A Comparison of Work-Related Injury Visits and Other Injury Visits to Emergency Departments in the United States, 1995-1996

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 870-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda F. McCaig, ◽  
Catharine W. Burt, ◽  
Barbara J. Stussman,
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Injury

Feel the Burn! Fireworks-related Otolaryngologic Trauma

2021 ◽  
pp. 000348942110081
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Straughan ◽  
Luke J. Pasick ◽  
Vrinda Gupta ◽  
Daniel A. Benito ◽  
Joseph F. Goodman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Closed Head Injury ◽  
Penetrating Trauma ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neck Injuries ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objectives: Fireworks are used commonly for celebrations in the United States, but can lead to severe injury to the head and neck. We aim to assess the incidence, types, and mechanisms of head and neck injuries associated with fireworks use from 2010 to 2019. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study, using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, of individuals presenting to United States Emergency Departments with head and neck injuries caused by fireworks and flares from 2010 to 2019. Incidence, types, and mechanisms of injury related to fireworks use in the US population were assessed. Results: A total of 541 patients (349 [64.5%] male, and 294 [54%] under 18 years of age) presented to emergency departments with fireworks-related head and neck injuries; the estimated national total was 20 584 patients (13 279 male, 9170 white, and 11 186 under 18 years of age). The most common injury diagnoses were burns (44.7% of injuries), laceration/avulsion/penetrating trauma (21.1%), and otologic injury (15.2%), which included hearing loss, otalgia, tinnitus, unspecified acoustic trauma, and tympanic membrane perforation. The remaining 19% of injuries were a mix, including contusion, abrasion, hematoma, fracture, and closed head injury. Associations between fireworks type and injury diagnosis (chi-square P < .001), as well as fireworks type by age group (chi-square P < .001) were found. Similarly, associations were found between age groups and injury diagnoses (chi-square P < .001); these included children 5 years and younger and adults older than 30 years. Conclusions: Fireworks-related head and neck injuries are more likely to occur in young, white, and male individuals. Burns are the most common injury, while otologic injury is a significant contributor. Annual rates of fireworks-related head and neck injuries have not changed or improved significantly in the United States in the past decade, suggesting efforts to identify and prevent these injuries are insufficient.

Trends in the Contribution of Emergency Departments to the Provision of Hospital-Associated Health Care in the USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Marcozzi ◽  
Brendan Carr ◽  
Aisha Liferidge ◽  
Nicole Baehr ◽  
Brian Browne
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
National Hospital Discharge Survey ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
The Usa

Traditional approaches to assessing the health of populations focus on the use of primary care and the delivery of care through patient-centered homes, managed care resources, and accountable care organizations. The use of emergency departments (EDs) has largely not been given consideration in these models. Our study aimed to determine the contribution of EDs to the health care received by Americans between 1996 and 2010 and to compare it with the contribution of outpatient and inpatient services using National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey databases. We found that EDs contributed an average of 47.7% of the hospital-associated medical care delivered in the United States, and this percentage increased steadily over the 14-year study period. EDs are a major source of medical care in the United States, especially for vulnerable populations, and this contribution increased throughout the study period. Including emergency care within health reform and population health efforts would prove valuable to supporting the health of the nation.

An Evaluation of the Incidence of Work-related Asthma in the United States

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul K. Henneberger ◽  
Kathleen Kreiss ◽  
Kenneth D. Rosenman ◽  
Mary Jo Reilly ◽  
Yue-Fang Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Related

A Profile of Freestanding Emergency Departments in the United States, 2007

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1175-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley F. Sullivan ◽  
Chethan Bachireddy ◽  
Anne P. Steptoe ◽  
Justin Oldfield ◽  
Taneisha Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
The United States

Fatal work-related falls in the United States, 2003-2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina M. Socias-Morales ◽  
Cammie K. Chaumont Menéndez ◽  
Suzanne M. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Predicting Unauthorized Salvadoran Migrants’ First Migration to the United States between 1965 and 2007

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Y. Flores-Yeffal ◽  
Karen A. Pren
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Permanent Residency

Although Salvadoran emigration to the United States is one of the most important migratory flows emanating from Latin America, there is insufficient information about the predictors of first unauthorized migration from El Salvador to the United States. In this study, we use data from the Latin American Migration Project–El Salvador (LAMP-ELS4) to perform an event history analysis to discern the factors that influenced the likelihood that a Salvadoran household head would take a first unauthorized trip to the United States between 1965 and 2007. We take into account a series of demographic, social capital, human capital, and physical capital characteristics of the Salvadoran household head; demographic and social context variables in the place of origin; as well as economic and border security factors at the place of destination. Our findings suggest that an increase in the Salvadoran civil violence index and a personal economic crisis increased the likelihood of first-time unauthorized migration. Salvadorans who were less likely to take a first unauthorized trip were business owners, those employed in skilled occupations, and persons with more years of experience in the labor force. Contextual variables in the United States, such as a high unemployment rate and an increase in the Border Patrol budget, deterred the decision to take a first unauthorized trip. Finally, social capital had no effect on the decision to migrate; this means that for unauthorized Salvadoran migrants, having contacts in the United States is not the main driver to start a migration journey to the United States. We suggest as policy recommendations that the United States should award Salvadorans more work-related visas or asylum protection. For those Salvadorans whose Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has ended, the United States should allow them to apply for permanent residency. The decision not to continue to extend TPS to Salvadorans will only increase the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. The United States needs to revise its current immigration policies, which make it a very difficult and/or extremely lengthy process for Salvadorans and other immigrants to regularize their current immigration status in the United States. Furthermore, because of our research findings, we recommend that the Salvadoran government — to discourage out-migration — invest in high-skilled job training and also offer training and credit opportunities to its population to encourage business ventures.

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