A nationwide evidence-based study of factors associated with hospitalisations due to unintentional poisoning and poisoning mortality in Taiwan

The aim of this study was to explore the epidemiologic characteristics of unintentional poisoning cases and the factors associated with inpatient mortality. Data were retrieved from the National Health Insurance database from 2005 to 2007. Patients with diagnosis classifications of ICD-9-CM E850–E869 (unintentional poisoning) were selected. SPSS 18.0 software was used for the analysis. In Taiwan between 2005 and 2007, a total of 11,523 patients were hospitalised due to unintentional poisoning, with a hospitalisation rate of 16.83 per 100,000, of which 60.1% and 39.9% were attributable to drug poisoning and solid, liquid and gas substance poisoning, respectively. The hospitalisation rate in men was higher than that of women. The age group of 45–64 had the highest hospitalisation rate of 52.85 per 100,000. The inpatient mortality rate increased with the presence of the following factors: age of 65 or older, surgery or procedure, a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), short length of hospital stays, acute respiratory failure, alcohol poisoning, pesticide poisoning and a higher-level hospital visited. Methanol, herbicides and organophosphorus pesticide intoxications are associated with higher mortality rates. Therefore, when caring for patients poisoned by the above agents, healthcare professionals should look out for their clinical development to ensure quality of care and to reduce mortality.     

A review of national policies and programs to prevent unintentional injuries in the Americas

Injuries are a global public health problem, with injury mortality increasing in many regions. We describe a survey of injury policies and programs in 23 countries in the Americas. Most countries surveyed (87%) perceived unintentional injuries to be a significant public health problem. When asked about actual policy agendas, however, just one-fourth (26%) of the countries ranked unintentional injuries among policy makers’ top five concerns. Approximately half of the countries reported having a national injury prevention strategy, injury prevention coordinator, or consultative group. Virtually all countries with national strategies and consultative groups had established them in the 1990s, suggesting that concern about injuries is both recent and growing. Three-fourths (74%) reported that their country had a surveillance system to monitor injury-related mortality and, to a lesser extent, morbidity. The study’s results suggest that most policies and programs for the prevention and control of unintentional injuries have been developed in the past 10 years, and primarily address motor vehicle injuries. It is essential that current efforts be both broadened and strengthened so that the societal burden of unintentional injuries in the Americas can be reduced.     

Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the South-East Asia Region: a systematic review

All the 11 members of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of the World Health Organization are categorised as low- and middle-income countries. This region has over a quarter of the world's total population but comprises about one-third of the world's unintentional injury-related deaths. There is a paucity of good-quality mortality and morbidity data from most of these countries. This is the first systematic review of community-based surveys on child injuries that summarises evidence from child injury studies from the SEAR countries. The included papers reported varying estimates of overall non-fatal unintentional injury rates across the countries, from 15/1000 children in Thailand to as high as 342/1000 children in India. The fatal injury rates were also found to be varying. This review revealed a need for strengthening child injury research using standard methodologies across the region and for promoting the dissemination of the results.     

Costs of unintentional injuries among children in an urban slum community in Kampala city,Uganda

Abstract

Unintentional injuries cause deaths, disabilities, productivity and financial losses and disproportionately affect children in low-income settings yet their cost remains under studied. This study determined the household out-of-pocket expenditure and missed school attendance due to unintentional childhood injuries in a Ugandan slum. We used a cross-sectional household survey design. Data were collected on occurrence and associated costs of unintentional injuries during a one-year period from July 2014 to June 2015. A total of 706 (44.7%) children who had suffered from injuries were reported in the one year period. More male children (N?=?415, 58.7%) suffered injuries than females (N?=?291, 41.2%). The average out-of-pocket expenditure on treating an injury was US $24.1 [standard deviation (SD)?=?±$62.8] and mean school days lost were 25 days (SD?=?±51.8). Road traffic injuries (RTIs) resulted in higher costs [mean difference was US $51.1 (95% CI: $11.4–$90.8)] compared to injuries that, for example, occurred at school. In a Ugandan slum community, unintentional childhood injuries resulted in high out-of-pocket expenditures and missed school attendance. The costs varied widely depending on external causes of the injury. These findings highlight the need to invest in population level injury prevention interventions to reduce injury costs by households.     

