injury risk Articles
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An Empirical Bayes Approach to Combining and Comparing Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life for Environmental Policy Analysis
An empirical Bayes pooling method is used to combine and compare estimates of the value of a statistical life (VSL). The data come from 40 selected studies published between 1974 and 2002, containing 197 VSL estimates. The estimated composite distribution of empirical Bayes adjusted VSL has a mean of $5.4 million and a standard deviation of $2.4 million. The empirical Bayes method greatly reduces ...
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Implementation and perception of risk management practices in health/fitness facilities
The health/fitness industry is an important contributor to the national preventative health policies against obesity and associated health risk factors. However, inappropriately designed programs and services can increase the risk of injuries and adverse health outcomes that can expose health/fitness facility operators and employees to risk of litigation. Therefore, the importance of ...
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How Regulations’ ‘List Envy’ Impacts Manufacturers
Product Manufacturers often ask whether they should be concerned when a chemical used in the production of one or more of their products becomes the subject of enhanced regulatory review for one reason or another. This question is frequently raised in the context of California Proposition 65 listings; chemicals listed under Proposition 65 become subject to significantly greater scrutiny largely ...
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High-resolution Map of Somatic Periprostatic Nerves
Objective To generate a high-resolution map of periprostatic somatic nerves. Periprostatic nerves are at risk of injury during radical prostatectomy; this study aimed to establish the location of somatic nerves with respect to the prostate and the neurovascular bundle. Materials and Methods Hemiprostates from patients in whom a wide local excision was performed were evaluated. Representative ...
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A simple reason for an honest purpose
My best friend was killed in a work-related incident in August of 2008. He was 26 years old. It is both easy and difficult to reflect on that day and the way that my life has been impacted since. Easy, because the memories are so clear and forever printed in my mind, but difficult because the wound on my heart is deep and the healing process is, well, slow. Very slow. Stephen was working as a ...
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Hockey & Skate Insoles
Insoles and orthotic arch supports designed to provide support and shock absorption in hockey skates, ice skates, and roller skates. Why might you need a different insole? Matching your arch type to the correct insole creates full contact between the sole of the foot and the skate. By providing full contact to the foot's sole, the structure of the foot is fully activated stimulating a greater ...
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Hands Only CPR vs Mouth to Mouth
Many people who know about CPR, think of it as “mouth to mouth”. Many of us learned CPR in school, or for a job when we were younger. But did you learn about hands only CPR vs mouth to mouth? For many of us, the rescue breaths seemed like an integral part of reviving someone. However, medical professionals have found that when we look at hands only CPR vs mouth to mouth, the results ...
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How to Take Care of your Mental Health After a Spinal Cord Injury
An injury to your spinal cord changes your life dramatically. Paralysis in both arms and legs forces you to come to terms with your body that no longer functions like it used to. You’ll have to rethink how you go about those daily activities that’s easily taken for granted - how you work, eating dinner, using the bathroom and using technological devices like the phone, tablet or ...
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Intracranial Neoplasms: The Evolution of Radiotherapies
CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE FOR BRAIN TUMORS The current initial standard of care for aggressive brain tumors—whether they are primary brain tumors (ie, tumors that originate in the brain), or metastatic tumors from cancers that started outside of the brain—is resection. After surgery, a follow-up treatment, also referred to as adjuvant treatment, is often recommended to help eliminate ...
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Overview of Diabetes: Prevalence Assessment, Treatment And Prevention
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects more than 540 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In China, there are more than 114 million adults with diabetes, accounting for about a quarter of the world's diabetes patients. With the change of living and eating habits, diabetes has become the third major factor affecting human health after ...
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Cardiovascular Consequences of Acute Kidney Injury
Annotations Acute kidney injury (AKI) is recognized as a potential risk factor for future cardiovascular events, especially heart failure. Up to 60% of patients with severe AKI who are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) die; the long-term risk of death associated with AKI is also increased. Preclinical models and biomarkers have identified several likely pathways, apparently involving ...
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19C27
What is 19C27? Description LZQ is an OEM factory for all kinds of medical tools, such as Profile Drill P144, Dental Milling Bur/ Zirconia Bur P245, High Precision Fittings P76, Abutment/Transfer P25, ect. We can produce a whole kit of tools for customers' surgical cases. Product Details A complete line of Ophthalmic Surgical Knives includes Stab Knife, Slit Knife and Clear Cornea Knife, ...
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How to Overcome Excessive Stride? Step Frequency Increase by 5% to Reduce Heel Pad Thickness
In a 2011 study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that increasing stride frequency can reduce the impact on runners. Through the subtle increase of walking frequency, the pressure on hip and knee joint during running can be reduced, and the common injuries related to running can be prevented and treated. Running is for health, but about 65-75% of runners suffer from injuries every ...
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Needlestick Injury - the pointy end of a preventable pandemic
The Challenge Every 60 minutes, of every day, six people suffer a needlestick injury somewhere in the world. Every day, 3 people die as a result of those injuries[1]. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports in the World Health Report 2002, that of the 35 million health-care workers world wide, two million experience percutaneous exposure to infectious diseases each year[2]. WHO estimates ...
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Healthcare in Crisis: Workplace Safety at Hospitals
Not long ago, I spent an extended time in the hospital with my father. As I stayed by his side, I was surprised to see how many potential workplace hazards and possible near-miss injuries hospital employees faced. The staff was looking out for my father’s safety, but I wondered if they were thinking about their own safety as well. We count on physicians, nurses and healthcare assistants to ...
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3 Things That Google’s Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Desperately Needs
Google DeepMind recently published a paper in Nature that shared how their predictive algorithm can detect Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) up to 48 hours in advance. Acute Kidney Injury is the biggest problem you have never heard of. In the US, 1 in 5 hospitalized adults gets Acute Kidney Injury, resulting in a 5x risk of death. It takes the lives of over 300,000 Americans every year. Globally, the ...
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12 Protocols for Balance Assessment with force/pressure plate
Balance is achieved and maintained by a complex set of sensorimotor control systems. (check What is Balance?) When any of these systems is injured or deficient, balance can markedly be affected. Therefore, it is important to have tools that can help health professionals identify if there is a balance problem and the specific nature and/or the cause of the problem. Several conditions like stroke, ...
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We put the O2 in WRKUT
Over the course of time, humankind has been continuously searching for methods to remain young, preserve their health and become more and more efficient in all aspects of their existence. Especially nowadays, in the fast-paced world that we all live in, it is important to maintain a balanced lifestyle and to prioritize the health of our bodies and minds. But do you really have the time to ...
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