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As the gas industries in the United States and Japan switched from toxic coal gas to nontoxic natural gas, the incidence of accidental deaths from domestic gas declined dramatically in both nations. Thus, improvements in public health occurred as incidental side effects of business decisions. PMID:1558623

... to issue its report addressing accidental on-duty deaths in the summer of 1998. Descriptors : *ACTIVE DUTY, *DEATH, *ACCIDENTS, MILITARY ...

BackgroundAccidental poisoning is one of the leading causes of injury in the United States, second only to motor vehicle accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of accidental poisoning mortality have been increasing in the past fourteen years nationally. In Texas, mortality rates from ...

The classification of a manner of death as accidental by a medical examiner does not necessarily mean that an insurance company will honor double-indemnity, accidental-death benefits. While in many cases their determinations are supportive, there are nume...

... of mortality rates by specific cause of death. On the basis -I of this comparison, blacks appeared to be at significant risk for deaths resulting from ...

Compares high rates of psychosocial disorders found among American Indians, Eskimos, and Australian Aborigines. Relates high rates of disorders such as alcohol abuse, depression, suicide, family instability, delinquency, and accidental death to experiences of traditional cultures with western domination. Reviews major psychosocial explanations of ...

... period, 18 were accidental and 1 was a suicide. Of the 18 accidental deaths, 17 occurred among ... included falls (37%), medical (21%), drowning (5%), and suicide (5%). Activities at the time of death inc...

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... racial groups. The homicide rate for blacks also was three times greater than the homicide rate for whites. No consistent ...

... Benzonatate (Tessalon). Death from accidental ingestion in children, FDA Drug Safety Communication. The Warnings and ...

In light of the large number of detainees who continue to be taken and held in US custody in settings with limited judicial or public oversight, deaths of detainees warrant scrutiny. We have undertaken the task of reviewing all known detainee deaths between 2002 and early 2005 based on reports available in the public domain. Using documents obtained from ...

In light of the large number of detainees who continue to be taken and held in US custody in settings with limited judicial or public oversight, deaths of detainees warrant scrutiny. We have undertaken the task of reviewing all known detainee deaths between 2002 and early 2005 based on reports available in the public domain. Using documents obtained from ...

Explored death-dip phenomenon, previously reported decrease in death occurring before significant dates, with cohort of 4,800 psychiatric patients. Compared dates of death with each individual's birthday, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Found no death-dip phenomenon, significant increase in ...

... 2001). This death toll for children exceeds the combined child death rate from accidental poisonings, falls and firearm injuries ...

... FDA Drug Safety Podcast for Healthcare Professionals: Death resulting from overdose after accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by ...

... FDA Drug Safety Communication: Death resulting from overdose after accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children under 10 years ...

Discusses problems of defining suicide and differentiating suicide from accidental death, examining presuicidal conditions and behavior in young children, and describing young children's concepts of death. Offers suggestions for prevention. (RH)

Opioid-related deaths in the United States have become a public health problem, with accidental and unintended overdoses being especially troubling. Screening for psychological risk factors is an important first step in safeguarding against nonadherence practices and identifying patients who may be vulnerable to the risks associated ...

Potential ethical issues can arise during the process of epidemiological classification. For example, unnatural infant deaths are classified as accidental deaths or homicides. Societal sensitivity to the physical abuse and neglect of children has increased over recent decades. This enhanced sensitivity could impact reported infant ...

Developed Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) to measure various components of grief. Initial results suggest GEQ's potential to differentiate grief reactions experienced by suicide survivors from those experienced by survivors of accidental death, unexpected natural death, and expected natural death. (Author/NB)

By emphasising the intentions underlying suicidal behaviour, suicidal death is distinguished from accidental death in standard philosophical accounts on the nature of suicide. A crucial third class of self?produced deaths, deaths in which agents act neither intentionally nor ...

Intentional aircraft crashes are a dramatic cause of death. The entire set of fatalities due to this cause of death in the United States has not been described. Mortality data from aircraft crashes determined as being due to suicide were obtained from National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and National Transportation Safety Board ...

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... FDA Drug Safety Communication: Death resulting from overdose after accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children under 10 years of age 12/14/2010; ...

ISO and IAEA, the goal of the new symbol is "to help reduce needless deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure to large radioactive sources." The new symbol is...

This year's commemorative platter includes ether anaesthesia, smallpox vaccination, radioactivity and several mathematical morsels, as well as an accidental death (Otto Lilienthal) and the mother of all births (the Universe).

