This article presents a study on the accidents related to the use of products and services, as recorded at two emergency hospitals at the city São Luís, Brazil. The goal of the study was to evaluate the main types and causes of unintentional accidents as well as the more frequent injuries for further improvement of products and services. The study evaluated the victims profile (gender and age),...

INTRODUCTION Accidents in the home are a major public health issue in most industrialised countries, as they are a frequent cause of injury and death. Moreover, since a considerable portion of such accidents involve elderly people, it is important to assess their social impact in this population. In Italy, the available data indicate that well over 3 million people per year suffer accidents in ...

Clavicle fractures in children occur twice as often as in adults. During a child's growth period they account for 10-15% of all fractures sustained. The questions which should be asked are how these fractures are sustained and under which circumstances are the children injured. In the study 256 children with clavicle fractures treated during the period 2008-2013 were analyzed. The underlying ca...

To test our hypothesis that the onset of the menopause would be associated with an increased number of underfoot accidents in the female population for both fracture and non-fracture injuries, we analysed 90061 accidents recorded by the Home Accident Surveillance System and classified them as to (a) whether a fracture resulted, and (b) whether they were 'underfoot'. We defined 'underfoot' accid...

Three out of four fatal accidents in the home involve people aged 65 years or more, and in more than half the victim is over 75. In 1964 3 % of all the deaths of men and 4.8% of all the deaths of women of 65 and over were attributable to accidents rather than disease (Boucher, 1966). Old people spend relatively little time out of doors. We recognize that they are specially at risk in traffic, y...

^ ft is not the purpose of this paper to discuss what Dr. Boucher of the Ministry of ealth has emphasized?the frequency of accidents in the home from slippery floors, v,.

The mortality profile of female nurses and teachers in British Columbia (BC) was examined using age-standardized proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) calculated for the period 1950-1984. Lowered overall mortality among nurses was seen for degenerative heart disease and for cerebrovascular accidents. Significantly elevated PMR values were observed for cancer of the breast and ovary in nurses of ...

Aim: Deaths resulted from burn injuries constitute a serious public health problem in developing countries. Deaths from burn injuries are usually seen secondary to accidents and more frequently occur in chidhood. In this study; we intended to indicate the features of childhood deaths resulted from burn injuries and the causes of burns in Diyarbakir city. Methods: The corpse examination and auto...

Burns are common accidents among the paediatric population and mainly concern children under five years of age or adolescents. They represent the second-highest most common cause of accidental mortality in children. They can be of a diverse nature: thermal, chemical, electrical or by inhalation that accompanies 20-35% of cutaneous burns. The majority of paediatric burns happen at home and in th...