The association of psychological symptoms with unintentional injuries among retired employees of a university in China

To investigate the association of psychological symptoms with injury risk, psychological symptoms were measured using symptom checklist-90 revised (SCL-90-R) and the unintentional injury information was followed up for 1 year among retired employees at a university in China. The injury rate had a significant difference between groups of raw mean score > or =2.0 and <2.0 for SCL-90-R global factor and subscale factors of obsessive compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, depression and anxiety. After accounting for the factors of daily housework, physical activities, living alone and demographic factors, SCL-90-R global factor (odds ratio (OR) = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.20-2.91) and subscales factors of obsessive compulsiveness (OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.31-2.85), interpersonal sensitivity (OR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.09-3.02), depression (OR = 2.09, 95% CI: 1.40-3.12) and anxiety (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.03-2.44) were still significantly associated with an elevated risk of unintentional injury among the retired employees. In order to reduce the risk of unintentional injuries among the elderly, a psychological health service should be provided in the community.     

Incidence and characteristics of unintentional injuries among children in a resource limited setting in Kampala,Uganda

ABSTRACT

Given that little is known about the epidemiology of unintentional injuries in children in low-income countries, this study sought to determine the incidence and characteristics of unintentional injuries among children aged ≤18 years in a slum community in Uganda. From a household survey, the incidence and odds ratios for factors associated with unintentional injury characteristics were calculated. Of 1583 children, 706 had suffered 787 unintentional injuries yielding an annual incidence rate of 497 injuries per 1000 children. Commonest injuries were cuts, bites or open wounds (30.6%) and bruises or superficial injuries (28.6%) with majority (75.5%) occurring at home. Boys were more likely to be injured at school (AOR 4.34; 95% CI 1.22–15.54) and to be injured from falls (AOR 1.41; 95% CI 1.01–1.96). Older children (12–18 years) were more likely to suffer from fractures (AOR 2.37; 95% CI 1.26–4.43), concussions and organ system injuries (AOR 3.58; 95% CI 1.03–12.39) and cuts, bites or open wounds (AOR 2.05; 95% CI 1.21–3.48). Older children were less likely to suffer burns or scalds as compared to the young children (AOR: 0.23; 95% CI 0.11–0.50). Unintentional injury incidence rate was high among children with most occurring in the homes.     

Lanzhou:A Traveling Place in Northwest China

Lanzhou is not only the geomctrical center of China bur also a center in the northwesr in terms of transportation.     

阿尔斯通：创新模式保护滇西北生物多样性

＂‘滇西北-梅里雪山-老君山生物多样性保护’项目由阿尔斯通基金会与大自然保护协会（TNC）共同启动推出,旨在保护当地的生物多样性,为梅里雪山和老君山地区设计并实施一个全新的生物多样性保护模式”。     

鲁西北低碳经济现状及发展建议

随着人们对环境保护和可持续发展的重视,低碳经济成为了世界潮流并开创了当今经济的新时代。位于鲁西北的德州市,近年来通过太阳能产业．循环经济、节能减排等发展方针,自2007年以来：在低碳经济的发展上取得了一定的优势,在山东省处于较先进的水平。但鲁西北低碳经济的发展是一个长期的过程,必将面临很多的困难和挑战。从鲁西北的实际情况看,更好地发展低碳经济,需要政府主导．企业参与共同促进技术创新和制度创新,引导经济从“高碳”向“低碳”的转型。     

Northwest to Accelerate Retirement of Dc10 Aircraft

Northwest Airlines announced that it will accelerate the retirement of its remaining 12DC10-30 aircraft in service. The airline said that during the next seven months,it will replace DC10 aircraft with new Airbus A330s and Boeing 747-400aircraft being returned to service.Currently, seven routes are served with the DC10.     

