In this paper, we describe and evaluate an activity recognition system using a single 3-axis accelerometer and a barometric sensor worn on a waist of the body. The purpose of this work is to prevent child accidents such as unintentional injuries at home. In order to prevent child accidents in the home and reduce efforts of parents, we present a new safety management system for babies and childr...

BACKGROUND Road traffic accidents cause substantial morbidity and disease burden; few studies have examined their impact on disability. OBJECTIVE To estimate the magnitude and distribution of disability due to road traffic accidents according to socio-demographic variables, and its main socioeconomic and health determinants. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in community-dwellin...

lectricity has caused important differences in our social life, and it has been involved in our daily life for the improvement of the technology. Consequently, there is an increase in ratio of accidents due to electricity.1 We often confronted children to electrical accidents at home, and adults are faced to these accidents usually at work.2,3 We rarely observed both suicides and murders by the...

This randomized clinical trial tested a new self-directed educational intervention to improve caregiver competence to create a safer home environment for persons with dementia living in the community. The sample included 108 patient/caregiver dyads: the intervention group (n = 60) received the Home Safety Toolkit (HST), including a new booklet based on health literacy principles, and sample saf...

Introduction: After an evening of alcohol consumption, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) may reach intoxication levels above legal limits for operating a car or bicycle. In the Netherlands, legal limits for participating in traffic are 0.05% for experienced drivers and 0.02% for novice drivers. The purpose of this study was to determine bicycle accident risk of Dutch students after an evening o...

Gust is the most serious natural disaster that threatens safety of port portal crane. The wind resistance some cranes not optimistic, and accidents occur frequently. Based on analysis classic cases disasters at home abroad, this paper finds out weak links proof ability crane, puts forward countermeasures to improve enhance

The Mubarok Skin Cracker Factory is a home industry that produces skin crackers from cowhide, raw, and cooked crackers. Based on the interviews with factory owners, there have been several work accidents, production room has very minimal lighting air ventilation. these problems, method used Hazard Operability Study (HAZOP), which aims to identify sources of hazards potential accidents in proces...

BACKGROUND Dementia is an irreversible chronic disease with wide-ranging effects on patients', caregivers' and families' lives. Hospitalizations are significant events for people with dementia. They tend to have poorer outcomes compared to those without dementia. Most of the previous studies focused on diagnoses leading to hospitalizations using claims data. Further factors (e.g. context factor...

In Italy the European Union Injury Database reports the involvement of chemical products in 0.9% of home and leisure accidents. The Emergency Department registry on domestic accidents in Italy and the Poison Control Centres record that 90% of cases of exposure to toxic substances occur in the home. It is not rare for the effects of chemical agents to be observed in hospitals, with a high potent...