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53. Injury Risk Spikes While Cancer Patients Seek Diagnosis: Study; Researchers urge greater prevention of medical and drug therapy complications, accidents and self-harm

Subjects
Influence, Risk factors, Methods, Cancer diagnosis -- Influence, Injuries -- Risk factors, Patient care -- Methods
Abstract

THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients face an added risk of injuries while their condition is being diagnosed, a new study says. The findings show the need [...]

Published
2016

55. Children hospitalized early and increased risk for future serious injury

Author

McPhillips, H, Gallaher, M, and Koepsell, T

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Infants -- Health aspects, Hospitalization -- Health aspects, Children -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Hospital care -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Objective-To determine if infants hospitalized for any reason before 90 days of age are at increased risk for future serious injury. Setting-Washington State. Methods-A population based retrospective cohort study, using [...]

Published
2001

56. Lack of Sleep, Daytime Naps Raise Risk of Injuries

Author

WALD, ADRIENNE

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Medicine -- Health aspects, Children -- Health aspects, Sleep -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Accidents -- Risk factors -- Health aspects, Naps (Sleep) -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Inadequate sleep duration and lack of daytime naps may increase the risk of injury in children, said Dr. Francesca Valent and her associates at the University of Udine (Italy). In [...]

Published
2001

57. Leg Strength Puts Knees on a Strong Footing

Author

GOLDMAN, ERIK L.

Subjects
Risk factors, Injuries, Health aspects, Muscle strength -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Knee injuries -- Risk factors, Knee -- Injuries, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Leg weakness appears to predict increased risk for football-related knee injuries, Dr. Ian Pulliam reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the [...]

Published
1999

58. Switching to the Euro: still hard to swallow

Author

Papadopoulos, F.C., Petridou, E., Frangakis, C.E., Farmakakis, T., Moller, H., and Rider, G.

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Euro currency transition, Ingestion -- Risk factors -- Health aspects, Choking -- Risk factors, Euro (Currency) -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Arch Dis Child 2004;89:382-383. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.033985 Injuries from ingestion (choking) of coins are common among children, with non-negligible morbidity, (1) but indications that smaller coins increase the risk of choking [...]

Published
2004

60. Risk of injury in the lateral position

Author

Denholm, Bonnie

Subjects
Physiological aspects, Risk factors, Methods, Health aspects, Surgical nursing -- Methods -- Health aspects -- Physiological aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Patients -- Physiological aspects -- Methods -- Health aspects, Posture -- Health aspects -- Methods -- Physiological aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

QUESTION: I am planning to review the risks for injury associated with the lateral position. Does AORN have specific publications or resources that cover the risks for injury associated with [...]

Published
2007

62. Children's response to a commercial back-up warning device. (Brief Report)

Author

Sapien, R.E. and Roux, J. Widman

Subjects
Evaluation, Injuries, Risk factors, Behavior, Injuries -- Risk factors, Preschool children -- Behavior -- Injuries, Warning systems -- Evaluation, Pedestrians -- Injuries -- Behavior, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Fullerton-Gleason, L. Objective: To determine preschool children's response to a commercial back-up warning alarm in a mock setting of on automobile backing up. Setting: Preschool parking lot in Albuquerque, New [...]

Published
2003

63. Lend a helping claw

Subjects
Analysis, Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, Evolutionary biology -- Analysis, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Am. Nat. doi:10.1086/651588 (2010) In a few territorial species, individuals will sometimes help a neighbour to defend its land against an intruder, but why they take on this risk of [...]

Published
2010

64. Gun ownership does not deter injury

Subjects
Risk factors, Reports, Health aspects, Firearms ownership -- Reports -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Public health -- Reports, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Owning a gun does not usually protect a person from being shot in an assault and may, in fact, increase a person's risk of harm, according to a study published [...]

Published
2009

65. Increased incidence in injuries from use of all-terrain vehicles

Subjects
Accidents, Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, All terrain vehicles -- Accidents, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Voluntary industry and US government safety efforts have had little impact on the increasing incidence and cost of all-terrain vehicle injuries, according to researchers in the United States. Data were [...]

