For 25 years the number o f pedestrians killed on the roads has decreased in France : from 3202 in 1970 it dropped to 1027 in 1995. This decrease in the number o f pedestrian fatalities is observed in many other countries, and it does not simply reflect the general decrease in the number o f accidents and deaths on the road during that period. In France, pedestrian fatalities represented 21% of...

For nearly a decade, Purdue’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program has published an annual summary of U.S. grain-related entrapments 2 and engulfments. (www.grainsafety.us). These summaries are based on data gathered, documented, and entered into Purdue’s Agricultural Confined Space Incident Database (PACSID). With support from the U.S. Department of Labor over the past three years, the searc...

The risks of dying during recreational diving are small. The Divers Alert Network (DAN) held a workshop to consider whether the risks could be reduced further. Topics included investigation, surveillance, operational safety and cardiovascular disease. Investigation is essential to determine causes and involves on-scene inquiry, forensic examination of the deceased, and testing of life support e...

AIMS To describe characteristics of a series of people accidentally and deliberately killed by air powered weapons. METHODS Five cases of fatal airgun injury were identified by forensic pathologists and histopathologists. The circumstances surrounding the case, radiological examination, and pathological findings are described. The weapon characteristics are also reported. RESULTS Three of t...

BACKGROUND The role of alcohol in driver fatalities in Israel is unknown, and monitoring blood alcohol concentration among drivers is not routine. Moreover, over the past decade, self-reported access to and consumption of alcohol in Israel has been on the rise. OBJECTIVES To use available data to characterize alcohol-related driver fatalities. METHODS The prevalence of alcohol-related drive...

Wind has become one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy worldwide, but widespread and often extensive fatalities of bats have increased concern regarding the impacts of wind energy development on bats and other wildlife. We synthesized available information on patterns of bat fatalities from a review of 21 postconstruction fatality studies conducted at 19 facilities in 5 United S...

BACKGROUND Kazakhstan, a developing middle-income country, has the highest road traffic collision (RTC) mortality in the European Region. The aims of this study were to determine main characteristics of road traffic fatalities in Semey region, Kazakhstan and to compare findings with National data and middle-income European countries. METHODS This descriptive surveillance study assesses RTC mo...