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Training to improve spatial hearing and  situation awareness when wearing hearing protection - Golob EJ, Nelson JT, Walasek JA, Piedra ET, Mock JR, Adams MJK, Esquivel CCR, Spear CSA.
INTRODUCTION: Hearing protection devices (HPDs) are standard personal protective equipment in military settings, but many service members may choose to not use HPDs because they impair spatial hearing and situation awareness. In an effort to reduce barrier...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Longitudinal relationship between mobility device use, falls and fear of falling (FoF) differed by frailty status among community-dwelling older adults - Liu M, Mo C, Luo Y, Peng W, Tang S.
This study examined the longitudinal relationship between mobility device use, falls and fear of falling (FOF) among community-dwelling older adults by frailty status over a one-year follow-up. DESIGN: A longitudinal cohort study. SETTI...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Analysis of college students' phone call behavior while riding e-bikes: an application of the extended theory of planned behavior - Liu J, Chen X.
OBJECTIVE Electric bicycles have become increasingly popular in China in recent years. Due to a lack of professional training, collisions involving electric riders are expected. Students tend to talk on the phone while riding their e-bikes, so it is neces...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Antenatal and early childhood exposures associated with non-fatal infant injury: evidence from a longitudinal birth cohort in New Zealand - Ghebreab L, Kool B, Lee A, Morton S.
OBJECTIVE: To identify antenatal and early childhood exposures of unintentional injury among infants in New Zealand (NZ). METHOD: The theoretical life-course framework of child injury prevention domains was utilised to analyse data from a prospecti...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Mild traumatic brain injury characteristics and symptoms in preschool children: how do they differ to school age children? A multicenter prospective observational study - Crowe LM, Rausa VC, Anderson V, Borland ML, Kochar A, Lyttle MD, Gilhotra Y, Dalziel SR, Oakley E, Furyk J, Neutze J, Bressan S, Davis GA, Babl FE.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate if preschool children differ to school age children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) with respect to injury causes, clinical presentation, and medical management. DESIGN: A secondary analysis of a dataset from a larg...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Development and validation of a novel hollow viscus injury prediction score for abdominal seatbelt sign: a Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study - Santos J, Delaplain PT, Tay-Lasso E, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Sundel M, Ghneim M, Costantini TW, Santorelli JE, Switzer E, Schellenberg M, Keeley JA, Kim DY, Wang A, Dhillon NK, Patel D, Campion EM, Robinson CK, Kartiko S, Quintana MT, Estroff JM, Kirby KA, Grigorian A, Nahmias J.
BACKGROUND: High-quality computed tomography (CT) can exclude HVI in patients with an A-SBS but performs poorly at identifying HVI. Delay in diagnosis of HVI has significant consequences necessitating timely identification. STUDY DESIGN: This multicenter, ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Primary care providers' knowledge, perceptions, and practice of trauma-informed care in a public health care setting - Lathan EC, Haynes T, Langhinrichsen-Rohling R, Sonu SC, Powers A.
This study sought to document primary care provider...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Design of wireless in-pipe inspection robot for image acquisition - Wu K, Sang H, Xing Y, Lu Y.
PURPOSE Pipeline robots are often used in pipeline non-destructive testing. Given the need for long-range in-pipe inspections, this study aims to develop a wireless in-pipe inspection robot for image acquisition. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH In this...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Development of an inline inspection robot for the detection of pipeline defects - Daniyan I, Balogun V, Ererughurie OK, Daniyan L, Oladapo BI.
In this study, an inline ins...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Fire risk assessment of Malaysia public hospital buildings - Salleh N, Nuzaihan Aras AS, Norazman N, Kamaruzzaman SN.
PURPOSE This paper aims to evaluate the level of compliance of fire safety with the legal requirements in Malaysia government hospital buildings by evaluating via fire risk management. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Five government hospitals were sele...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Promising practices for the design and implementation of sexuality education programmes for youth in India: a scoping review - Pattathil N, Roy A.
Sexual violence and HIV/AIDS are major public health concerns in India. By promoting bodily autonomy, wellbeing, and dignity through knowledge and skills, comprehensive sexuality education for young people can help prevent adverse sexual and reproductive h...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A method for efficient generation and optimization of simulation-based training data for data-driven injury prediction in VRU-vehicle accident scenarios - Niranjan B, Thomas S, Michael D, Niclas T.
27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV): Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the Next 50 Years https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/27/27ESV-000215.pdf Urban traffic is characterized by ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Assessment of the psychomotor fitness level of cadet pilots after a 6-month flight training period - pilot study - Wochy ński Z, Skrzyńska-Rękawek J, Kobos Z.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of 6-month aviation practice on the improvement of physical fitness and cognitive abilities of cadet pilots. Materials and methods: Twenty cadet pilots (men) with an average age of 22 from ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Analyzing the inconsistency in driving patterns between manual and autonomous modes under complex driving scenarios with a VR-enabled simulation platform - Xu Z, Fang Y, Zheng N, Vu HL.
PURPOSE With the aid of naturalistic simulations, this paper aims to investigate human behavior during manual and autonomous driving modes in complex scenarios. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The simulation environment is established by integrating vi...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Optimal control of automated left-turn platoon at contraflow left-turn lane intersections - Yang H, Zhao J, Wang M.
This study aims to propose a centralized optimal control model for automated left-turn platoon at contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) intersections. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The lateral lane change control and the longitudinal acceleration i...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news