Trauma caused by falling objects at construction sites

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 704-708

  Atique, Sajid ^a   Zarour, Ahmad ^a   Siddiqui, Tariq ^a   El Menyar, Ayman ^a,b   Maull, Kimball ^a   Al Thani, Hassan ^a   Latifi, Rifat ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Falling objects; safety measures; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICE SAFETY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FALLING OBJECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QATAR; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QATAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865986240     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31825472d7     Document Type: Article

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