... age. The product has been rarely associated with death following accidental ingestion by children under 10 years of age. ...

This report is designed to be used in conjunction with the Texas Child Fatality Review Team Annual Report, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the incidence of child death in Texas and examines the state's fatality response system. Four types of preventable death are the focus of this report: deaths by drowning, gunshot wounds, ...

Analysis of the potential risks of emerging energy technologies requires a quantitative description of the potential health and environmental effects of such technologies. Systematic characterization of accidental injuries and fatalities as well as health effects for an installed 1-quad direct coal liquefaction industry is provided in this health and environmental effects ...

The bed is thought to be a safe place, but posses a number of risks that can cause deaths. To identify the causes of accidental death in bed and propose strategies for the prevention of further accidents, we surveyed and analyzed the literature on accidental deaths in bed from Japan and abroad, ...

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Interviewed 57 college students who had recently lost friend or relative by suicide, accident, homicide, or natural death. Those bereaved through suicide or accidental death, more than survivors of other types of deaths, said that people treated them differently after the death; those bereaved ...

Examined frequency of experiencing the death of a peer among adolescents. Survey responses from 68 adolescents revealed that 87 percent of them had experienced the death of a peer; 20 percent reported having had more than one experience with the death of a peer. Seventy percent indicated that the death was ...

Objective: Despite dramatic increases in the rate of fatal accidental overdose in recent years, risk factors for this outcome remain poorly understood, particularly in clinical populations. The authors examined the association of psychiatric and substance use diagnoses with death from accidental overdose. Method: The study followed a ...

This report summarizes a more in-depth report concerning the status of children's health in the United States, and strategies which involve primarily personal health care services for the prevention of death, disease, and injury of children. The report is divided into five major sections. The first discusses the effects of low birthweight on infant ...

This report discusses the status of children's health in the United States, and strategies which involve primarily personal health care services for the prevention of death, disease and injury of children. The report opens with a summary of the contents, and then suggests strategies for public policy for the improvement of children's health. The first ...

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who will receive the Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefit in the event of the Participant's death or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties

A review of autopsy reports in cases of electrocution in Northern Ireland revealed that there were 50 accidental electrocutions and 9 suicidal electrocutions over a 22 year period (1982 - 2003). No cases of homicidal electrocution were detected in this jurisdiction. Analysis of the cohort of accidental electrocutions showed that there was a clear skew ...

A review of autopsy reports in cases of electrocution in Northern Ireland revealed that there were 50 accidental electrocutions and 9 suicidal electrocutions over a 22 year period (1982 � 2003). No cases of homicidal electrocution were detected in this jurisdiction. Analysis of the cohort of accidental electrocutions showed that there was a clear skew ...

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Applications of low energy non-ionizing irradiation result in non-lethal and lethal effects in cells, tissues and intact individuals. The effects of these applications depend on the physical parameters of the applied energies, the mechanisms of interaction of these energies on the target and the biologic status of the target. Recently, cell death has been found not to be a ...

Cigarette smoking is the largest single preventable cause of illness and premature death in the United States. It is the major single cause of cancer mortality in the United States and is a causal factor for coronary heart disease and arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease; is associated with increased risk of coronary ...

During the period 1880-1900, the first studies were conducted to aid in understanding the effects of electricity on the human body. Commercial electrical systems were being developed, with the first central station for incandescent lighting placed in operation in 1882. The proliferation of these new stations and their distribution systems inevitably led to accidental ...

The Air Force Health Study is a 20-year comprehensive assessment of the current health of Air Force veterans of Operation Ranch Hand, the unit responsible for aerial spraying of herbicides in Vietnam. This report compares the noncombat mortality of 1261 Ranch Hand veterans to that of a comparison population of 19,101 other Air Force veterans primarily involved in cargo ...

The Air Force Health Study is a 20-year comprehensive assessment of the current health of Air Force veterans of Operation Ranch Hand, the unit responsible for aerial spraying of herbicides in Vietnam. This report compares the noncombat mortality of 1261 Ranch Hand veterans to that of a comparison population of 19,101 other Air Force veterans primarily involved in cargo ...

Caffeine is a mild central nervous stimulant that occurs naturally in coffee beans, cocoa beans and tea leaves. In large doses, it can be profoundly toxic, resulting in arrhythmia, tachycardia, vomiting, convulsions, coma and death. The average cup of coffee or tea in the United States is reported to contain between 40 and 150 mg caffeine although ...

