Currently, from the statistical analysis of accidents at home and abroad, the number of automobile defects and the resulting automobile accidents are very large. Obviously, the automobile defects have become one of the main factors affecting traffic safety, and risk assessment as an automobile key technical defect of risk management, the elimination of defects and reduce automobile accidents ar...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of self-reported traffic accidents and identify associated factors. METHODS Cross-sectional, population-based study carried out from September 2007 to August 2008, in the urban and rural zones of Rio Branco (Northern Brazil). Data referring to adults (aged 18 to 96 years, n = 1,516) of the inquiry Health and Nutrition of Adults and Children of Rio Branco, ...

Sixty-nine children aged under 15 years were identified from coroners' records as having died as a result of an accident between 1980 and 1989. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) accounted for the majority of cases (n = 38; 55% of total) and in almost all of these, the unsafe behaviour of the child was considered to be at fault. Most fatal accidents occurred between 15.00 and 21.00 hrs and within 2 ...

Home Accident among children (3 to 6 years) has been identified one of the major issues in today health care despite. The aim study is improve knowledge parents reside Rural community area regarding prevention home accidents. Material and Method: Quantitative Research Approach structured questionnaire information booklet. Statistical Student “t” test chi-square used. Result: Mean post intervent...

By analyzing the risk assessment methods of roof accidents at home and abroad, this paper summarizes research status in area, analyzes significance mine accidents. The identification roadway collapse accident is carried out from four aspects -- human, material, environment, management, evaluation index system established, including human unsafe behavior, material state, management factors envir...

The implementation of Occupational therapy based Home modification program has shown to be successfulin reducing risk for falls, injury and accidents. study aided in increasing the overall safety people withchallenging conditions. assessment helps identify barriers factors that enabledus obtaining a positive outcome. with challenging needs can learn how self-assess riskfactors at home modifying...

With the rapid development of world economy, petrochemical industry energy reserve strategy and production demand increase, storage tank farm scale is also expanding, continue to large, intensive direction development. In recent years, there are many disastrous accidents such as oil leakage, explosion combustion tank, so it necessary study behavior tank. This paper studies mechanism in crude ar...

T he recent death of two patients registered in our respiratory home care programme stimulated this reflection regarding oxygen therapy in current smokers. Both had oxygen dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and died from severe burns and inhalation injury that occurred while they were receiving oxygen through their home oxygen concentrator. The inquiries revealed that both w...

Cases at study comprise 21 sharp force fatalities (9 suicides--7 m and 2 f; 8 homicides--5 m and 3 f; 2 accidental deaths--1 m and 1 f; 2 uncertain cases--2 m), examined from 1993 to 2002. Suicide age range was 17-75 years, mean 42.4; in seven cases the age was upper 40. Scene of death was at home in six cases, at open place in two, during hospitalisation in one. Incised wounds were pre-eminent...

Most brachial plexus lesions are traction injuries sustained during birth, but in adolescents and older people they are usually caused by traffic accidents or following a fall in the home. A minority are the result of penetrating injury after civilian assault or trauma encountered during wartime. Birth palsy cases (obstetric brachial plexus palsy) and the remaining cases (traumatic briachial pl...