Published
2008

66. Behaviors related to unintentional and intentional injuries among high school students - United States, 1991

Subjects
Statistics, Risk factors, Injuries, High school students -- Injuries -- Statistics, Injuries -- Risk factors, Health behavior -- Statistics, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

During 1988, injuries were the leading cause of death among persons aged 15-19 years in the United States (CDC, unpublished data, 1988). Of all deaths in this age group, 42% [...]

Published
1992

67. Health Highlights: April 22, 2013; All Boston Bombing Wounded Expected to Survive: Doctors Alzheimer's Ends Glen Campbell's Touring Career Questions Remain About Bird Flu Outbreak in China: WHO Nationwide Recall of Drug Products Made by Fla. Compounding Pharmacy NYC Proposes Raising Minimum Age for Cigarette Purchases to 21 Creator of First Live-Virus Polio Vaccine Dies

Subjects
Boston Marathon Bombing, 2013, Development and progression, Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Avian influenza -- Risk factors, Alzheimer's disease -- Development and progression, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: All Boston Bombing Wounded Expected to Survive: Doctors All the wounded survivors of [...]

Published
2013

68. First study of injury rates in physically active children

Subjects
Injuries, Risk factors, Elementary school students -- Injuries, Injuries -- Risk factors, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Injury rates in primary school children as a result of physical activity outside school are low, Australian researchers have found. Regular physical activity is strongly advocated in children, with up [...]

Published
2006

69. Staff risk injury when using hoists in small shower rooms

Subjects
Usage, Risk factors, Safety and security measures, Injuries -- Risk factors, Hoists -- Usage, Nurses -- Safety and security measures -- Usage, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Nurses are at risk of back injury when using mobile hoists to move patients in hospital shower and toilet rooms, because there is not enough space to manoeuvre them safely. [...]

Published
2006

70. Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries; Only 2 percent of abuse cases are reported, study says

Subjects
Statistics, Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Elder abuse -- Health aspects -- Statistics, Aged -- Abuse of, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people who are abused are more likely to have brain, head and neck injuries than those who suffer accidental injuries, according to a [...]

Published
2012

71. Injuries Linked to Holiday Decorating on the Rise; Fires from candles, frayed electric light wires can prove deadly, experts warn

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Holidays -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Decorations (Special occasions) -- Health aspects, Decoration and ornament -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Decking the halls (and elsewhere) for the holidays may be getting more dangerous, a new government report finds. In November and December 2010, more [...]

Published
2011

72. Back-to-School Shouldn't Mean a Too-Heavy Backpack; An expert advises parents to check how much is loaded inside, to avoid injury

Subjects
Management, Risk factors, Health aspects, Company business management, Children -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Parents -- Management, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

SATURDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- As another school year begins, parents are reminded that kids' backpacks weighted down with books and other supplies can lead to back injury. 'Parents [...]

Published
2011

73. Students Warned to Beware of 'Laptop-itis'; Computer design can lead to injuries in heavy users, but simple steps can minimize risk, expert advises

Subjects
Usage, Injuries, Risk factors, Health aspects, Laptop/portable computer, Laptop computers -- Usage -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Students -- Injuries, Posture -- Health aspects, Notebook computers -- Usage -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The very design of laptop computers encourages bad posture among college students and other heavy users, which can lead to headaches, muscle strain and [...]

Published
2010

74. Alcohol Influences How Memorable Trauma Might Be; Flashbacks less likely among those who drink the most, study finds

Subjects
Influence, Risk factors, Health aspects, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages) -- Health aspects -- Influence, Injuries -- Risk factors, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects -- Influence, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate drinking before a traumatic event raises the likelihood that people will suffer flashbacks, but heavy drinking doesn't boost flashbacks, possibly because people forget [...]

Published
2010

75. Tips to Avoid Spring Cleaning Mishaps; Whether inside or out, projects require care and caution

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Medical emergencies -- Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, Cleaning -- Health aspects, Spring -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

SUNDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Springtime for many people brings extra cleaning and yard work -- but if they're not careful, it might also bring a trip to the [...]

