Accident Falls
Mostrando 13-18 de 18 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Informações sobre vítimas de causas externas atendidas no pronto socorro e liberadas: Araras, SP / Information on Victims of External Causes assisted at Emergency Rooms and Discharged
This is a descriptive and retrospective study of quantitative approach of victims of external causes who were assisted at Emergency Rooms (ER). External causes include accidents and violence in general and are described as transportation accidents, homicides, falls, suicides and others, according to what is stated in the International Classification of Disea
Publicado em: 2007
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14. Aspectos epidemiológicos e clínicos dos pacientes com fraturas por causas externas atendidos no Hospital de Clínicas de Uberlândia em 2003
Introduction: between physical wounds caused by accidents and violence, the fractures take an evident place as they are common injuries, requiring long rehabilitation time for the victims to return to their daily activities and demanding an specialized hospital attend. Aim: to know epidemiological and clinical features of patients with fractures motivated by
Publicado em: 2006
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15. "Acidentes domésticos em idosos com diagnóstico de demência atendidos em um ambulatório de Ribeirão Preto, SP" / Domestic accidents among aged persons with dementia attended at a Ribeirão Preto outpatient clinic
This study aimed to describe domestic accidents involving aged persons with dementia relating those accidents with their living conditions. It is a descriptive and cross sectional study developed in 2001 and 2002. Study participants were 110 elderly who live in the urban area of Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, and were attended at the tertiary outpatient ambula
Publicado em: 2005
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16. Risk of low back pain in people admitted to hospital for traffic accidents and falls.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to assess the risk of back symptoms in people admitted to hospital because of traffic accidents and falls. DESIGN--The study was a cross sectional survey with information collected by postal questionnaire. Main outcome measures were associations between hospital admission for a traffic accident or fall and reported first onset of
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17. Pattern of accident distribution in the telecommunications industry.
Examination of the accident records from the telecommunication industry covering some 100 000 engineers over a 12-month period showed that 25% of accidents resulting in more than three days' sick leave gave rise to back injuries. Handling accidents and falls accounted for 65% of three-day-plus accidents; handling accidents alone gave rise to 65% of back inju
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18. Injuries after falls at work in the United Kingdom and Sweden with special reference to fractures in women over 45.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the relation with age of risk of reported injury after a fall among women at work in two countries, the United Kingdom and Sweden, with particular emphasis on fractures, and to interpret these data. METHODS: Rates of accidents compiled under the national reporting regulations of each country during a two year period were described by