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From:Trial (Vol. 42, Issue 2)Studies show that 20 percent of all fatal accidents involve single automobiles running off the road. (1) It is easy to write these cases off as examples of driver error, but in many instances, the government agency that...
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From:Patient Care (Vol. 30, Issue 14) Peer-ReviewedAn auto accident victim, bitter about his and his wife's injuries, repeatedly visits his doctor during the insurance settlement process. His feelings of entitlement for accident compensation are stronger than his...
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From:Contemporary Economic Policy (Vol. 33, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedUsing a fixed effect weighted least square model, we examine how changes in the share of beer purchases from large containers (>12 oz.) impact alcohol-related fatal accidents. We find that, after holding beer purchases...
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From:Annals of African Medicine (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Tajudeen. Oladele, A. Akinhanmi, P. Onifade, N. Ibrahim Sir, The use of licit and illicit substances is a global phenomenon with a lot of adverse effects on physical and mental health. It also has a severe...
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From:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock (Vol. 4, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedByline: Fayez. Hammad, Hani. Eid, Ashraf. Hefny, Fikri. Abu-Zidan Background : The epidemiology of genitourinary (GU) organ injury following general trauma is not well-studied especially in the Middle East. Patients...
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From:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock (Vol. 3, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Luciano. Santana-Cabrera, Fayna. Rodriguez Gonzalez, Manuel. Palacios Sir, Unstable pelvic fractures are frequently seen after traffic accidents. Complications such as hemorrhage or viscera laceration...
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From:Trial (Vol. 45, Issue 11)Dahl v. Global Charter Servs., Ltd., No. 2006-00039 (Tex., Harris Co. Dist. June 12, 2009). When Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf of Mexico in September 2005, residents of threatened areas evacuated to avoid being caught...
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From:Trial (Vol. 41, Issue 13)When Theresa Holland's two minor children were injured in a collision, she sued the driver of the other car on their behalf. Although Holland did not have auto insurance, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that her...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 82, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThis month WHO is taking a giant leap forward in global public health in the field of road traffic injuries, with two major events to promote action for saving lives and preventing morbidity. The first is World Health...
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From:Management Review (Vol. 83, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedEmployers must make certain that in-car cellular telephone use does not jeopardize employees' driving safety. Employers of individuals who have accidents resulting from cellular telephone use can be held liable, in some...
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From:Southern Economic Journal (Vol. 59, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedI. Introduction The fundamental maxims of driving are "speed kills" and "drinking and driving don't mix." A series of recent articles have analyzed these speed adages and based on the work of Lave[8; 9] and others,...
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From:Adolescence (Vol. 30, Issue 118) Peer-ReviewedBrief case studies of single-vehicle crashes are used to explore the relationship between this method of death and the intent to suicide. The concept of parasuicide guides this investigation and the data reported suggest...
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From:The Social Science Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedFor nearly a decade it has been commonly assumed that seat belt laws save lives. Using traffic fatality data from 1983 through 1993 this paper offers evidence to call this assumption into question. For several years...
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From:Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (Vol. 44, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedWith the increasing demand for sustainability, walking is being encouraged as a main active mode of transportation. However, pedestrians are vulnerable to severe injuries when involved in crashes, which can discourage...
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From:International Journal of Oral Health Sciences (Vol. 7, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Rajeev. Pandey, Rajat. Gupta, Nitin. Bhagat Trauma to maxillofacial region usually leads to damage to teeth and supporting structures. Damage to teeth can occur in isolation or with soft tissue and sometimes...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Hiroyuki Sakai 1 , * , Miwa Takahara 2 , Naomi F. Honjo 3 , Shun'ichi Doi 4 , Norihiro Sadato 5 , Yuji Uchiyama 1 Introduction In general, physical and cognitive capabilities decrease with age among...
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From:Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences-Mathematics (Vol. 28, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe main objective of this paper is to apply a probabilistic procedure for evaluating the safety effectiveness of pavement marking of rural and urban roads. Eighty seven sites (stations) are selected from the population...
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From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 62, Issue 39)Earl H. Potter III (below), president of St. Cloud State University, in Minnesota, died in a car accident while driving to a meeting with the chair of the university foundation's board.......
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From:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Angeline. Radjou, S. Kumar Background: Motorized two-wheelers, pedestrians, and cyclists are termed vulnerable road users (VRUs).Globally up to 50% of road deaths involve VRU and up to 80% in developing and...
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From:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 22, Issue 3)A 41-year-old man is brought to the emergency department for evaluation of a shoulder injury sustained as the result of a fall from his road bike. He denies loss of consciousness, headache, neck or back pain, or other...