Published
2009

76. Traumatic injury in teens ups psychiatric diagnosis

Author

McNamara, Damian

Subjects
Diagnosis, Psychological aspects, Research, Injuries, Risk factors, Psychiatric diagnosis -- Research, Youth -- Injuries -- Psychological aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Anxiety -- Diagnosis, Teenagers -- Injuries -- Psychological aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors, Mental illness -- Diagnosis
Abstract

ATLANTA -- A single, traumatic injury is associated with more psychiatric diagnoses and more psychotropic medication prescriptions among adolescents than among those uninjured, according to a large, prospective, cohort study. [...]

Published
2010

77. Texting: 2 risky 4 U?

Subjects
American College of Emergency Physicians -- Reports, Risk factors, Reports, Health aspects, Text messaging, Text messaging -- Health aspects -- Reports, Injuries -- Risk factors, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has issued a statement reminding the public about the risks involved with text messaging. Anecdotally, there has been an increase in the number [...]

Published
2008

78. Injury risk increases with BMI

Author

Keller, Joy

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Body mass index -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Overweight adults are significantly more likely to sustain injuries that require medical treatment than their normal-weight peers, according to a study in the May/June issue of the American Journal of [...]

Published
2007

79. Mathletes excluded

Author

Napoli, Denise

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Anterior cruciate ligament -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Athletes -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Researchers at the University of Delaware think they've finally discovered why some athletes incur injuries such as tearing their anterior cruciate ligament more often than others: They're stupider. The study, [...]

Published
2007

80. The harder the stunt, the harder they may fall

Author

Tanzola, Melinda

Subjects
Injuries, Risk factors, Health aspects, Women's health -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Women athletes -- Injuries -- Health aspects, Women -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

MIAMI -- Although cheerleading carries a low overall risk of injury, it accounts for more than half of all catastrophic sports injuries in females, Dr. Teri McCambridge said at a [...]

Published
2006

81. Contraceptive incentive

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Oral contraceptives -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Prone to the knee injuries mentioned on page 9? You may want to set up an appointment with your doctor--but not for the reason you think. A study conducted at [...]

Published
2006

82. Visualizing epiphyseal injury by the numbers

Author

Vidal, Jose R.

Subjects
Risk factors, Reports, Injuries -- Risk factors, Child health -- Reports, Children -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Epiphyseal injury is the most common type of skeletal trauma in children. The system most often used to describe these injuries is the Salter-Harris classification, which identifies five degrees of [...]

Published
2006

83. Children with epilepsy at risk for bad fractures

Author

Mahoney, Diana

Subjects
Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, Child health, Epilepsy -- Risk factors, Children -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

LOS ANGELES -- Children with treated epilepsy experience significant osteopenia, placing them at high risk for pathological fractures, early results from an ongoing prospective study have shown. The findings suggest [...]

Published
2006

84. Ball buster

Subjects
Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

I got smacked in the 'nads by a soccer ball a couple of months ago. Could an injury like this affect my chance of having kids?--T.D., Albuquerque, NM Sure, a [...]

Published
2004

85. Eat and run

Subjects
Injuries, Risk factors, Health aspects, Running -- Health aspects, Low fat diet -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Low-fat diet -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

A low-fat diet may increase your risk of injuries from running, a new University of Buffalo study reports. Researchers tracked 87 runners for a year and found that those who [...]

Published
2003

86. Female drug users and trauma. (Clinical Capsules)

Author

Splete, Heidi

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Drug abusers -- Health aspects, Drug addicts -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Women who are chronic drug users are at increased risk for injury or trauma, said Silvana K. Zavila of the University of Miami, and Michael T. French, Ph.D., of the [...]

Published
2003

87. How to Take the Pain Out of Spring Cleaning

Subjects
Analysis, Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, Cleaning -- Analysis, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

It's that time of year when many people feel compelled to clean their closets, houses or garages and get rid of the piles of 'stuff' that accumulated over the winter [...]

Published
2012

88. Effects of stretching before and after exercising on muscle soreness and risk of injury: systematic review

Subjects
Risk factors, Injuries, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Stretching exercises -- Health aspects, Muscles -- Injuries -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Herbert RD, Gabriel M. BMJ. 2002;325:468. Studies of the effects of preexercise and postexercise stretching have not been conclusive, nor has there been a systematic review of the literature. Authors [...]

