Injury science comes of age
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Injuries account for 2.3 million hospitalizations and more than 150,000 deaths each year within the United States. The cost of these injuries exceeds $158 billion. The current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association is dedicated to the blossoming work dealing with injury and injury prevention which may now be called injury science. The contributions to this new field by eight scientists who have made significant and lasting advances including work dealing with aviation safety, bioanthropology and the development of active and passive restraint systems (e.g., air bags) are reviewed. The health officers' role in prevention of accidents and injuries, the involvement of alcohol in fatal crashes and the changing social position of preventive medicine and injury science are also discussed. The field of accident prevention frequently requires an interdisciplinary approach and, therefore, its scientific advances are based on the work of many individuals with different backgrounds.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1989
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Effectiveness of rollover protective structures for preventing injuries, agricultural tractors
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Use of rollover protective structures (ROPS) on farm tractors could significantly reduce the number of farm-related deaths. Rollovers, in which the tractor tips over sideways or backwards and crushes the driver, comprise up to 76% of all tractor-related deaths, killing about 132 people every year. ROPS are designed to protect the driver in case of rollover. Tractors made since 1985 have ROPS and safety belts, but more than half of tractors used in the US do not have ROPS. Of 250 people involved in an unprotected rollover, 40% died. One of 61 people involved in a ROPS-protected rollover died, and that person had not used a safety belt. It is estimated that fitting all tractors with ROPS could reduce deaths due to rollovers by 71%.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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Resident-to-resident violent incidents in nursing homes
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The injuries that are inflicted on nursing home residents, by other residents is studied in detail. The injured residents are more likely to be verbally aggressive and cognitively impaired.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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