School of Public Health, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, University of Colorado–Denver Health Science Center. School of Nursing, University of Washington. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. UNC Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina. Division of...

BACKGROUND The health care system in Oman is characterized by its rapid development and free medical services for all its nationals although traditional medicine still plays a major role in daily life. Epidemiological data on poisoning are scanty. OBJECTIVE To determine the annual rate of poisoning-related Accident & Emergency Department visits at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman and...

DESCRIPTION A 12-year-old girl presented to the emergency department after waiting at a bus stop in winter.

1 Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging (LABIC), Department of Clinical Sciences, Liège University, 4000 Liège, Belgium 2Department of Clinical Toxicology, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium 3Department of Pathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium 4Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Saint-Jacques, 25030 Besançon, France 5 Inserm U...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors thank the Department of Health and Social Security for providing the system to be tested, Dr Burnett of St Albans City Hospital and Dr Cheng of Watford General Hospital for their help with the comparative studies and the staff of Instrumentation Laboratory Ltd for their co-operation. The advice of Dr S S Brown of the Clinical Research Centre, Harrow and Dr W Percy-R...

OBJECTIVE To assess risk compensation and risk homeostasis theory in children. DESIGN We used a case-control study design in children aged 8 to 18 years who had an injury while participating in an activity that did or could entail the use of protective equipment (PE). SETTING Montreal Children's Hospital emergency department from December 1, 2001, to November 30, 2002. PARTICIPANTS We int...