Published
2002

89. Wheelchair use and injury risk in transportation accidents. (Mobility & More)

Subjects
Accidents, Injuries, Risk factors, Injuries -- Risk factors, Physically disabled persons -- Accidents -- Injuries, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are seeking individuals who use wheelchairs as their primary means of mobility. The study is designed to investigate the risk and nature of injuries [...]

Published
2002

90. Studies from University of Maryland Describe New Findings in Science

Subjects
Influence, Risk factors, Health aspects, Children -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Poverty -- Influence -- United States, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Current study results from the report, 'Strengthening family coping resources: the feasibility of a multifamily group intervention for families exposed to trauma,' have been published. 'Families exposed to urban poverty [...]

Published
2011

91. New Injury, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Has Been Reported by A. Baptiste et al

Subjects
Practice, Analysis, Risk factors, Health aspects, Patient transfer -- Analysis -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Nursing -- Analysis -- Health aspects, Medical personnel -- Health aspects -- Practice -- Analysis, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

'Functional capacity evaluations have been criticized as being too general in theory and not being accurate enough to determine what tasks an employee can perform. This paper will describe results [...]

Published
2011

92. Reports Outline Injury Research Study Results from M.U. Lateef et al

Subjects
Analysis, Risk factors, Traffic safety -- Analysis, Injuries -- Risk factors, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

'This article aims to assess the pattern of road traffic injuries (RTIs) and fatalities in Karachi metropolis. Assessing the pattern of RTIs in Karachi at this juncture is important for [...]

Published
2011

93. Is Trauma A Risk Factor For Fibromyalgia?

Subjects
Evaluation, Risk factors, Risk factors (Health) -- Evaluation, Injuries -- Risk factors, Fibromyalgia -- Risk factors, Traumatism -- Evaluation, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Epidemiological studies have found that trauma, physical and/or psychological, precede some cases of fibromyalgia. The [...]

Published
2001

94. Early onset drinking increases injury risk

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages) -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

According to an article appearing in the Sept. 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the younger people are when they begin drinking, the more likely they [...]

Published
2000

95. Detoxification patients at high risk of serious injuries. (Alcohol and Physical Injury)

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Detoxification (Substance abuse treatment) -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Patients undergoing detoxification for an alcohol or alcohol and drug problem are at high risk of physical injury, both before and after treatment, according to, an article published in Alcoholism: [...]

Published
2002

96. Headphones and pedestrians--a risk to consider?

Author

Lichenstein, Richard

Subjects
Accidents, Risk factors, Health aspects, Multitasking (Human behavior) -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Headphones -- Health aspects, Pedestrians -- Accidents, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Electronic devices are commonly seen in day-to-day life. Specifically, children and young adults are often seen listening with headphones to their MP3 player or talking on a cell phone. Most [...]

Published
2012

97. Let grandparents do the driving

Subjects
Accidents, Risk factors, Health aspects, Children -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Grandparents -- Accidents, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Want to lessen the chances of your child being injured in an auto accident? Then let grandma or grandpa do the driving. A study of auto accidents involving children 15 [...]

Published
2011

98. Drug use associated with increased injuries, trauma. (Research Roundup)

Subjects
Risk factors, Health aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Drug abusers -- Health aspects, Drug addicts -- Health aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors
Abstract

Women who abuse drugs are significantly more likely than women who do not use drugs to suffer serious injury or trauma during their lifetime, including broken bones, concussions, gunshot or [...]

Published
2003

99. What increases the risk of injuries? Pedestrian and bicyclist injuries ... and left-handedness

Subjects
Physiological aspects, Injuries, Risk factors, Causes of, Pediatric injuries -- Injuries -- Risk factors, College students -- Injuries -- Physiological aspects, Traffic accidents -- Causes of -- Physiological aspects, Injuries -- Risk factors, Handedness -- Physiological aspects, Left- and right-handedness -- Physiological aspects, Wounds and injuries -- Risk factors, Children -- Injuries
Abstract

With all the concern about various illnesses in children, traffic accidents remain the principal cause of death among children. Research and education in recent years have increased our appreciation of [...]

Published
1989

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