The injury experience observed in two emergency departments in Kingston, Ontario during 'ice storm 98'.

Cluster of unintentional carbon monoxide poisonings presenting to the emergency departments in Kingston, Ontario during 'ice storm 98'.

Impact of a prison triage system on injuries seen in emergency departments.

OBJECTIVES 1) To describe injuries experienced by the male prisoner population in the Kingston, Ontario area, and to compare them with those observed in the general population; and 2) to compare the incidence and patterns of prisoner injuries seen in emergency departments (EDs) before and after the introduction of a prison injury triage system. DESIGN A chart review. SETTING The catchment a...

Assessing health impacts of the December 2013 Ice storm in Ontario, Canada

BACKGROUND Ice, or freezing rain storms have the potential to affect human health and disrupt normal functioning of a community. The purpose of this study was to assess acute health impacts of an ice storm that occurred in December 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. METHODS Data on emergency department visits were obtained from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System. Rates of visits in ...

Effects of changing body-checking rules on rates of injury in minor hockey.

OBJECTIVE In this study we explored the effects of the 2002 rule change in Ontario minor hockey, in which body-checking was introduced at the atom (ages 9-10) instead of the peewee (previously ages 12-13) age level. It was hypothesized that the introduction of body-checking at younger ages would result in higher overall rates of injury to minor hockey players, with concomitant increases in neur...

Workplace Violence: A Regional Survey in Iranian Hospitals’ Emergency Departments

Background and Objectives: Violence toward healthcare workers has emerged as an important health problem. This type of violence has the potential to severely influence healthcare workers, patients, and the community. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of violence in emergency departments, and to identify associated risk fac‌tors using a sample of emergency department healthcare workers ...