OBJECTIVE To investigate age and sex influences on fall characteristics. METHODS A total of 1243 subjects (517 males and 726 females) aged 50 years and over and drawn from population based sampling frames were invited to complete an interviewer administered questionnaire concerning descriptive characteristics of falls experienced in the previous four months. Information collected included det...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the demographic data, mortality rates, fall causes, and post-mortem findings of individuals who fell from heights. METHODS Five hundred thirty-eight patients who sustained injuries after an accidental fall from heights were entered into the study. Our cases were collected prospectively in Batman over a seven- month period. RESULTS The mean age was 12.4+/-3.22 years (...

AIM To assess the risk factors, mechanism of injury, and clinical outcome of hospitalized patients with spinal injuries in order to recommend preventive measures. METHODS Patients with spinal injuries admitted to Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for more than 24 h or who died after arrival to the hospital were studied over 3 years. Demography, location and time of injury, affected ...

To gain insight into the evolution of flower traits in generalized food-deceptive plant Iris pumila, we assessed color, size, shape, and fluctuating asymmetry (FA) three functionally distinct floral organs—outer perianths (‘falls’), inner (‘standards’), style branches—and estimated pollinator-mediated selection on these traits. We evaluated perianth color as achromatic brightness fall, measured...

RATIONALE No large studies till date are available from India on post-traumatic seizures (PTS). METHODS This is a prospective observational study of 520 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) (July 2007-2008). Patients admitted after 24h of injury, with Glasgow coma scale (GCS)<or=4 were excluded. RESULTS At a median follow-up of 386 days, 59 (11.4%) patients developed PTS. Incidence of...

Falls are the leading causes of unintentional injuries in the elderly and thus a pose a major hazard to our ageing society. We present the FOHEPO (FOot HEight POsitioning) system to measure, diagnose and rehabilitate ageing-related and neurological causes of falls. We hypothesise that both perceptual and motor variability is likely to increase with age and may lead to imprecise movements causin...

OBJECTIVE To assess compliance with current standards of playgrounds where children have sustained a fall-related arm fracture. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Between October 2000 and December 2002, a consecutive prospective series of 402 children aged under 13 years who fell from playground equipment and sustained an arm fracture was identified by emergency department staff in five Victori...

Background: The incidences of head injuries are growing with increasing number of high speed motor vehicle, more movement of the public and mechanization in industry. Head injury is most common causes of mortality in road traffi c accidents and fall from Height. This is because of this special anatomical location of the Head in our body. This study is being taken into account to explore and eva...

the security and stability of dams for flood passing through the spillway should be provided. so, kinetic energy of flow over large spillway must be dissipated. one of the energy dissipation structures at downstream dams, are plunging pools. the aim of this paper is to investigate dynamic pressure that is created by the impact of a series of rounded non-submerged jets on a flat plate with the r...

Posterior Mediastinal Hematomas (PMHs) secondary to a fall from standing height are uncommon, with only one previous case reported in the literature. We describe a case of a 78-year-old male with multiple medical comorbidities, who was transferred to Montreal General Hospital (MGH) with a posterior mediastinal hematoma (PMH) after sustaining a fall from standing height. On initial assessment, t...