Accidental casualties and deaths in India due to un-natural causes, 2009–2010

Some deaths due to fish poisoning (Ichthyosarcotoxism) in India.

Tort Reform and Accidental Deaths

Theory suggests that tort reform could have either of two impacts on accidents. First, reforms could increase accidents as tortfeasors internalize less of the costs of externalities, and thus, have less incentive to reduce the risk of accidents. Second, tort reforms could decrease accidents as lower expected liability costs result in lower prices, enabling consumers to buy more risk-reducing pr...

Causes of accidental childhood deaths in China in 2010: A systematic review and analysis

BACKGROUND Infectious causes of childhood deaths in the world have decreased substantially in the 21st century. This trend has exposed accidental deaths as an increasingly important future challenge. Presently, little is known about the cause structure of accidental childhood deaths in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. In this paper, we aim to establish cause structure for acciden...

Coroners' records of accidental deaths.

This study set out to provide a description of the children involved in fatal accidents and to ascertain which deaths might have been prevented and by what means. The records from a convenience sample of four coroners (jurisdictions of Inner North London, Birmingham, Bedfordshire, and Ipswich) of inquests opened in 1984-8 on children aged under 15 killed in accidents were reviewed for informati...

Coroner's records of accidental deaths.

SIR,-Dr Simoes and colleagues have reported studies of variability in measurements of respiratory rate in young American children, but did not consider possible effects of body temperature on these measurements. ' Previous work suggested a weak association between body temperature and respiratory rate in young infants studied in Australia and Britain.2 Current World Health Organisation guidelin...