• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.898-902
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• 2010

This study is performed to report that oriental medical treatment was effective to the patient with piriformis syndrome after traffic accident. The patient was diagnosed as piriformis syndrome by considering clinical symptom, clinical history, physical examination, radiologic study and NCV EMG study. We applied acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, Chuna manipulation and exercise to the patient. After treatment, VAS decreased, and physical examination sign was disappeared. This result suggest that oriental medical treatment can be effective to piriformis syndrome.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.12-19
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• 2011

Real-world accident cases were investigated to understand injury characteristics of the elderly driver. A total 10 cases of car-to-car frontal crash accidents from passenger car including SUV claimed to domestic car insurance company were reviewed. The injury characteristics of the elderly were analyzed from personal information (gender, age), medical treatment record (medical certificate, curative days), vehicle information (model, air-bag, seatbelt) and damage information. This study showed that elderly driver has higher possibility of thorax injury than non-elderly's. Moreover, Injury type and severity were more severe than non-elderly driver at similar type accident conditions. Also, elderly driver's medical treatment period needs 3 times more than non-elderly driver's.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.187-199
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• 2013

Objectives The purpose of this study was to measure the expectation of patients visiting the Korean medical hospital for treatment from traffic accident (TA). Methods The data were collected with a questionnaire for about 1 year. The subjects were 39 patients who hospitalized in Korean Medical Hospital after TA. All data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science) program to analyze. Results Acupuncture (8.36) had the highest expectation degree which was followed by Herbalmedicine (8.32), Pharmocoacupuncture (8.14). There were no significant differences in the expectation degree with sex, age, education, occupation. The patients who had experienced Korean medicine treatment had high expectation degree in Pharmocoacupuncture and Herbalmedicine. And the expectation was different significantly (p<0.05). Conclusions The expectation of TA patients was high in Acupucture and Herbalmedicine. The group experienced korean medical treatment before had high degree of expectation in Palmacoacupuncture and Herbalmedicine.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.35-46
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• 2012

Objectives The purpose of this study was to find out the characteristics of children patients who had been treated in the Oriental Medical Hospital due to traffic accidents. Methods The study was carried out with 121 children patients who visited the Oriental Medical Hospital from April 2011 to March 2012 and was analyzed by reviewing the patients' charts. Results In the distribution of sex the ratio between boys and girls were similar, but regarding the age, 0~6 year-old group was more than that of 7~15 year-old group. In the traffic accident patterns, 87.6% of the entire children patients were injured by car crash. The highest type in the collision between cars was rear-ending impact. The most patients (48.8%) visited our hospital for oriental medical treatment in less than 3 days after the traffic accident. The number of the first visitors in the Oriental Medical Hospital were 77 (63.6%) and those who visited other western hospitals before and were 44 (36.4%). The most frequent duration of admission and treatment in OPD was less than 7 days. Sleeping disorders (37.1%) were diagnosed the highest in 0~6 year-old group and C-spine sprain (49.0%) was diagnosed the highest at 0~7 years-old group. Herb medications were prescribed to relieve anxiety for 0~6 year-old group and for 7~15 year-old group, those were prescribed to activate blood eliminating phlegm and to normalize Qi flow. The highest effective treatment period was less than 7 days. Conclusions This data suggested that the oriental medical care could be more effective in treating children victims of traffic accidents by confirming many different symptoms depending on the age.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.157-191
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• 1998

The subjects chosen for the study were 2,941 dentists who have been registered in the Seoul Dental Association in 1997. Questionnaires were delivered to the dentists, and 1,133 questionnaires of these were returned. The basic dental of repliers, medical accident experiences, and general thoughts on the dental care and medical accident had been reviewed. Many dentists had appeared to be exposed to the medical accidents and disputes, and the rate of the experience of these cases was also high. In the dental practice, the execution degree of the duties as a dentist was lower than the perception of the duties as a dentist, while the perception was good. However, in spite of carefully following the duties as a dentist, it seemed to be impossible to fundamentally prevent the medical accidents. Thus, dentists should always predict the possibilities of the medical accidents, and it is necessary to establish the impartial dental institutions and organizations through which dentists can settle the medical disputes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.366-372
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• 2002