Exposure of humans to high concentrations of carbon monoxide can result in death, due to the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb), which impairs the oxygen carrying capacity of the haemoglobin. Carbon monoxide is responsible of a great number of accidental domestic poisonings and deaths throughout the world, particularly in homes ...

Sixty-two explosives were evaluated in NWSY TR 81-6, Susceptibility Index of Explosives to Accidental Initiation. A sampling of their sensitivity ordering provides the test result in its own particular unit of measure. The overall average S.I. value was c...

Occupational safety and health is of continuing concern to both private industry and the military. At present more than 2.5 million workdays are lost annually in the United States to injury and disease, with accidential injuries the leading cause of death and disability among men under age 35. Since the magnitude and severity of the risks of ...

This Kids Count data book examines state and national trends from the late 1980s in the well being of children in the United States. The statistical portrait is based on 10 indicators of child well being: (1) percent low birth-weight infants; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) teen accidental ...

Obituaries spanning 13 years, from U.S. homosexual journals and conventional newspapers, were examined. For the homosexual and lesbian deaths, much lower median death ages than U.S. averages were recorded (whether or not AIDS was involved), with higher rates of accidental death, suicide, and murder. This pattern of ...

BackgroundThe United States (US) has re-instituted smallpox vaccinations to prepare for an intentional release of the smallpox virus into the civilian population. In an outbreak, people of all ages will be vaccinated. To prepare for the impact of large-scale ring and mass vaccinations, we conducted a systematic review of the complication and mortality risks of smallpox ...

The origin of multicellular organisms and the mechanism of development in cell societies are studied by choosing a model with intracellular biochemical dynamics allowing for oscillations, cell--cell interaction through diffusive chemicals on a two-dimensional grid, and state-dependent cell adhesion. Cells differentiate due to a dynamical instability, as described by our "isologous ...

"Huffing," the form of substance abuse involving inhalants, is growing in popularity because of the ease and availability of chemical inhalants in many household products. The purpose in huffing is to achieve euphoria when the chemicals in question interact with the central nervous system in combination with oxygen displacement. The abuser is lulled into a false sense of safety despite the ...

Accidental exposure to the blood of hepatitis B patients produced less fear than does accidental exposure today to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), even though both have an approximately equal overall risk of death (approximately 1%). Subjects responding to hypothetical insect-exposure and disease-exposure scenarios chose to ...

Corpses found in wells or lime pits must be identified and the cause and manner of death must be determined. There are several circumstances that may lead to the presence of corpses in wells. In this study, 3940 death examinations and autopsies, performed at the Konya Branch of Forensic Medicine Council (Turkey) between 2000 and 2007, were retrospectively ...

"Autoerotic asphyxia" typically involves an individual hanging or ligature, resulting in self-induced oxygen deprivation brought about by neck compression during sexual activity. Little about the so-called "atypical forms" of autoerotic asphyxia, which also involve compression of the chest or abdomen, has been published in forensic literature. When death results from such ...

Deaths in children, and particularly sudden deaths, are extremely emotionally difficult experiences for parents, caregivers and the general public. The primary objective of this study was to present negligence in care as a risk factor of sudden deaths in children. The second goal was to estimate a chance of avoiding such tragic ...

The US does not have a unified system for surveillance of violent deaths. This report describes the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), a system for collecting data on all violent deaths (homicides, suicides, accidental firearms deaths, deaths of undetermined ...

This study describes the number and characteristics of accidental deaths associated with recreational inhalant misuse in North Carolina from 2000 to 2008. Inhalant-related deaths were identified via an electronic search of records of the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Thirty deaths were ...

The NASH categories (Natural, Accident, Suicide, Homicide) used on death certificates are known to obscure many of the psychological dimensions of death. Although there are many studies of death certificates of the extent to which suicide may be misclassified as accidental or natural deaths, ...

A quantitative study was carried out of the fat cells of the hilar pannicle of the adrenal in 150 infants comprising 60 hospital deaths, 2 accidental deaths, and 88 cot deaths. The cells were rated in categories of fat vacuolation. For a period of up to 8 weeks after birth there is an apparent depletion in the ...

Following the accidental death of a classmate, 26 fellow 8th grade students completed a questionnaire to assess their reactions. Students strongly endorsed the school's response following the death. However, close friends from outside this particular class went largely unnoticed. Recommends that assistance be based on a clear ...

