SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Injury

Journal Volume: 43
Journal Issue: 9
Journal Year: 2012
Articles in SafetyLit: 28

A proposed new system of coding and injury classification for arteries in the trunk and extremities

Accuracy of burn size assessment prior to arrival in Dutch Burn centres and its consequences in children: A nationwide evaluation

Adherence with the pre-hospital triage protocol in the transport of injured patients in an urban setting

Alcohol and psychoactive drugs increased the pre-hospital mortality in 655 fall-related fatalities in Greece: A call for management protocols

Bicycle-related injuries requiring hospitalization in the United Arab Emirates

Camel bite injuries in United Arab Emirates: A 6 year prospective study

Clinical evaluation of the Trauma Outcome Profile (TOP) in the longer-term follow-up of polytrauma patients

Do pre-hospital trauma alert criteria predict the severity of injury and a need for an emergent surgical intervention?

Early fasciotomy in patients with extremity vascular injury is associated with decreased risk of adverse limb outcomes: a review of the National Trauma Data Bank

Evaluation of a compensation claims management intervention for improving recovery from traumatic injury

Health care utilisation following hospitalisation for transport-related injury

Helicopter rescue operations involving winching of an emergency physician

Impact of a multidisciplinary trauma team on the outcome of acute subdural haematoma

Injuries in children and adolescents-Analysis of 41,330 injury related visits to an emergency department in northern Sweden

Injuries sustained in noncombat motor vehicle accidents during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Late sequelae of retained foreign bodies after world war II missile injuries

Missed injuries during the initial assessment in a cohort of 1124 level-1 trauma patients

Ocular injuries in all-terrain-vehicle accidents

Outcomes of trauma patients: Direct transport versus transfer after stabilisation at another hospital

Prevalence and predictors of return to work in hospitalised trauma patients during the first year after discharge: A prospective cohort study

Pulmonary emboli after blunt trauma: Timing, clinical characteristics and natural history

Self harm is an independent predictor of mortality in trauma and burns patients admitted to ICU

The clinical features and outcome of crush patients with acute kidney injury after the Wenchuan earthquake: Differences between elderly and younger adults

The effect of prehospital time related variables on mortality following severe thoracic trauma

The influence of fault on health in the immediate post-crash period following road traffic crashes

Trauma centre outcome performance: A comparison of young adults and geriatric patients in an inclusive trauma system

Trends in sport and active recreation injuries resulting in major trauma or death in adults in Victoria, Australia, 2001-2007

Variations in car crash-related hospitalization costs amongst young adults in New South Wales, Australia