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PubMed1982

The relationship between suicide, undetermined deaths and accidental deaths in the Australian born and migrants in Australia.

Australian data pertaining to Suicide and Accidental Deaths (I.C.D.7) for the years 1962-69 are compared with those for suicide, undetermined deaths and accidental deaths (I.C.D.8) for 1968-71, specific for country of birth. The data strongly suggest that deaths classified as 'undetermined' after the introduction of that I.C.D. category in 1968, had been classified as accidental prior to that data, especially deaths from poisoning. There was some differential between the Australian and U.K. born and the European born. It was estimated that Australian suicide rates are possibly underestimated by 5-10% for males, and 10-20% for females by categorising some deaths from poisoning as being undetermined or accidental.

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PubMed2004

Drugs, alcohol, and accidental death coverage.

Accidental death policies insure against what their name implies, but what is an accidental death? This is often not a question easily answered, and when alcohol and drugs (prescribed or illegal) are the causes of, or contributors to, the death, the issue becomes even thornier, and highly fact- and jurisdiction-specific. As this survey shows, the law in this area is inconsistent but nevertheless susceptible of coherent and organized analysis.

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PubMed1998

[A prospective study on accidental deaths among 0-14-year-old children in Jiangsu, 1994-1995].

By stratified cluster random sampling, a prospective study on the accidental deaths of 0-14 years old children during 1994-1995 wsa carried on in a population size of 2.29 millions in four citys and nine counties in Jiangsu province. Results showed that the average mortality of accidents was 53.0 per 10(5) among children aged 0 to 14 and accidental death was the leading cause of deaths taking up 37.6% among the deaths of the 0-14 years old. Accidental deaths ranked fourth, took up 15.3% in infancy deaths making up about 70% in their deaths, and ranked first in the age groups 1-4 and 5-14. The three leading causes of accidental deaths in the urban and rural area were drowning, accidental suffocation and motor vehicle injuries. Accidental suffocation was the number one cause of accidental death in infants, making up 85% of the total accidental deaths. Drowning was the leading cause of accidental deaths in 1-4 and 5-14-year-old children, making up 70% and 50% of accidental deaths respectively. Motor vehicle injuries took the lead among accidental deaths in the cities.

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PubMed2004

Mental illness and accidental death. Case-control psychological autopsy study.

BACKGROUND: Few studies have systematically investigated the psychiatric antecedents of accidental death. AIMS: To examine the patterns of psychiatric morbidities contributing to accidental death in three ethnic groups (Han, Ami and Atayal) in Taiwan. METHOD: A case-control psychological autopsy was conducted among 90 accidental deaths (randomly selected from a total of 413) and 180 living controls matched for age, gender, ethnicity and area of residence in Taiwan. RESULTS: The risk of accidental death was significantly associated with alcohol use disorder and with other common mental disorders. When jointly considered, it was greatest when these two types of disorders co-existed, followed by common mental disorders alone. The risk of accidental death increased with the number of comorbid conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The prevention of accidental death should be incorporated into preventive psychiatry, not just for alcohol use disorder, but also for all other common mental disorders.

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PubMed1990

Accidental death rates and suicide.

Two hypotheses were considered for the association between accidental death rates and suicide rates: (1) that suicidal deaths may be misclassified occasionally as accidental deaths, and (2) that accidental death rates provide an index of the availability of methods for suicide. Correlations over time produced results supporting the second hypothesis.

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PubMed1989

Loneliness and disturbed grief: a comparison of parents who lost a child to suicide or accidental death.

Grief reactions of two types of sudden untimely deaths were compared: the loss of a child by accidental death and the loss of a child by suicidal death. Three hypotheses were tested. The degree of disturbed grief and the degree of loneliness in parents who lost a child to suicidal death were compared to those reactions in parents who lost a child to accidental death. The relationship between the degree of disturbed grief and the degree of loneliness was assessed. For suicide survivors, grief and loneliness tended to rise over time, whereas grief and loneliness decreased over time for accidental death survivors. The findings from this study indicate that the loss of a child from an accidental death places a parent at high risk for disturbed grief and loneliness, and at even higher risk when the loss is a result of suicidal death.

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PubMed1995

[Analysis of causes of accidental deaths in several districts of Sichuan province].

The causes of accidental deaths from 1981 to 1988, including drowning, traffic accident, poisonning, child asphyxia, hitting, electric shock, fire and explosion in two cities and six districts of Sichuan Province were analysed. The average mortality from accidental death was 35. 58/10(5). Drowning and traffic death stood first and constituted 65.55% of the accidental deaths. Drowning, traffic death, poisoning and hitting death were more frequent in the male (P < 0.05). The mortality from traffic accident in the city was higher than that in the countryside. The mortality from drowning, child asphyxia and hitting in the city was lower than that in the countryside (P < 0.05).

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PubMed2006

Industrial accidental deaths in the Niger delta region of Nigeria: a study of 32 autopsies in Port Harcourt.

