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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"severe injury"”.
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The Epidemiology of Pediatric Ambulance Transport in Ontario, Canada
… However, little is known about the mechanism of injury sustained by pediatric patients seen by a paramedic. There are few studies comparing ambulance transport to private transport in pediatric patients and none within the Canadian context. Methods: This dissertation consists of three studies …
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Diffuse axonal injury effect on myelinating cells and axons
… whether myelin degeneration in diffuse axonal injury (DAI) of the white matter is due to death of myelinating oligodendrocytes or secondary axotomy. Cortical neurons are not able to remain healthy in culture to have their axons myelinated. Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons have been shown to …
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Control of Passive Influx of Calcium in Corn Root Tissue (calcium-2+ Channels, Ion Transport, Voltage-Regulator, Injury, Cold Shock)
… to the cells. Voltage-control is lost upon severe injury, and the control is recovered by washing the tissue.
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Driver Injury Metric and Risk Variability as a Function of Occupant Position in Real World Motor Vehicle Crashes
… models (HBMs) have the potential to elucidate injury mechanisms, predict injury risk, and evaluate injury mitigation system effectiveness, ultimately leading to a reduced risk of fatality and severe injury in MVCs. The purpose of the work presented herein was to create a novel framework for FE …
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Applications of blood biomarkers of traumatic brain injury across the severity spectrum---a focus on pathophysiological mechanisms
INTRODUCTION. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a global health concern. Spanning mild cognitive disturbances to unsurvivable trauma, the clinical challenges of TBI range from acute life-saving predicaments to the management of chronic cognitive impairment. While the primary insult leading to injury …
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Epigenetic Memory of Mouse Intestinal Inflammation
… and non-biological agents that can cause regular injury. Fortunately, the small intestinal epithelium has a remarkable capacity to repair itself after severe injury, due to the abundance of highly replicative stem cells housed in the intestinal crypt regions. Much remains to be understood about …
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The natural history of Efavirenz Drug Induced liver injury
… the previously reported EFV drug induced liver injury (DILI), is unknown. Objectives To establish causality assessment for the drug-induced liver injury and elucidate the natural history of EFV DILI by observing a cohort of patients through documenting all the factors influencing the patterns of …
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Non-invasive optical monitoring of free and bound oxygen in humans
… organs (e.g., heart, brain and kidneys) may be severely compromised in critical illness or major trauma, which is why blood is rapidly diverted to those organs to improve chances of survival. Blood vessels in less important organs (e.g., skin, skeletal muscles and intestines) are constricted, …
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Metabolic engineering analysis of post-burn hepatic hypermetabolism
… with the systemic inflammatory response to severe injury. At the whole body level, hypermetabolism is characterized by elevated resting energy expenditure and increased turnover of proteins, fatty acids, and carbohydrates.
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A Descriptive Study of Military Family Needs Following a Polytraumatic Injury
… rapidly developing services to meet the needs of severely injured service personnel and their family members. The purpose of the present study was to test the feasibility of a method of assessment to identify the needs of individual family members of service personnel and veterans receiving …
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The Effect of Birth Order on Infant Injury
<p>Pediatric injury is both common and expensive. Finding ways to prevent pediatric injury is a major public health concern. Many studies have investigated various aspects of pediatric injury, and some suggest that birth order may be an important risk factor for pediatric injury. This study further …
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Evaluating Bias in Machine Learning-Enabled Radiology Image Classification
… to detect and locate cervical spine fractures, a severe injury with high mortality rates, with high accuracy. We split the data into subgroups across the categories of sex, age, and continent, then compare them across seven performance metrics. We find the models to be fair overall, with similar …
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Serious and Fatal Injury Risk in Road Departure Crashes with Guardrail
… two aspects of the problem: 1) assessment of the injury risks posed by guardrail itself; 2) determination of appropriate guardrail length. When controlling for other factors, light truck / van / sport utility vehicles (LTVs) showed injury odds 3.9 times greater in end terminal crashes compared to …
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What makes a successful sparing Taekwondo athlete?
… of the Olympic TKD athlete including: profile, injury rate and distribution, weight cycling/cutting and each of their relationships to success in terms of gaining a medal. My studies (Kazemi et al. 2006; Kazemi, Perri and Casella, 2009; Kazemi et al. 2010; Kazemi et al. 2013; Kazemi et al. 2014; …
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The Role of CD44 in Concanavalin A-Induced Hepatitis
Administration of Concanavalin-A (Con A) induces severe injury to the hepatocytes in mice and is considered to be a model for human hepatitis. In the current study, we investigated the role of CD44 in Con A induced hepatitis. Although immune cells have been identified as the causative agent of Con …
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The Correlation Between Strength Levels Measured Through Dynamic Strength Exercises and the Incidence and Severity of Injury Among Collegiate Athletes
<p>Injury to athletes in sport occurs as a result of extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors. Mounting evidence points toward decreased strength as a predictor of injury in athletes. By comparing strength levels in functional movement patterns to injury, the strength and conditioning professional will …
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Essays in Applied Labor and Health Economics
… design. Results show that non-severe injury reports rise sharply in the weeks following fatal accidents, revealing systematic under-reporting. The effect is amplified by media coverage and union presence, highlighting the role of information and worker representation in …
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A descriptive study of trauma patients transported by the KZN Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to the Durban Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital level one Trauma centre over a three - year period
… by vehicle crashes, and 31% by intentional injury. Mortality was 30% which is reflective of the high severity of injury of the cohort. The injury severity scores (ISS) (median 26 overall) of those who died was higher (median 38) (p-value= 0.0002), and there were more interventions before and …
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Musculoskeletal Injury amongst Illinois Hospital Workers: Incidence, Severity and Staffing, 2018-2023
… nurse staffing levels are associated with injury rates. Methods: This retrospective observational study analyzed Illinois Workers’ Compensation First Report of Injury (FROI) data for hospital workers from 2018–2023. Musculoskeletal injuries were identified using standardized nature and …
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Development of a multivariate logistic model to predict bicycle route safety in urban areas
… bicycle route safety rating model based on injury severity. The model development was conducted using a logistic transformation of Jersey City's bicycle crash data for the period 1997-2000. The resulting model meets a 90% confidence level by using various operational and physical factors …
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