Sökning: "injury indicators"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 29 avhandlingar innehållade orden injury indicators.

  1. 1. Economic development and injury mortality : Studies in global trends from a health transition perspective

    Författare :Syed Moniruzzaman; Ragnar Andersson; Karin Melinder; Hans Rosling; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; injury; suicide; economic development; health transition; demographic transition; homicide; road traffic injury; fall injury; mortality; GDP per capita; GNP per capita; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Globally, injury is a major public health problem. The extent of the problem varies considerably by demographic subgroups, regions and national income. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Learning from patient injury claims

    Författare :Karin Pukk Härenstam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background and aim: The Institute of Medicine report, To err is human, heightened attention to safety and quality performance in healthcare. This has led to demands on healthcare systems to collect data on safety and quality performance. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Measuring injury magnitude and patterns in a low-income country : experiences from Nicaragua

    Författare :Francisco Tercero; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Injury; surveillance; research methods; injury indicators; developing countries; Nicaragua;

    Sammanfattning : About 16,000 people around the world die every day from injuries. For every person that dies, several thousands more are injured, many suffering with permanent disabilities. However, like many other health problems, the magnitude and pattern of injuries in a certain population are often difficult to assess. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Towards systematic prevention of athletics injuries : Use of clinical epidemiology for evidence-based injury prevention

    Författare :Jenny Jacobsson; Toomas Timpka; Per Renström; Sverker Nilsson; Willem van Mechelen; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to outline the design protocol for a prospective clinical epidemiological study of injuries among athletics athletes; study the 1-year prevalence, the point prevalence and incidence of injuries in total cohorts of Swedish elite adult and talented youth athletics athletes; pinpoint the risk indicators and factors for different injury types/patterns in athletics.In paper I, an argument-based method to investigate complex design problems was used to structure the collection and analysis of data. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Experimental cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation : with special reference to cerebral eicosanoid production and free radical scavengers

    Författare :Xiaoli Liu; Marianne Forsman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anaesthesiology and intensive care; cerebral resuscitation; reperfusion damage; oxidative injury; eicosanoid; free radical scavenger; neurological function; alkaline buffer; S-PBN; PBN; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthetics and intensive care; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anestesiologi; Anaesthesiology;

    Sammanfattning : Reperfusion injury after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is often considered one of the predominant factors in determining neurological outcome in cardiac arrest. Therefore one of the main targets of experimental and clinical studies has been to mitigate this reperfusion injury. LÄS MER