Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control; Risk Assessment; General Practitioner Education; Humans; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

... 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...

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

Disclosed in the patent application is a safety locking mechanism that prevents a pile driving hammer from accidentally falling while it is in the elevated position on a lead or guide. The device automatically blocks and supports the weight of the hammer ...

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corresponding subjunctive conditionals whereas accidental generalizations do not. Explain this argument

generalizations by virtue of the fact that laws support corresponding subjunctive conditionals whereas accidental

accidental generalizations by virtue of the fact that laws support corresponding subjunctive conditionals

... fall from a walker into a bathtub or pool. Increase the risk of accidental poisoning, as ... Child Safety Infant and Newborn Care Recent Health News Page ...

the marble accidentally falls out of the cup or off the platformAdjust the tilt of the cup, if necessary. Also, kids can roll small tubes of tape to hold back the marble ...

Late effects of radiation in a Marshall Island population accidentally exposed to radioactive fall-out in 1954 are reviewed. The most significant findings have been in regard to the development of thyroid abnormalities which have occurred largely in child...

Fall incidents occur frequently in the community dwelling elderly and even more in the institutionalised elderly. Fall-related research data indicate positive effects of a multifactorial intervention targeted on prevention of falls and fall-related injuries. In November 2004 the guideline "Prevention of ...

The aim of this study was to analyze the general characteristics of children in the pediatric emergency department (PED) who accidentally fall off the crib and to establish useful preventive measures. This prospective research analyzed pediatric patients who accidentally fell off their beds in the observational unit (OU) of the PED ...

Falls are the most common cause of accidental death among older adults and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A particularly serious sequela of falls is osteoporotic fractures. Older adults with mental illness are at increased risk of both falls and subsequent fractures, because of a range of ...

Aplasia is one of the main syndrome, appearing after one global accidental irradiation by one ionizing radiation source. The hematopoietic syndrome is characterized by a peripheric blood cell number fall; the cell marrow is reduced too. (Atomindex citatio...

Details types and causes of accidental injury to young children. Notes that of the average 5,000 accidents per day nationwide, falls account for the greatest number. Concludes with four cautions: check for hazards in child's environs; think safety at home; lobby and advocate for safer toys, furniture, and equipment; and report defects and hazards--and ...

), and the Railgun is the only # While an accidental jump or a fall into the chasm results in a death, these deaths the course of the game. In addition, the Railgun has a 2�second firing delay (i.e. it cannot be fired

The presence of pyrite (FeS2) in coal can cause or contribute to several problems for the coal mining industry. These problems, which include spontaneous combustion, roof falls, floor heave, and accidental explosions in coal surface mining when ammonium n...

... 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 ...

The elderly, (age ?65 years) hemodialysis (HD) patient population is growing rapidly across the world. The risk of accidental falls is very high in this patient population due to multiple factors which include aging, underlying renal disease and adverse events associated with HD treatments. Falls, the most common cause of fatal injury ...

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, as well as legal cases related to ...

, customary, and reasonable charge for out-of-network providers per accident or illness. Inpatient Mental � Undergraduate (Spring/Fall semesters) 9 hours � Graduate (Spring/Fall) Refrain from unlawful employment Make demonstrating that the student has adequate medical insurance coverage for illness or accidental injury

BackgroundAnnually, about 30% of the persons of 65 years and older falls at least once and 15% falls at least twice. Falls often result in serious injuries, such as fractures. Therefore, the prevention of accidental falls is necessary. The aim is to describe the design of a study that evaluates ...

A 33-year-old snowboarder fell and underwent radiological examination, which was suspicious for a vertebral body fracture. Accidentally we found a tumour of the left suprarenal gland. Two days after the fall, he developed a hypertensive crisis with peak blood pressure levels up to 280/120 mmHg. Further endocrinologic testing indicated a pheochromocytoma ...

In medicine a fall is commonly construed as a sudden and totally accidental loss of postural balance, be that whilst walking or pursuing any other physical activities, in result of which a victim falls directly onto the ground, floor, or any other low-sited surface area. Frequency of falls in the elderly breaks ...

