• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2018

Fractures at the thoracolumbar region are commonly followed after major traumatic injuries, and up to 20% of these fractures are known to be burst fractures. Making surgical decisions for these patients are of great interest however there is no golden standard so far. Since the introduction of Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity (TLICS) score in 2007, it has been widely used as a referential guideline for making surgical decisions in thoracolumbar fractures. However, there is still limitations in this system. In this clinical case report, we introduce a L1 burst fracture after motor vehicle injury, who was successfully treated conservatively even while she was graded as a TLICS 5 injury. A case report is presented as well as discussion on the limitations of this grading system.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.294-300
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• 2020

Background: Mandibular fractures are one of the most common types of facial fractures, the treatment of which can be delayed due to the severity of the trauma resulting in an increase of complications; thus, early evaluation of trauma severity at the time of visit is important. In South Korea, trauma patients are triaged and intensively treated in designated regional trauma centers. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between trauma severity and mandibular fracture patterns. Methods: A medical records review was performed on patients who visited the regional trauma center at our hospital for mandibular fracture between 2009 and 2018. Epidemiologic data and mandibular fracture patterns were analyzed and compared with the conventional facial injury severity scale (FISS). Results: Among 73 patients, 51 were classified as non-severe trauma patients and 22 as severe trauma patients. A higher trauma severity was associated with older age (odds ratio [OR], 1.164; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.057-1.404) and lower risk was associated with fractures located in the angle (OR, 0.001; 95% CI, 0-0.022), condylar process (OR, 0.001; 95% CI, 0-0.28), and coronoid process (OR, 0.004; 95% CI, 0-0.985). The risk was lower when the injury mechanism was a pedestrian traffic accident (OR, 0.004; 95% CI, 0-0.417) or fall (OR, 0.004; 95% CI, 0-0.663) compared with an in-car traffic accident. Higher FISS (OR, 1.503; 95% CI, 1.155-2.049) was associated with a higher trauma severity. The proposed model was found to predict the trauma severity better than the model using FISS (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Age, location of mandibular fractures, and injury mechanism showed significant relationships with the trauma severity. Epidemiologic data and patterns of mandibular fractures could predict the trauma severity better than FISS.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.304-318
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• 2018

Purpose: This study examined the characteristic of the Injury Severity Score (ISS) of Korean geriatric patients with a traumatic injury in a nationally representative sample to determine the optimal cutoff of ISS of mortality according to age. Methods: The subjects were 3,018 non-elderly patients and 1,584 elderly patients with an ISS and Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) in 2016 from the data of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The traumatic characteristics of the elderly and non-elderly were compared by stratifying the ISS. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to find the optimal cutoff of ISS of mortality according to age. Results: The elderly were more prone to severe trauma than the non-elderly were. The distribution of KTAS grades was lower, even though the severity of ISS was as high as that of the non-elderly. The optimal cutoff score of the ISS for mortality in the ROC curve was lower in elderly over 65 years than in the other age group. Conclusion: The elderly are more prone to severe trauma and death than non-elderly, even though their ISS is low. Therefore, a strategy to prevent elderly from experiencing serious trauma and managing their geriatric trauma actively is needed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.2668-2676
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• 2011

손상입원환자의 재원일수 변이요인을 분석하기 위해 질병관리본부의 퇴원손상환자 자료를 이용하여 재원일수 중증도 보정모형을 개발하였다. 이 모형을 적용, 보정값을 산출하고 실측값과의 차이를 이용하여 재원일수를 표준화한 후 재원일수의 변이를 분석하였다. 입원손상환자의 중증도 보정 재원일수에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인은 중증도, 수술유무, 연령, 손상기전, 입원경로 등으로 나타났다. 의사결정나무 모형에 의하여 재원일수의 보정값을 산출하여 실측값과의 차이를 분석한 결과 병원규모(병상수)별, 보험유형별, 기관 소재지별로 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 재원일수의 변이를 줄이기 위해 국가차원에서 진료행위프로토콜을 개발하여 의료기관에서 이를 활용하도록 유도하고, 더 나아가 이를 체계적으로 평가하여 지속적으로 노력하여야 할 것이다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2012

Objective : The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between symptom severity and neurocognitive factors in traumatic head injury patients. In addition, the effect of frontal lobe damage on these parameters was examined. Methods : We selected 18 patients who had brain damage for the moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (MSTBI) group, and 17 patients who met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) without the finding of brain damage for the comparison group. For the evaluation of neurocognitive function, K-WAIS, Rey-Kim Memory Test, K-FENT, WCST, and MMPI-2 were used. Results : The results of the comparison (using the malingering scale) revealed that the values of PDS and PK, which express the severity of symptoms, and the values of the validity scale F, F (B), and F (P) were significantly higher in the overly-expressed group. F (B) in overly-expressed group and PK, Pt, and Sc in the properly-expressed group had significant correlation with the severity of symptoms. F (B), S, and Stroop error inhibition in PTSD, and PK, Pt, Sc, and MQ in MSTBI had significant correlation with the severity of symptoms. The results of the comparison based on the finding of frontal lobe damage revealed that PDS, EIQ, and MQ ware significantly higher in the group without brain damage. Conclusions : It was revealed that each neurocognitive factor was correlated with the severity of symptoms. There was a decrease in complaints or symptoms reported by the frontal lobe injury group, and this is believed to be due to degenerative change in the personality and emotional functioning of these patients following frontal lobe damage.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.263-269
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• 2021

