Descriptive study of a series of deaths due to accidental falls in the elderly - Caballero Casanoves P, Barber ía Marcalain E, Suelves Joanxich JM, García Sayago F.
The objective was to describe the characteristics of deaths due to accidental falls in people over 65 from the forensic source. METHODS: Descriptive observational study of deceased at...
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Two Men Plead Guilty in Pelvic Mesh Implant Scheme
The scheme was one of the more unsavory sides of the case against a half-dozen manufacturers of pelvic mesh including Boston Scientific and Johnson& Johnson.
Source: NYT Health - September 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Goldstein Tags: Suits and Litigation (Civil) Women and Girls Medical Devices Implants Surgery and Surgeons Dearie, Raymond J Walker, Christopher A (1972- ) Barber, Wesley Blake Source Type: news

Morgan, Barber Join Baxter Regional (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Leonard Dale Morgan and Dr. Austin N. Barber have joined Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - August 30, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: news

"In the moment I wanted to kill myself, and then after I didn't": a qualitative investigation of suicide planning, method choice, and method substitution among adolescents hospitalized following a suicide attempt - Almeida J, Barber C, Rosen RK, Nicolopoulos A, O ’Brien KHMM.
Research on planning, method choice, and method substitution in adolescents' suicide attempts is limited. We conducted in-depth interviews with 20 adolescents following their suicide attempt to learn the extent to which the attempt was planned, why they us...
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

High school sports-related concussion and the effect of a jugular vein compression collar: a prospective longitudinal investigation of neuroimaging and neurofunctional outcomes - Yuan W, Diekfuss JA, Barber Foss KD, Dudley J, Leach J, Narad ME, Dicesare CA, Bonnette S, Epstein J, Logan K, Altaye M, Myer GD.
Sports-related concussion (SRC) can exert serious acute and long-term consequences on brain microstructure, function, and behavioral outcomes. We aimed to quantify the alterations in white matter (WM) microstructure and global network organization, and the...
Source: SafetyLit - August 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Video shows baby trapped under alleged drunk driver's car being rescued by bystanders, police
The driver hit a woman carrying her child and drove straight into a barber shop with the woman on the hood of the car.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Acceptability of an mHealth app that provides harm reduction services among people who inject drugs: survey study - Shelby T, Zhou X, Barber D, Altice F.
BACKGROUND: Harm reduction services reduce the negative consequences of drug injection and are often embedded within syringe service programs (SSPs). However, people who inject drugs (PWID) suboptimally engage with such services because of stigma, fear, tr...
Source: SafetyLit - July 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Consensus-driven priorities for firearm injury education among medical professionals - Hoops K, Fahimi J, Khoeur L, Studenmund C, Barber C, Barnhorst A, Betz ME, Crifasi CK, Davis JA, Dewispelaere W, Fisher L, Howard PK, Ketterer A, Marcolini E, Nestadt PS, Rozel J, Simonetti JA, Spitzer S, Victoroff M, Williams BH, Howley L, Ranney ML.
PURPOSE: Firearm injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, many medical professionals currently receive minimal or no education on firearm injury or its prevention. The authors sought to convene a diverse group of ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Functional outcomes over the first year after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study - McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Barber J, Temkin NR, Nelson LD, Levin HS, Dikmen S, Stein M, Bodien YG, Boase K, Taylor SR, Vassar M, Mukherjee P, Robertson C, Diaz-Arrastia R, Okonkwo DO, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette É, Goldman D, González L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Nolan A, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, S chnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Toga A, Valadka A, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R.
IMPORTANCE: Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (msTBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the US and worldwide. Few studies have enabled prospective, longitudinal outcome data collection from the acute to chronic phases of recovery after ms...
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Urban income segregation and homicides: an analysis using Brazilian cities selected by the Salurbal project - Santos MID, Santos GFD, Freitas A, Sousa Filho JF, Castro C, Paiva ASS, Friche AAL, Barber S, Caiaffa WT, Barreto ML.
This paper investigates the associations of income segregation with homicide mortality across 152 cities in Brazil. Despite GDP increases, an important proportion of the Brazilian population experiences poverty and extreme poverty. Segregation refers to th...
Source: SafetyLit - May 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Central to Old Spice Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Willie McNeal Jr., a Vietnam War veteran and retired school bus driver, was awarded $4.8 million by a California Superior Court jury that determined asbestos-contaminated talc led to his diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, a longtime talc supplier now based in South Plainfield, New Jersey, was ordered to pay McNeal $1.8 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages. The verdict stemmed from evidence presented that an Old Spice powder product, used almost daily by McNeal for more than 20 years, contained talc from a mine in North Carolina known to be contam...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - May 6, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news

Association of early multiple organ dysfunction with clinical and functional outcomes over the year following traumatic brain injury: a transforming research and clinical knowledge in traumatic brain injury study - Krishnamoorthy V, Temkin N, Barber J, Foreman B, Komisarow J, Korley FK, Laskowitz DT, Mathew JP, Hernandez A, Sampson J, James ML, Bartz R, Raghunathan K, Goldstein BA, Markowitz AJ, Vavilala MS.
OBJECTIVES: Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. While the impact of early multiple organ dysfunction syndrome has been studied in many critical care paradigms, the clinical impact of early multiple organ ...
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

White matter alteration following SWAT explosive breaching training and the moderating effect of a neck collar device: a DTI and NODDI study - Yuan W, Dudley J, S.sky-Ganesh AB, Leach J, Scheifele P, Altaye M, Barber Foss KD, Diekfuss JD, Rhea CK, Myer GD.
INTRODUCTION: Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel who practice breaching with blast exposure are at risk for blast-related head trauma. We aimed to investigate the impact of low-level blast exposure on underlying white matter (WM) microstructure b...
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Family of Andrew Brown Jr. holds press briefing in Elizabeth City, local NAACP chapter calls for Pasquotank Co. Sheriff ’s resignation
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — The family of Andrew Brown Jr. along with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II held a press briefing Saturday...
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A longitudinal observation of the influence of Michigan sports concussion law on parents' knowledge and perception of sport-related concussion - LaBond V, Liebsch K, West B, Caputo D, Barber K.
INTRODUCTION: In 2013, Michigan enacted legislation requiring parents and athletes to receive educational material concerning sport-related concussion (SRC). The aim of this study was to examine trends in concussion knowledge of parents from one community ...
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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