http://www.safetylit.org/Welcome to SafetyLit, the online source for recent research about injury prevention.Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184317_28ABSTRACTThis study examined the six-month prevalence, risk factors, and costs of falls in older people using home support services who are at risk of falling. Of the 109 participants, 70.6 per cent reported >/= one fall in the previous six months, and 27.5...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184365_28Practitioners may be called upon to assess adults who have alleged child abuse as a minor and are seeking reparations. Such assessments may be used by the courts to determine harm and assess damages related to their claim or testimony. Our clinical/researc...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184111_28The trend of companies focusing ever stronger on their core businesses has led to outsourcing of certain activities, e.g. maintenance, and even to selling out parts of industrial plants. This is the case also in Finland. Clusters of neighbouring companies,...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184395_28Despite prevention efforts worldwide, many children today continue to experience abuse within close relationships, and many adults carry with them histories of abuse. This narrative review focuses on the growing body of research regarding the long-term hea...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184089_28Children who have exposure to child sexual abuse (CSA) are at particular risk for developing substance abuse in adolescence, but the extent to which CSA may shape patterns of adolescent substance use remains uncertain. The aim of this paper is to charac...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184360_28AIMS: The present study examined the effects of protracted alcohol withdrawal on affectivity, craving, selective attention and executive functions (EFs) in alcohol-dependent patients. METHODS: Selective attention (The D2 Cancellation Test), flexibility (Tr...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184073_28A male fetus was extruded from the uterus following multiple lower abdominal stab wounds to the mother. He was brought to the emergency room at 8 hours of age. He had sustained a compound skull fracture with brain contusion. There was no neurological defic...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184387_28The aim of this study was to establish the relative distribution of resilient, remitted, chronic and reactivated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a population of survivors from a major civilian disaster. Residual PTSD symptoms were explored to ident...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184379_28OBJECTIVE: To review the evidence and provide guidelines on the management of sexual violence against women, specifically, rape. OUTCOMES: Outcomes evaluated include effectiveness of post-rape care provision. EVIDENCE: The MEDLINE database was searched for...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184362_28Comment: Research showing that restricting access to barbecue charcoal is helpful in lowering the number of suicides has been welcomed by experts on suicide prevention. Language: Eng...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184400_28This review discusses the limitation of access to suicide methods as a way to prevent suicide, an approach which forms a major component of many national suicide prevention strategies. An important distinction is made between efforts that attempt to limit ...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184378_28OBJECTIVE: To compare the health status of people claiming compensation for injuries sustained in road traffic crashes (RTC), with people who do not claim compensation. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Australian Capital Territory, Australia and ...Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomeshttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_184389_28Background: Information obtained from vehicle crash scenes, called kinematics, may prove useful in the management of victims and may complement anatomical and physiological findings. Objectives: In addition to analyzing the significance of age, gender, pos...