Falls from high places, such as from a building, are frequently encountered in suicides, in some accidents, and sometimes in homicides. In this study, we evaluated the demographic data, mortality rates, fall causes, and post-mortem findings of individuals who fell from heights. Our cases were collected retrospectively from the files of the Branch of the ...

IntroductionA 79-year man, admitted to our emergency department after accidental falling with syncope, had pelvic fractures and complete atrioventricular (AV) block.Case presentationHe received transvenous pacer placement for complete AV block and required hemodynamic stability. His heart rate was successfully controlled. However, secondary deterioration ...

Hospitalists care for elderly patients daily, but few have specialized training in geriatric medicine. Elderly patients, and in particular the very old and the frail elderly, are at high risk of functional decline and iatrogenic complications during hospitalization. Other challenges in caring for this patient population include dosing medications safely, preventing delirium and ...

Accidental falls in older individuals are a major health and research topic. Increased reaction time and impaired postural balance have been determined as reliable predictors for those at risk of falling and are important functions of the central nervous system (CNS). An essential risk factor for falls is ...

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 mortality rates (ASMR), and potential years ...

The purpose of this report is to investigate the potential for damage to the MCO during impact from an accidental drop from the MHM into the shipping cask. The MCO is dropped from a height of 8.2 feet above the cask enters the cask concentrically and falls the additional 12.83 feet to the cask bottom. Because of the interface fit between the MCO and the ...

Duodenal diverticulum is a frequent abnormality that is usually diagnosed incidentally. Clinical manifestations usually mimic highly varied entities. Among the complications of duodenal diverticulum, perforation is fairly rare and rupture due to blunt trauma is even rarer. We describe the case of a male patient who presented a perforated duodenal diverticulum after an ...

In order to illustrate the severity of accidents with playground equipment, two cases of fractures in the hip region in children are presented. Both accidents occurred when the children fell on hard surface without the necessary shock absorbing properties as recommended by the Danish Standards. It should be impossible for a child falling accidentally from ...

The accidental nature of low energy impacts (birds, hail, falling objects) on composite structures makes it impossible to observe stresses directly. This study implements a system that allows good control of experimental conditions and reliable, exact mea...

A series of tests was performed to study the effects of accidentally dropping a fuel element because of a failure of the SRE fuel handling equipment. It is concluded that an accident resulting in a drop of as much as 12 feet will not cause rupture of the fuel jackets. A drop of the maximum possible, 24 feet, probably will result in rupture of the jacket, but only a ...

After detonation of a thermonuclear device in the Marshall Islands in the spring of 1954, radioactive fall-out occurred over an area of thousands of square miles beyond the range of thermal and blast injury. Marshallese and Americans were accidently exposed on Islands in the area, receiving whole-body radiation, beta radiation injury to skin, and minimal internal ...

. What is meant bya "causal" law? Is it reasonable to insist that all acceptable scientific explanations make use of causal laws? 4. Some would argue that scientific laws are distinguished from accidental the argument. 5. Give a sketch of Dretske's critique of the Humean notion of scientific law and his argument

in the elderly. Key Words: Accidental falls; Elderly; Equilibrium; Gait; Rehabilitation. � 2006 by the American;87:569-75. Objective: To define a parameter that quantifies balance control during gait and better identifies elderly laboratory. Participants: Twelve elderly patients (mean age, 76.9 6y) with complaints of imbalance during

One stone of the Orgueil meteorite shower contains an assortment of biogenic materials: coal fragments, seed capsules of the reed Juncus conglomeratus, other plant fragments, and an optically active, water-soluble protein material resembling collagen-derived glues. This sample seems to have been accidentally or deliberately contaminated shortly after the ...

CONTEXT:The multifactorial nature of falls among elderly people is well-known. Identifying the social-demographic characteristics of elderly people who fall would enable us to define the typical profile of the elderly who are at risk of falling.OBJECTIVE:We aimed to isolate studies in which the social-demographic risk factors for ...