Tele-medicine and emergency medical system are necessary for moving from an accidental point or far distance to a hospital and emergency treatment or home treatment before a hospital. Emergency treatment is extremely important in the case of death before arriving a hospital and deformed or disabled by medical treatment delay. A necessary element for this medical system is the emergency communication system. This system is on preparing for an ability of furnishing patient status to a corresponding health service by monitoring the patient at an ambulance of the accident place. This is the transportation of basic biological information of a patient to a medical center by wireless communication system and the corresponding hospital or medical center examine the patient by monitoring, then they can send emergency medical order to the patient for emergency treatment. The TRS is most efficient way of emergency medical communication system, which is currently used with popularity. In this paper studied simultaneously a way of detecting and transporting bio-logical signals, and monitoring of transporting data with communication of voice in the accident place or ambulance.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.17-28
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• 2010

Objectives : This study is to evaluate the quality of life and amount of stress after the treatment among the patients who visited hospital due to traffic accident. Methods : We evaluated 40 patients who have been treated by western medicine for 3 months but showed no improvements. We surveyed VNRS, SF-36 and IES-R-K scores before treatment began and treated patients twice a week for 4 weeks with acupuncture, chuna theraphy, herbal medicine. After 4 weeks of treatment, we surveyed VNRS, SF-36 and IES-R-K scores again and compared with the scores of before treatment. Results : VNRS score and SF-36 scale and IES-R-K scale showed significant improvement after the treatment, compared to the treatment before. Conclusions : The amount of pain and stress, physical condition, all showed improvement among the patients who came to Oriental medicine hospital due to traffic accident.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.219-225
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• 2010

Objectives : This study was performed to report the effect of oriental medical treatments in one patient with traumatic thigh subcutaneous hematoma by traffic accident. Methods : The patient was treated by acupuncture, herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture and cupping for 3 months. Results : After treatments, VAS(visual analog scale) score changed from 10 to 0. MR Imaging showed that the size of subcutaneous hematoma has decreased from $5{\times}11{\times}5.8cm$ to $2.4{\times}3.2{\times}2.6cm$. And the palpation results also showed that the size of subcutaneous hematoma has gotten smaller. Conclusions : Our study suggests that oriental medical treatments such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture and cupping may be effective in traumatic subcutaneous hematoma. More cases of controlled treatments are needed to define the effect of oriental medical treatments for traumatic subcutaneous hematoma.

• The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.201-208
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the current status of disasters and initial first aid in the construction industry, and to suggest the deployment of emergency medical technicians and reinforcement of first aid training in the construction industry. Methods: Among industrial accidents in 2020, the accident characteristics and initial first aid that occurred at construction sites were analyzed, and the emergency dispatch of 119 paramedics was analyzed through the SPSS method. Results: The incidence of serious accidents was high at small and medium-sized construction sites with less than 50 workers, and the incidence of falls was high, and there were few first responders who could provide first aid in the beginning. Therefore, it is necessary to improve first aid response capabilities at small construction sites. Conclusion: In order to improve the ability to respond to first aid at construction sites, it is necessary to deploy first responders and strengthen first aid education.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.163-170
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• 2017

Objectives The objective of this study is to report 4 patients who had vertebral compression fracture after traffic accident, that had a complex korean medical admission treatment. Methods In this study we collected the data of traffic accident patients that came to receive intense Korean medical treatment, and had compression fracture of the lumbar spine. A total of 4 patients were studied and we compared the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score and the Pain-Free Walking Distance (PFWD) at addmission date and 19th day of hospitalization. Results After receiving an average of 22.25 days of admission treatment, all patients showed a significant decrease in VAS scores and increase in PFWD. The median VAS score at date of admission was 6.5 (VAS 6~9) and decreased to 3.5 (VAS 3~5), median PFWD was 37.5 (30~45) m and increased to 435 (420~450) m. Conclusions After complex korean medicine admission treatment, 4 patients with vertebral compression fracture caused by traffic accident showed decrease of pain and increase of walking distance. But there is a need for further studys to be done on treatment methods and evaluation methods.