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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Head injuries"”.
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Severe head injuries in children
… is to review the current literature on severe head injuries in children, with particular respect to epidemiology, clinical features and investigation, pathophysiology, management and outcome. In addition a retrospective study was carried out on severe head injuries at Red Cross War Memorial …
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Mechanisms Of Head Injuries In Road Traffic Accidents; A Potential Solution For Data Collection
Despite advances in road safety, head injuries still account for many of the most serious and fatal injuries in road traffic accidents. This PhD thesis provides a summary of knowledge regarding the current position in head injury research with regard to: Previous assertions as to head injury …
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A longitudinal study exploring the impact of moderate or severe traumatic head injuries on family caregivers
… for a victim of a moderate or severe traumatic head injury (THI). The study used both quantitative and qualitative method and involved data calculation at three times points: one-month post injury, six months post injury, and one year later. Study Population: The study population comprised 45 …
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Measurement of accelerations experienced by rough stock riders: A model for examining acceleration-induced head injuries in astronauts
Head injuries result in significant morbidity in rough stock rodeo events. Concussions are the most common injury sustained by rough stock riders, representing 50% of all major injuries. A pilot study conducted in 2007 examined head acceleration experienced by two rough stock riders. Ear-mounted …
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Mitigating Concussion: An Innovative Football Helmet
… believed to be effective protection against head injuries and concussions. However, there are a multitude of cases where the helmet has failed in protecting the player, resulting in head injuries. These injuries include massive trauma to the brain resulting in coma, paralysis or even death. …
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A test of protection-motivation theory for promoting injury control
… preventive efforts related to bicycle-related head injuries. Specifically, the present study assessed the contribution of components of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT; severity, vulnerability, response-efficacy, self-efficacy, response-cost) in persuading parents to engage in the preventive …
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Η συμβολή της ηλεκτρονικής τομογραφίας στη διαφοροδιάγνωση των βλαβών του ενδοκρανίου στην οξεία φάση των κρανιοεγκεφαλικών κακώσεων
… intracranial lesions during the acute stage of head injuries. - In this study 235 cases of patients with intracranial lesions are included. - The basic technical data for the investigation of the intracranial structures and search for injuries with the C.T., during the acute stage of the head …
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A study of outcomes following head injury among children and young adults in full-time education
Head injuries are often claimed to account for more than one million attendances to emergency departments, across the United Kingdom, per year. A review of head injury epidemiology in the 1970's estimated the number of attendances to emergency departments to be between 1600 and 1700 per 100,000 of …
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Injury Patterns Associated with Shock in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A National Trauma Database Review
… and treating immediate life-threatening injuries for the purposes of preventing the development shock, or a state of poor tissue oxygenation. According to current guidelines published by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, shock after trauma is assumed to be secondary …
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Investigating history of concussion and data from head impact telemetry (xPatch) in relation to neuropsychological outcomes in a sample of adult rugby players in Cape Town
… Football, are also more frequently exposed to head collisions not resulting in concussion (i.e., subconcussive head injuries). Despite some evidence for a potential association between such injuries and acute neurological and neuropsychological difficulties, which may at times persist among …
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Quantifying the Characteristics of Real-World Bicycle Helmet Impacts
… an increase in cycling related fatalities and head injuries. The best way to prevent severe head injury while cycling is to wear a bike helmet. Bike helmets are designed to decrease the linear acceleration of the head, decreasing the rider's risk of severe head injuries, such as skull fracture. …
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Modeling subconcussive and cumulative subconcussive impacts using a lateral fluid percusion injury device
… behavioral impairments. Curiously, cumulative head injuries sustained over an individuals’ career, involving contact activities (e.g. athletes and military personnel), are beginning to be implicated in long-term consequences, such as dementia. Recently, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) …
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Occupational Head Protection: Considerations for Test Methods and Use
… accidents are a main source of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), with TBIs accounting for a substantial portion of all work-related deaths. Motor vehicle accidents and falls are consistently leading causes of head injury and fatality across industries. These injuries can have serious long-term …
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Concussion preventative head-gear in contact sports
This thesis explores the concussion preventative head-gear used in four contact sports: football, baseball, soccer, and basketball. The most effective head-gear from each sport is presented along with the reasons behind their success. Football and baseball organizations have regulations set in …
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Real-World and Population-Based Studies of Head Injury Causation
… resulting from direct contact or loading to the head in combination with rotational forces. However, due to the complexity in loading conditions in injurious events, there is still much that is unknown about the mechanistic differences between different types of head injuries and how these …
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The Effects of Child Restraint System Use and Motor Vehicle Collision Severity on Injury Patterns and Severity in Children 8 Years Old and Younger.
… In the present study, the hypothesis that head injury severity of children in this age group, seated in rear rows of vehicles in MVCs, will be influenced by the types of restraint systems used was not supported by the data; however, other secondary aspects of collision data were explored. …
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The efficacy of multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs for the traumatically brain-injured: A case study retrospective approach
… who had sustained moderated to severe closed head-injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Subjects were randomly selected from the files of a central catastrophic claims office, a state regulated association established by amendment to Michigan's Auto No-Fault insurance law, and all had legally …
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Experimental study of bubble rupture during shock-fluid interaction
Head injuries are associated with exposure to high energy explosive detonation. There are four distinct types of blast induced neurotrauma (BINT): 1) these caused by supersonic shock waves propagating in the atmosphere (primary), 2) high velocity impact of shrapnel and debris (secondary) 3) …
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