Physicians disagree on several issues regarding head injury in infants and children, including the potential lethality of a short-distance fall, a lucid interval in an ultimately fatal head injury, and the specificity of retinal hemorrhage for inflicted trauma. There is scant objective evidence to resolve these questions, and more information is needed. The objective of this study was to determ...

A case of non-fatal strangulation of the neck by rigging lines of a parachute during military training is presented. It is an unusual but potentially life-threatening injury. Probable factors leading to such injury are discussed.

OBJECTIVES Although the United States has generally enjoyed declining rates of fatal occupational injury, the rate of decline has not been uniform. To examine the heterogeneity of trends, changes in fatal occupational injury rates from 1980 to 1996 were estimated by occupation, industry, geographic region, and demographic group. METHODS Deaths due to injury at work during 1980-96 were identif...

BACKGROUND The global incidence of fatal head injuries as the result of assault is greater than the number of non-fatal cases. The important factors that determine the outcome in terms of survival of such head injury cases include the type of weapon used, type and site of skull fracture, intra cranial haemorrhage and the brain injury. The present study aims to highlight the role of skull fractu...

OBJECTIVES To identify potentially fatal injury patterns in explosive blast fatalities in order to focus research and mitigation strategies, to further improve survival rates from blast trauma. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS UK military personnel killed by improvised explosive device (IED) blasts in Afghanistan, November 2007-August 2010. SETTING UK military deployment, t...

Injury by firearm is now the leading cause of death in children U.S.. Effective injury prevention requires first defining problem and identifying risk protective factors before implementing strategies. There no comprehensive source available to define injuries, especially at local level. We propose a surveillance model based on socio-ecological framework that combines data from health care, law...