Accidents in the oil industry in the Niger delta region of Nigera raise concerns about safety measures and the management of industrial sites. A total of 32 autopsies were performed after coroners' inquest forms were served on the authors by the State, which serve as consent and request. Standard procedures were adopted in all the cases and the reports were appropriately issued. Death from industrial accidents accounted for 2.5% and 6.1% of total autopsies and accidental death autopsies respectively. The youngest victim was a 19 year old male while the oldest was a 55 year old male. The age group 30-39 years was the most vulnerable. There was a male dominance; (male:female ratio = 9.7:1). The commonest accidents in their order of frequency were: falling from a height, explosion/fire, motor vehicle accidents and falling objects. Multiple injuries, head and neck trauma and drowning were the commonest cause of death at autopsy. Accidental deaths were commoner in the small-scale industries (81%) than in the large-scale industries (19%). This is the first time such a study has been carried out locally. The proportion of accidental deaths in the small scale industries relative to that of the large ones may be attributed to the poor enforcement of safety measures in the smaller industries

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PubMed1990

Accidental deaths involving derringer handguns: a report of three cases.

Accidental deaths due to discharge of dropped handguns have been previously reported. In this report, the authors review the history and design of the derringer handgun and describe three cases of accidental death due to discharge of derringer-type handguns. In two of these cases, the gun was dropped, resulting in a fatal discharge. The design of the derringer and the absence of a safety feature are cited as underlying factors. If the alleged weapon can be obtained, testing may demonstrate that discharge could occur if the gun were dropped.

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PubMed2003

Domestic accidental deaths in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: Domestic accidental deaths constitute a public health burden in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. This study is aimed at highlighting this public health burden. OBJECTIVE: This is study is aimed at highlighting this public health burden. DESIGN: A six year retrospective study using mortuary records. SETTING: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcout, Nigeria. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Coroner's forms data were used from University of Port Harcout Teaching Hospital, Anatomical Pathology Department, which is the foremost health institution in the region serving a core population of about six million people. RESULTS: Eighty three domestic accidental deaths seen at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria between January 1995 and December 2001 were analysed. The 83 deaths occurred in 63 males and 20 females, giving a ratio of 3:1, between the ages of six months and 86 years. There was a bimodal age distribution, with 20 cases (24.1%) occurring in preschool age children, and 22 cases (26.5%) occurring in the elderly over 70 years. Fifty one deaths (61.4%) occurred in the urban areas, while 32 cases (36.8%) occurred in the rural areas. Seventeen cases (20.5%) occurred from falls from height or same level, thereby, constituting the commonest mechanism of injuries that lead to death in the elderly. In children, the commonest mechanism of injuries leading to death was poisoning. The yearly incidence of these deaths is decreasing with the peak of 26.5% in 1995, and 6.0% in 1999. CONCLUSION: Enforceable legislation by government coupled with public education to reduce occurrence should be encouraged. Safety at home must be taken very seriously.

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PubMed2003

Behavioral, demographic, and prior morbidity risk factors for accidental death among men: a case-control study of soldiers.

BACKGROUND: In the United States, the leading cause of death for young men is unintentional injury. The experience of the U.S. Army, because it comprises mostly young men, provides insights into factors associated with risk of accidental death. Between 1990 and 1998, accidents accounted for more than half of all deaths of men on active duty in the U.S. Army. METHODS: All men on active duty in the U.S. Army who died in an accident between 1990 and 1998 were included in the study. For each accidental death case, four randomly selected controls were also included, matched on gender and contemporaneous military service. RESULTS: In multivariate analyses, accidental death victims were more likely to be unmarried, limited to a high school education, in combat-specific occupations, veterans of a recent deployment, and previously hospitalized for an "injury/poisoning," "mental disorder," or "sign/symptom/ill-defined condition." Of behaviors reported on routine health risk assessments, the strongest predictor of a subsequent fatal accident was motorcycle use while the most excess deaths were attributable to consuming more than five alcoholic drinks per week. CONCLUSIONS: There are characteristics, experiences, and behaviors that predict accidental death risk. The findings may inform safety and health promotion programs aimed at young adults.

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PubMed1989

Effects of the reduced toxicity of car exhaust on accidental deaths: a comparison of the United States and Great Britain.

A study of the frequency of car exhaust as a cause of accidental death in the United States from 1968 to 1984 showed that the accidental death rate from car exhaust has declined during the same period during which the toxicity of car exhaust has been reduced through the imposition of emission controls. However, in Great Britain, where there are no emission controls on cars, the accidental death rate from car exhaust has risen slightly over the same period. Thus, the introduction of emission controls on cars to reduce pollution of the environment seems to have had incidental beneficial effects on mortality from accidental poisoning from car exhaust.

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PubMed1983

Accidental death by gasoline ingestion. Case report and toxicological study.

A case of death following accidental ingestion of gasoline is described. Toxicological study, carried out by gas-liquid chromatography head space technique, permitted the identification and quantification of several hydrocarbons in all the viscera and biological fluids. The mechanism of death is discussed on the basis of the anatomopathological findings and quantitative toxicological results.

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