Risk factors and geographical heterogeneity in unintentional home injuries incidence rate: new evidence based on Multiscopo survey in Italy

Home injuries together, with road traffic accidents, are estimated to be the third cause of death in Italy (Arokiasamy and Krishnan 1994). However, as in most other countries, in Italy there is a lack of information on home injuries and on how differences in geographical patterns may influence the scope and magnitude of this phenomenon. By analysing a multipurpose large survey (Multiscopo) carried out annually, geographical heterogeneity in home injuries incidence rate can be investigated. The aim of this study is the assessment of possible differences in geographical patterns among the Italian regions making use of a re-analysis of Multiscopo home injury data. The study results show that Italian regions differ greatly in the number of home injuries. The geographical heterogeneity may be due to the unemployment rate and the incidence of poverty that is greater in the Southern and Insular regions than in other zones. Other socio-economic variables such as alcohol consumption can increase the risk of injury in the home. To prevent them it could be useful to organize campaigns aimed at increasing the awareness among people about this problem.     

西北地区首家梅赛德斯-奔驰卡车中心日前在新疆正式落成

日前,国际汽车巨头戴姆勒·克莱斯勒集团麾下的百年经典品牌梅赛德斯-奔驰在新疆地区的首家卡车中心--新疆之星梅赛德斯-奔驰卡车中心,在乌鲁木齐经济技术开发区正式落成.6月22日,新疆之星奔驰卡车中心开业典礼隆重举行.     

论西北民歌的信息传播功能

作为西北地区民俗文化的重要组成部分,西北民歌直接起源于民众原始形态的情感交流和信息传播活动。悠久的历史、特殊的黄土地文化和歌咏者强烈的传情达意欲望,产生了西北民歌多层次、多效应的信息传播功能。探讨西北民歌产生的渊源、归纳其发展过程中生发出来的丰富的信息传播内容、分析其现代信息传播的生命活力,不但可以挖掘西北民俗文化的精髓,向人们展示特殊的西北文化形象,而且有助于西北民歌在大众传媒时代的发展和创新。     

西部地区城镇化与信息化协调关系研究

通过构建城镇化与信息化综合评价指标体系,采用线性加权法和耦合协调度模型,实证分析了2012—2016年西部地区12个省(市、区)的城镇化与信息化的耦合协调度。研究结果表明,西部地区的城镇化与信息化综合发展水平整体偏低,且城镇化水平明显滞后于信息化水平。西部地区的城镇化与信息化的耦合协调度总体不高,整体呈现稳态发展的时序变化趋势,并表现出明显的西北地区高,西南地区低的空间分布特征,形成了重度失调类、中度失调类和濒临失调类和轻度失调类4种耦合协调类型。     

Generating Regional-Scale Improvements in SME Corporate Responsibility Performance: Lessons from Responsibility Northwest

This paper describes the research carried out into small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and corporate responsibility (CR) in the Northwest of England during Phase I of Responsibility Northwest, a partnership programme designed to significantly increase the CR of the region. By engaging with significant numbers of SMEs and SME support providers across the region, key insights were gained in three key areas:

鄂西北农村近年二胎超生热现象的调查和思考——基于湖北省枣阳市几个村庄的实地研究

近年来,在鄂西北农村一些地方,出现了一股生育二胎的热潮.对鄂西北农村二胎热现象进行了调查,随机选择了湖北省枣阳市的几个自然村庄进行实地调研,以其中一个村庄琚湾镇上朱庄做实地个案研究.收集资料的主要方式为田野调查和个案访谈.目前在鄂西北农村某些地方,在年轻的育龄夫妇中,已形成一股新的二胎生育热潮.这种现象的出现不是偶然的,它的背后有着政治、经济、文化及现实等多种因素.     

浅析鄂西北明清遗存古粮仓的功能设计

简单介绍了鄂西北明清遗存古粮仓的功能设计。     

浅析商业企业的公共关系个性

社会各方面越来越关注和重视公共关系及其活动,商业企业也不例外。商业企业与其它企业的公共关系相比较,有它自身的个性和特点。分析商业企业公共关系的个性。可给商业企业制定企业发展战略提供借鉴和参考。