2006
Oct 20
Are Trauma Centers Prepared for Mass-Casualty Disasters?
Natural and manmade disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina, have raised concerns about the capacity of trauma centers to absorb large numbers of patients from mass-casualty events. With many trauma centers having a patient census of 95 percent, can Americans be assured of access to an appropriate level of trauma care the next time a disaster strikes?
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Sept 11
Postpartum Suicide Risk Linked to Fetal or Infant Death
Postpartum suicide attempts are strongly associated with fetal or infant death and most commonly occur in the first and 12th months postpartum. Women who experience maternal complications, including labor and delivery complications and cesarean delivery, are not at higher risk for postpartum suicide attempts.
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July 17
Newer, Less Aggressive Air Bags Protect Adults and Pose Less Risk to Children
Front air bags reduce injury and death for most drivers and front-seat passengers in vehicle crashes, yet first-generation air bags, installed in motor vehicles until 1998, deploy with such force that they put children and small adults at significant risk of death
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June 12
Decreased Alcohol Consumption, Increased Use of Seat Belts Save Lives
Traffic crash mortality rates in the U.S. declined by 44 percent between 1969 and 2003, dropping from 26.4 per 100,000 person-years in 1969 to 14.7 in 2003. Behaviors that contribute to the risk of traffic-crash mortality include alcohol use by drivers and pedestrians, not wearing a seat belt, lack of an air bag, not wearing a motorcycle helmet, and not wearing a bicycle helmet.
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May 19
Falls From Windows: Preventing a Warm Weather Tragedy
Every year, nearly 5,000 kids — mostly toddlers — fall out of windows. Of these children, 28 percent require a hospital stay, and dozens die. Window screens provide no protection against these tragedies, and research shows that 40-60 percent of children who fall through windows first fall through a screen..
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May 1
Building on Parental Safety Concerns To Motivate Booster Use Among Latino Families
Booster seats protect children from serious injury in motor vehicle crashes, yet research shows that parents are inconsistent in using booster seats to protect children 4-8 years of age. Children of Latino families are at greater risk as their parents are often ill-informed about the proper use of child-safety seats.
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Mar 13
Tax Increases, Advertising Bans May Reduce Harmful Alcohol Consumption Among Youth
Harmful drinking is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., with an estimated 63,718 deaths attributable to alcohol in the year 2000. Research indicates that harmful drinking generally begins during adolescence, and the risk of adult alcohol dependence is two- to three-fold greater for those who begin drinking by age 12 than it is for those who begin at age 19. Given this pattern, primary prevention among children and adolescents may represent a key element in any effort to reduce the death toll attributable harmful drinking
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Jan 26
Trauma-Center Care Significantly Lowers Risk of Death
Care at a trauma center lowers the risk of death for injured patients by 25 percent compared to treatment received at non-trauma centers, according to the results of a nationwide study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Washington School of Medicine. “A National Evaluation of the Effect of Trauma Center Care on Mortality,” published in the January 26 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine , is among the first studies to provide strong evidence of the effectiveness of specialized trauma-care facilities.
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Jan 6
Follow-Up Care for Adolescent Trauma Survivors' Emotional Distress: A Need Unmet
Adolescents who suffer physical injuries are vulnerable to emotional distress in the months following their hospitalization, yet almost 40 percent of hospitalized adolescents interviewed for a new study had no source for the follow-up medical care that could diagnose and treat symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTS). These young trauma survivors are at risk for high levels of PTS and depressive symptoms, as well as high levels of alcohol use, according to research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC).
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