Accidental injury in school children was thought to be unpreventable. This series presents the results of 24 consecutive patients with 29 fractures as a result of a fall from a 'Tarzan' rope swing. Twenty-six of the fractures involved the upper limb, 11 patients required hospitalization with operative intervention and 13 required outpatient care only. These types of injury are preventable. The ...

Abstract According to the World Health Organization and other authorities, falls are one of main causes accidental injuries among elderly population. Therefore, it is essential detect predict fall activities older persons in indoor environments such as homes, nursing, senior residential centers, care facilities. Due non-contact signal confidentiality characteristics, radar equipment widely used...

UNLABELLED Age-based differences in fall type and neuroanatomy in infants and toddlers may affect clinical presentations and injury patterns. OBJECTIVE Our goal is to understand the influence of fall type and age on injuries to help guide clinical evaluation. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Retrospectively, 285 children 0-48 months with accidental head injury from a fall and brain imaging betwe...

Falls from beds and other household furniture are common scenarios that may result in injury and may also be stated to conceal child abuse. Knowledge of the biomechanics associated with short-distance falls may aid clinicians in distinguishing between abusive and accidental injuries. In this study, a validated bed fall computer simulation model of an anthropomorphic test device representing a 1...

Deaths from violence constitute the largest single group of deaths to which children aged 1-4 fall victim. The accidental ingestion of poisonous substances is a small but important cause of these deaths. During the decade 1940-49 the Registrar General for England and Wales reported the deaths of 218 children aged 1-4 from accidental poisoning other than by toxic gases. An account of the substan...

BACKGROUND Falling has high incidence and reoccurrence rates and is an essential factor contributing to accidental injury or death for older adults. Enhancing the participation of community-dwelling older adults in fall-prevention programs is crucial. Understanding fall-prevention beliefs will be beneficial for developing a community-based fall-prevention program. The aim of the present study w...

This research focused on the implementation of a reliable intelligent fall detection system so as to reduce accidental falls among the elderly people. A video-based detection system was used because it preserved privacy while monitoring the activities of the senior citizens. Another advantage of the video-based system is that the senior citizens are able to move freely without experiencing any ...

Among the numerous air pollutants, the strongest proof for adverse health effects has been reported for particulate matter (PM). The aim of this study was the exploration of short-term associations of air pollution with mortalities due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Tehran, Iran, based on hospital and census data from 2007 to 2013. This descriptive and analytical research was conducted in ...