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The Cochrane Injuries Group provides systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions for injuries.? Highly Reputable

Modification of seatbelts and their legislation played an important role in reducing morbidity and mortality of occupants in road traffic collisions. We aimed to review seatbelt development, its mechanism of action and its effects. Seatbelts reduce injury by preventing the occupant from hitting the interior parts of the vehicle or...

Economic consequences are reported by polytraumatized patients even ten or more years after injury. Financial losses appear to be common in patients between 19 and 50 years. In contrast, social deprivation appears to be most pronounced in the younger age groups. Early socio-economic support and measures of injury prevention should...

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These cases involve pediatric patients who were admitted to our Level I urban pediatric center during the past 2 years. All injuries were sustained while the patient was riding on an ATV.
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Brief history of the RCAMC (now Canadian Forces Medical Service (CFMS)) and its role in transferring the lesson of military trauma surgery into the ciilian situation.
Dr V.C.McAlister Can J Surg, Vol. 52, No. 3, June 2009 175

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Reliable estimates of the incidence and burden of injuries are essential inputs for prioritizing prevention strategies. While population-based injury surveillance systems are obviously the best source for such information, it is also widely recognized that such infrastructure is unlikely to be established in most of the world for...

We performed a retro- spective review comparing morbidity and mortality outcomes at a single institution before and after the establishment of a dedicated trauma room. The purpose was to determine whether a change in outcomes occurred for a single routine procedure with known outcome expectations (hemiarthroplasty of the hip after...

Review of Global Menace of Road Accidents with special reference to Malaysia - a social perspective Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 10(2)2003

Amandeep Gupta, MB BS FRCA; Charles S. Reilly, MD FRCA Cont Edu Anaesth Crit Care & Pain. 2007;7(5):148-151
The term fat embolism indicates the often asymptomatic presence of fat globules in the lung parenchyma and peripheral circulation after long bone or other major trauma. The majority (95%) of cases occur...

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Succinct and helpful definitions of about 300 terms used in the description of orthopaedic trauma, fractures, dislocations, sprains, injuries and complications

Hypovolemic Shock
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Intraosseous Infusion