Safetylit: Home and Consumer Product Safetyhttp://www.safetylit.org/Welcome to SafetyLit, the online source for recent research about injury prevention.A meta-analysis of the effects of cell phones on driver performance. - Caird JK, Willness CR, Steel P, Scialfa C. Home and Consumer Product Safetyhttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_88627_7The empirical basis for legislation to limit cell phones while driving is addressed. A comprehensive meta-analysis of the effects of cell phones on driving performance was performed. A total of 33 studies collected through 2007 that met inclusion criteria ...Effects of modern ski equipment on the overall injury rate and the pattern of injury location in Alpine skiing. - Burtscher M, Gatterer H, Flatz M, Sommersacher R, Woldrich T, Ruedl G, Hotter B, Lee A, Nachbauer W. Home and Consumer Product Safetyhttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_88780_7OBJECTIVE: To identify whether the introduction of carving skis and related equipment has altered the overall injury rate and/or the pattern of injury location. DESIGN: Comparative case series. SETTING: In the winter season of 1997-98, when carving skis be...Shopping Cart Injuries, Entrapment, and Childhood Fatality. - Jensen L, Charlwood C, Byard RW. Home and Consumer Product Safetyhttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_88804_7Shopping carts may be associated with a variety of injuries, particularly in toddlers and young children. These usually relate to falls from carts or to tip-overs. Injuries that are sustained include hematomas/contusions, abrasions, lacerations, fractures,...Unusual Suicide with a Chainsaw. - Tournel G, Dédouit F, Balgairies A, Houssaye C, De Angeli B, Bécart-Robert A, Pety N, Hédouin V, Gosset D. Home and Consumer Product Safetyhttp://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_88843_7Described here is a case of suicide with the use of a chainsaw. A female suffering from schizophrenia committed suicide by an ingenious use of a chainsaw that resulted in the transection of her cervical spine and spinal cord. The findings of the resulting ...