal workers and street cleaners, are exposed to a wide range of occupational hazards and accidents. No study regarding such accidents has been carried out so far in Kashan city.
ahmad CHAVOSHI +4 more
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