Incidence and severity of head and neck injuries in victims of road traffic crashes: In an economically developed country

Bener, Abdulbari; Rahman, Yassir S. Abdul; Mitra, Biswadev

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2008.07.007

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“…With respect to the day of the week, automobile accidents occurred more frequently on weekends, corroborating previous findings [10,22,27]. Some studies have reported a higher incidence of accidents on weekends with possible ingestion of alcoholic beverages by drivers [24,28] and driving over the speed limit and disrespect of traffic rules [22].…”

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“…The occurrence of injuries was higher on the face than on the head, confirming previous results carried out in India [20]. Head and neck injuries after automobile accidents are the most common causes of mortality [16,22,27] and morbidity [21,29,30] in most developed and developing countries and may result in temporary or permanent disability [27]. Craniofacial trauma and injuries associated with the maxillofacial region are highlighted in the context of multiple fracture patients, especially for being an area related to the occurrence of many types of injuries whether isolated or associated with other organs [30].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

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Head and Face Injuries in Automobile Accidents and Associated Factors in a city in Northeastern Brazil

Cavalcanti¹,

Lucena²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2017

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To evaluate the occurrence of head and face injuries and associated factors among victims of automobile accidents in a trauma center. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was developed through the analysis of 9,734 medical records of children and adults hospitalized due to external causes in the Regional Hospital of Emergency and Trauma at Campina Grande, Brazil. Data were analyzed with the SPSS software version 15, also using the Pearson's chi-square test. The significance level adopted was 5 %. Results: Cases of automobile accidents accounted for 25.9% (n = 463) of hospitalizations due to external causes, and 83.8 % of victims were male and 16.2 % were female, representing a sex ratio of 5.1:1. As for age group, most had between 20 and 29 years (38.1%) and with respect to the day of the week, 40.8 % of incidents occurred over the weekend. The occurrence of injury was greater on the face (17.4%) than on the head (7.8%) and most victims had a single injury (58.5%). The existence of bone fractures was observed in 76.9 % of victims and 14.7 % had functional impairment. There was association between variables age (p < 0.001), sex (p < 0.001), day of the week (p < 0.001), presence of bone fractures (p < 0.001) and functional impairment (p = 0.002) with the occurrence of automobile accidents. Conclusion: The most automobile accidents occur on weekends and affect young male individuals, with frequent presence of fractures among victims. The occurrence of injury was greater on the face than on the head. Factors such as age, sex, presence of bone fractures and functional impairment was associated with automobile accidents.

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confidence: 87%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Head and Face Injuries in Automobile Accidents and Associated Factors in a city in Northeastern Brazil

Cavalcanti¹,

Lucena²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2017

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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“…This study confirmed that road traffic crashes as a major cause of head and neck injuries and found that majority of the victims were non-Qataris [10]. Abdalla (2002) investigated the fatality risk assessment and modeled drivers responsibility for causing traffic crashes in Dubai concluding that the possible characteristics and attributes of drivers involved in crashes, variations between different classes of road users and groups of the resident population and the lack of safety and risk awareness among road users were causing the traffic crashes in Dubai [11].…”

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Analysing the Severity and Frequency of Traffic Crashes in Riyadh City Using Statistical Models

Altwaijri

Quddus

Bristow

2012

International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology

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Traffic crashes in Riyadh city cause losses in the form of deaths, injuries and property damages, in addition to the pain and social tragedy affecting families of the victims. In 2005, there were a total of 47,341 injury traffic crashes occurred in Riyadh city (19% of the total KSA crashes) and 9% of those crashes were severe. Road safety in Riyadh city may have been adversely affected by: high car ownership, migration of people to Riyadh city, high daily trips reached about 6 million, high rate of income, low-cost of petrol, drivers from different nationalities, young drivers and tremendous growth in population which creates a high level of mobility and transport activities in the city. The primary objective of this paper is therefore to explore factors affecting the severity and frequency of road crashes in Riyadh city using appropriate statistical models aiming to establish effective safety policies ready to be implemented to reduce the severity and frequency of road crashes in Riyadh city. Crash data for Riyadh city were collected from the Higher Commission for the Development of Riyadh (HCDR) for a period of five years from 1425H to 1429H (roughly corresponding to [2004][2005][2006][2007][2008]. Crash data were classified into three categories: fatal, serious-injury and slight-injury. Two nominal response models have been developed: a standard multinomial logit model (MNL) and a mixed logit model to injury-related crash data. Due to a severe underreporting problem on the slight injury crashes binary and mixed binary logistic regression models were also estimated for two categories of severity: fatal and serious crashes. For frequency, two count models such as Negative Binomial (NB) models were employed and the unit of analysis was 168 HAIs (wards) in Riyadh city. Ward-level crash data are disaggregated by severity of the crash (such as fatal and serious injury crashes). The results from both multinomial and binary response models are found to be fairly consistent but the results from the random parameters model seem more reasonable. Age and nationality of the driver, excessive speed, wet road surface and dark lighting conditions and single vehicle crashes are associated with increased probability of fatal crashes. More specifically, the probability of having a fatal crash increases with the age of the driver and Saudi drivers (relative to non-Saudi drivers) are associated with the probability of fatal crashes (relative to serious injury crashes). A crash involving a single vehicle is found to be more severe than a crash involving a multiple vehicles. The results from the frequency models suggest that percentage of non-Saudi found positively associated with serious injury crashes; percentage of illiterate people and the income per capita found to be positively significant with the frequency of fatal and serious injury crashes; and the increased residential, transport, and educational areas of land use is associated with the decreased level of fatal and serious injury crashes occurrences. Based on the...

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“…[123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131] Nevertheless, muscle pain is a common phenomenon recognized by the International Association for the Study of Pain.…”

Section: Muscle Pain and Trigger Pointsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dry needling — peripheral and central considerations

Dommerholt¹

2011

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

223

140

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Dry needling is a common treatment technique in orthopedic manual physical therapy. Although various dry needling approaches exist, the more common and best supported approach targets myofascial trigger points. This article aims to place trigger point dry needling within the context of pain sciences. From a pain science perspective, trigger points are constant sources of peripheral nociceptive input leading to peripheral and central sensitization. Dry needling cannot only reverse some aspects of central sensitization, it reduces local and referred pain, improves range of motion and muscle activation pattern, and alters the chemical environment of trigger points. Trigger point dry needling should be based on a thorough understanding of the scientific background of trigger points, the differences and similarities between active and latent trigger points, motor adaptation, and central sensitize application. Several outcome studies are included, as well as comments on dry needling and acupuncture.

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Incidence and severity of head and neck injuries in victims of road traffic crashes: In an economically developed country

Cited by 50 publications

References 19 publications

Head and Face Injuries in Automobile Accidents and Associated Factors in a city in Northeastern Brazil

Head and Face Injuries in Automobile Accidents and Associated Factors in a city in Northeastern Brazil

Analysing the Severity and Frequency of Traffic Crashes in Riyadh City Using Statistical Models

Dry needling — peripheral and central considerations

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