Purpose: There have been increasing concerns about serious traffic accidents on highways. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting traffic accidents on highways and the severity of the resulting injuries. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a regional trauma center. We reviewed 594 patients who had been in 114 traffic accidents on highways from January 2018 to June 2020. We collected demographic data, clinical data, accident-related factors, and meteorological data (weather and temperature). Results: Environmental risk factors were found to be significantly associated with the incidence of traffic accidents on highways. Injury severity and the death rate were higher in sedans than in any other type of vehicle. Tunnels were the most common location of accidents, accounting for 47 accidents (41.2%) and 269 injured patients (45.3%). The injury severity of individuals riding in the driver's seat (front seat) was high, regardless of vehicle type. Three meteorological risk factors were found to be significantly associated with traffic accidents: rainy roads (odds ratio [OR] 2.08; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.84-3.29; p=0.01), icy or snowy roads (OR 5.12; 95% CI 2.88-7.33; p<0.01), and foggy conditions (OR 2.94; 95% CI 2.15-4.03; p<0.05). Conclusions: The injury severity of patients was affected by seat position and type of vehicle, and the frequency of accident was affected by the location. The incidence of traffic accidents was strongly influenced by meteorological conditions (rain, snow/ice, and fog).

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.148-156
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• 2003

Many car manufacturers have frequently adopted an aggressive inflator and a lower threshold speed for airbag deployment in order to meet an injury requirement for unbolted occupant at high speed crash test. Consequently, today's occupant safety restraint system has a weakness due to an airbag induced injury at low speed crash event. This paper proposes a new crash algorithm to improve the weakness by suppressing airbag deployment at low speed crash event in case of belted condition. The proposed algorithm consists of two major blocks-crash severity algorithm and deployment logic block. The first block decides crash severity with two levels by means of velocity and crash energy calculation from acceleration signal. The second block implemented by simple AND/OR logic combines the crash severity level and seat belt status information to generate firing commands for airbag and belt pretensioner. Furthermore, it can be extended to adopt additional sensor information from passenger presence detection sensor and safing sensor. A simulation using real crash data for a 1,800cc passenger vehicle has been conducted to verify the performance of proposed algorithm.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.535-547
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• 2016

본 연구는 고속도로의 공사구간의 사고 심각도에 영향을 미치는 주요인들을 파악하고 사고 심각도와의 관계를 규명하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 2011년부터 2015년까지 국내 고속도로에서 발생한 교통사고 자료를 공사구간 사고와 일반구간(비공사구간) 사고로 구분하였으며, 이 중 물피사고를 제외하고 분석에 활용하였다. 의사결정나무(Decision Tree)기법을 적용하여 공사구간과 일반구간의 사고 심각도에 영향을 끼치는 요인들을 파악한 뒤 사고 특성 및 영향요인의 차이점을 비교하였다. 특히 공사구간에서는 교통량이 많고 중차량 비율이 높을 경우 전반적인 구간속도 저하로 사고 심각도가 낮아지는 반면, 교통량이 적고 중차량 비율이 낮을수록 구간속도가 증가하여 심각도가 높은 사고로 이어지는 경향을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 도출한 공사구간 사고심각도 영향 요인들은 공사구간 안전 관리 대책 마련에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2020

본 연구는 광주지역 권역응급의료센터에 내원한 환자의 의료정보를 기초로 외상의 중등도별 특성 분석을 통한 손상발생의 위험요소를 파악하여 손상예방대책을 위한 보건예방정책 제언 및 기초 자료를 마련하는데 목적이 있다. 2019년 9월 1일부터12월 31일까지 4개월간 응급의료센터에 내원한 2585명의 환자를 대상으로 손상외인 관련성을 연구의 통계학적 분석을 위하여 SPSS-Window(ver. 20.1)프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 응급의료센터에 내원한 손상 환자 중 전체 2585명 환자에서 성별은 남성(61.3%)이 여성(38.7%)보다 더 많았으며, 20대에서 50대까지의 연령층에서 발생률이 높았으며 중증도를 감안하면 50대(16.8%)의 연령층이 가장 많았다(P<.001). 둘째, 중등도에 따른 손상외인의 발생장소로는 도로 및 교통지역(35.1%)이 가장 높았다(P<.001). 셋째, 중등도에 따른 손상발생의 시간은 12-18시(35.8%)로 높았다(P<.001). 넷째, 중등도에 따른 손상부위는 두부 및 안면부(55.4%)에서 가장 높았다(P<.001). 다섯째, 중등도에 따른 손상 유형은 열린상처(31.2%)에서 높았다(P<.001). 향후 손상에 대한 지속적인 관심과 연구로 외상환자 등 중증도별 특성에 따라 구체적인 보건예방정책 수립이 요구된다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.112-123
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• 2018

In this paper, we focused on the safety of workers in a remanufacturing process where a risk analysis is not carried out and suggested a criteria for evaluating injury risk. We analyzed a disassembly and a reassembly, which are important for the remanufacturing process. The disassembly includes the disassembly of product and the disassembly process of part and the reassembly includes only reassembly of part. First of all, we analyzed the remanufacturing process and a type of injury. Then, we reviewed the standards and determined the criteria for a severity and an occurrence. We set a bigger weight for the severity to allow the greater impact. And the injury risk score was defined as a sum of the weighted severity and the weighted occurrence. We conducted a qualitative analysis of the experience of field workers based on the criteria we set up. Questionnaires for the evaluation were formulated through interviews with experts.