3 cases of subconscious premonition of death are presented. In these cases premonition found access to surface by means of painting. One may explain that phenomenon on grounds of determination. But an attempt for explanation by definition of a psychological and/or physiological pre-setting is done. If that pre-setting is not realized by an accidental ...

Impulsive killers often use whatever instrument is close at hand in the perpetration of their deed. We describe a homicidal death, first thought to be accidental, in a rural sawmill where the assailant manipulated a large board of wood into a machine known as a bull-edger (which cuts logs into rough boards) in such a fashion as to cause the ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final regulation that requires the establishment and maintenance of records by persons who manufacture, process, pack, transport, distribute, receive, hold, or import food in the United States. Such records are to allow for the identification of the immediate previous sources and immediate subsequent recipients of food. The ...

The effects of military-authorized activities on San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes velox macrotis) were investigated at Camp Roberts Army National Guard Training Site from 1988 to 1991. Military-authorized activities included military training exercises, facilities maintenance, new construction, controlled burning, livestock grazing, and public-access hunting. Positive effects of the military included ...

A maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while she is pregnant or within 42 days of the end of her pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. No one knows exactly how many women die from bearing children because data is imprecise in most ...

Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211) is a widely used fire extinguishing agent. Several cases of sudden death in teenagers associated with BCF abuse have been reported. BCF is used as a fire extinguisher in battle tanks. Two young previously healthy male soldiers were accidentally exposed to BCF in a battle tank. The tank driver died, but the gunner ...

The recent emergence of monkey pox in the United States of America highlights the problem (known for other infectious agents) of dissemination of pathogens outside their endemic area, and of subsequent global threats of variable gravity according to agents. It is a real emergency since monkey pox had been confined to Africa for several decades, where small epidemics occurred ...

The underground hard coal-mining sector demonstrates one of the highest rates of fatal accidents, in spite of a decline in coal-mining over the last few years. Post-accidental investigations, including forensic medical expertise, continue to present a significant problem. The objective of the research was to evaluate the role, tasks and usefulness of medico-legal ...

. If there is a covered dependent child, your spouse's Principal Sum will equal 50% of your Principal Sum. REHABILITATION BENEFIT Reimburses covered rehabilitation expenses, the lesser of 10% of the Insured's Principal Sum% Loss of thumb and index finger of same hand 25% Quadriplegia 100% Paraplegia 75% Hemiplegia 50% "Member

The study investigates the relationship between cadmium, lead, zinc and mercury burdens and age in five different autopsy tissues. Approximately 30 autopsy cases in each of five age groups were studied. Autopsy cases were from sudden or accidental death v...

The study investigates the relationship between cadmium, lead, zinc and mercury burdens and age in five different autopsy tissues. Approximately 30 autopsy cases in each of five age groups were studied. Autopsy cases were from sudden or accidental death victims living in the same...

Accidental exposure to hot water steam is a potential risk in the French Navy, and particularly on nuclear submarines or ships. Direct human exposure to this extreme environment during an accident leads to death in a short time. In order to protect the cr...

in the driver's side backseat of a car, and shot him in the throat. Witnesses say they heard around five or six, usage of finite resources, accidental injury and death to non- drivers, increased defense costs to pay

The risks of ferromagnetic compressed gas cylinders becoming projectiles in an MR environment are well known (12). The recent death of a child from such an incident reinforces the potential for disaster (3). PMID:14696231

of the following categories: � accidental � suicide or possible suicide � natural causes (with or without person(s) have been informed. The College may need to assist the Police by making to rumour and unnecessary anxiety in the College community. 9. An apparent or alleged suicide

... Coyotes (Canis latrans), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), and wolverines (Gulo gulo) are also predators. Deaths from accidental falls and avalanches are also common (Wilson ...

... 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association . "That can lead to whole host of problems." Unintended discontinuation of vital medications can lead to another hospital stay or even death, Bell said. Bell, an ...

This is a review of 23 cases from the literature on CO poisoning during pregnancy and a report of another case where mother presumably exposed to CO (smell of gas in house headache among family members, etc.) for a protracted period and fetus stilborn with 49% COHb.

The occurrence of head trauma is so common that its true importance as a major statistic associated with accidental injury and death may be overlooked. A review of head trauma in war, vehicular accidents, sports, and aviation demonstrates that while the h...

Sand aspiration has been previously associated with drowning, cave in, and accidental burial. It can be a fatal complication due to obstruction of the airway and subsequent anoxic death. However, to the authors knowledge, it has not previously been associ...

