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Showing 1 to 20 of 419 for “"Fatalities"”.
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Confined space fatalities
… information pertaining to confined space fatalities such as contributory factors, mechanisms of injury and other data of an epidemiological nature.
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An economic model of highway fatalities
… would prevent the greatest number of traffic fatalities. Other policy actions considered in order of their impact on highway fatalities include: more stringent enforcement of the 55 MPH speed limit, restricting teenage night-time driving, raising the driving age to 17 years of age, and raising …
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Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Accidents Caused by Sleep Deprivation
… states, Georgia and New York, of motor vehicle fatalitiesrelated to alcohol and sleep deprivation. It will be determined; if there is a connection between these two factors in motor vehicle fatalities. First there was a study completed to determine how often accidents occurred related to alcohol …
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Alcohol as a risk factor for train commuting fatalities
Railway fatalities are an important subset of transport-related fatalities, which account for about 60% of the fatal unintentional injuries occurring in Cape Town. The Medical Research Council reviewed three and a half years of rail injury data and found that alcohol was one of the main risk …
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Exploring Construction Safety and Control Measures through Electrical Fatalities
… United States, an average of 47.9% electrical fatalities occurred in the construction industry from 2003 to 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. These fatalities include both electrical workers and non-electrical workers. Such a disproportionate rate suggests a need of research to …
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Pavement Friction Management (PFM) - A Step Toward Zero Fatalities
It is important for highway agencies to monitor the pavement friction periodically and systematically to support their safety management programs. The collected data can help implement preservation policies that improve the safety of the roadway network and decrease the number of skidding-related …
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Essays on the Labor Market, Hard Drug Use, and Traffic Fatalities
… al. 2013 paper "Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption" and extend the analysis using a more appropriate estimator given the differential rollout of the treatment (Callaway and Sant' Anna, 2021). From 1990 to 2010, medical marijuana laws (MML) were adopted by 14 …
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Under The Hood: Revealing Patterns Of Motor Vehicle Fatalities In The United States
… to reveal and explain patterns of motor vehicle fatalities at the population-level. In the first chapter, I examine why higher unemployment rate is associated with lower motor vehicle death rate. Using state-level data from 2003 to 2013, I find that fatal crashes involving large trucks explain …
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Distinguishing homicides and suicides in firearm fatalities: the role of skeletal trauma analysis
… conclusions about manner of death in firearm fatalities. Previous research looking at variation between homicides and suicides in firearm fatalities has used soft tissue trauma analysis and autopsy reports to identify common characteristics specific to these manners of death. They have found …
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Assessing the Influence of Landscape Characteristics on Bat Fatalities at South Texas Wind Energy Facilities
… by wind turbine blades unintentionally cause bat fatalities. Previous research has suggested siting of wind energy facilities, and turbine placement within facilities, influence the number of bat fatalities; however, there is a knowledge gap regarding the reasons for the variability. This study …
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Investigating the role of alcohol in road traffic collision fatalities in Western Cape, South Africa
… is a key risk factor in RTCs and road traffic fatalities (RTFs). It also indicated that literature concerning the role of alcohol intoxication in RTFs in South Africa is limited. Hence, this study aimed to investigate alcohol in RTF victims in five of the major mortuaries (Salt River, …
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The Relationship Between Laws Regulating Use of Mobile Communication Devices by Young Drivers and Crash Fatalities
… MCDs by young drivers effectively reduce crash fatalities. The quasi-experimental design relies on an identification strategy that is common in empirical legal studies but has not yet been applied to laws regulating driver MCD use. The implementation of the identification strategy leverages the …
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Modelling of risk factors, case-fatalities, survival and functional health status for stroke in Kelantan, Malaysia
… or cerebral angiography). The risk factors and fatalities for stroke vary worldwide and stroke accounts for about 9.7% of all deaths worldwide. Unfortunately, most stroke deaths occur in the less developed countries, where stroke research is scanty. Patients who survive stroke will have a wide …
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Post-mortem toxicological analysis of hair in violent fatalities: an investigation into long-term drug exposure
… during toxicological investigation in violent fatalities in the local context.
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Firearm fatalities examined at Salt River medico-legal laboratory in 1999 and their investigative outcome by 2004
The Republic of South Africa has OIle of the most liberal and human rights based constitutions wor1dWlde, with a very idealistic vision of individual freedom, alleviation of poverty access to education and health care and safety Many of the ideals are In direct redress of the previous regime, where …
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An investigation of firearm-related injuries and fatalities amongst children in the Cape Metropolitan Area (2001-2006)
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79).
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Firearm fatalities examined at Salt River Medico-Legal Laboratory in 2009 and their investigative outcome by 2014
South Africa has a very long history of gun violence, particularly politically motivated. The politically motivated gun violence did subside after 1994, however there was an increase in criminal gun violence. In 2004 Dr Liebenberg from the University of Cape Town conducted a study on the …
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