In risk studies for plants of the nuclear industry usually the number of fatalities by radiation induced health effects are assessed. They are divided into 'early fatalities' (mortality by acute radiation syndrome) and 'late fatalities' (deaths due to leu...

Current conditions and projections with regards to population, traffic volume, and accidental deaths and injuries in DeSoto County, Mississippi, are described. Tables are used to display data documenting a projected increase in demand for emergency medica...

Many accidental deaths are attributed to fires started from smoking in bed or in upholstered chairs. Frequently, the victims die as a result of exposure to smoke, heat, or noxious fumes that develop as materials burn rather than from skin burns. The objec...

... data from both caves indicated that subadult to young-adult male bears were relatively prone to accidental deaths in natural traps during the late Holocene in Missouri. Discussion As urban and suburban ar...

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a common problem encountered in a wide variety of settings, including both suicide attempts and accidental exposures. Fatal CO exposure occurred in two wound, healthy mountain climbers who succumbed to fumes generated by ...

... in Portugal where the water vole is present leads to the conclusion that it is scarce and ... Gisbert 2002). Efforts to control invasive species by poisoning have resulted in accidental water vole deaths....

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... animals introduced to the island either deliberately as future food sources or accidentally during stop-overs and anchorages. ... ...

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... accidentally shot and killed by members of his divided Ranger unit after part of it had been ambushed by enemy fighters in a canyon in Afghanistan ...

May, G. (1973).British Journal of Industrial Medicine,30, 276-283. Chloracne from the accidental production of tetrachlorodibenzodioxin. Following the accidental production of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (dioxin) as the result of an exothermic reaction at a chemical plant in Derbyshire, 79 cases of chloracne were recorded, many of them severe. ...

Lethal cases in mountain tourism and sports in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria were studied for 1978-1995. A total of 152 accidental deaths were analysed. Most of the victims were males under 30 years of age. The greatest number of the accidents took place on Monday, in July and August. Many amateur visitors from abroad were among the victims. The main ...

For Canadians under 45, accidents are the leading cause of both death and hospitalization. For the Canadian population as a whole, accidents rank fourth as a cause of death, after cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer and respiratory disease. This article analyzes accident mortality and hospitalization in Canada using age-specific rates, age-standardized ...

Children are at risk of being killed or injured by a gun if their parents own a gun because many guns obtained for self-defense are kept loaded and within reach of children. This brief fact sheet presents statistical information relating to accidental deaths involving young people and firearms. Safety measures are suggested for preventing ...

A retrospective study was undertaken of all cases of death in adults (>16 years) due to electrocution which were autopsied at Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, Australia, over a 30-year period from 1973 to 2002. A total of 96 cases were identified with 87 males (91%) (mean age=41.6 years; range 17 to 86 years) and nine females (9%) (mean age=49.2 years; range 20 to 76 years). ...

In this paper, we present a case of a 53-year-old woman who had her headscarf catch on the cylinder ironing machine in the laundry of the hospital where she worked. The hospital workers found the woman dead with her head stuck to the ironing machine. After the death scene investigation and autopsy were completed, it was determined that the death occurred ...

Primary out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in childhood is rare but survival is a little better for children than for adults, although the prognosis for infants is very poor. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy after in-hospital cardiac arrest in children undergoing complicated treatment for previously untreatable conditions is now a common problem and is probably increasing. An additional ischaemic ...

The potential for the injury or death of a child resulting from the tip-over of a piece of household furniture or a domestic appliance has not been previously well recognized. We reviewed nine accidental deaths of young children that resulted from avoidable residential hazards and/or lapses in supervision of the children by their ...

The Japanese method of inquest, which depends mostly on external examinations, may misdiagnose a considerable number of accidental deaths and suicides as death by disease. We conducted computed tomography (CT) scans of 80 cases for which police concluded death by disease or natural causes based on police ...

Accidental death from postural or positional asphyxia takes place when the abnormal position of the victim's body compromises the process of respiration. Diagnosis is largely made by circumstantial evidence supported by absence of any other significant pathology or trauma explaining death. This case report is about a 50-year-old male ...

This pest alert fact sheet describes the problem of sudden oak death (SOD) (Phytophthora ramorum) in the western United States and ... ...

This pest alert fact sheet describes the problem of sudden oak death (SOD) (Phytophthora ramorum) in the eastern United States and ... ...