• 영미문화
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.29-45
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to research how the writer describes characters of the text who overcome traumatic experiences and restore their identity through rememory in Toni Morrison's Beloved. The writer, Morrison gives the female characters their voices to recover their ethnic identities. By breaking silence, they establish their identities and become Americans from "unspeakable thoughts" to "speaking subjects." The ex-slave Sethe and her daughter, Denver have experienced trauma which works from traces of memory and history after slavery was abolished. Sethe and Denver are isolated from the community at the 124 Bluestone Road. When Beloved, ghost who was killed by Sethe, appears, Sethe and Denver are wondering who she is. Rememorying in Beloved is the important form of narrative that Morrison uses to recover their trauma. Morrison emphasizes the need to reconcile with the community and the aid of community for Sethe and Denver to heal their truma. Thanks to Beloved who leads Sethe and Denver to the community, they can be finally one of the community members in America.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2023

Purpose: In patients with major trauma, mortality varies by age. This study aimed to identify predictors of death according to age. Methods: Data from the Community-Based Severe Trauma Survey in Korea were analyzed using a retrospective case-control design. Factors associated with death were identified by age using independent-samples t-tests, Welch's test, and χ² tests. Results: There were statistically significant differences in mortality by sex (p=.006), location (p=.029), mechanism of injury (MOI) (p<.001), intention (p<.001), transportation (p<.001), surgery (p<.001), and Injury Severity Score (ISS) (p<.001) in the ≤44 years age group; by location (p<.001), MOI (p=.004), intention (p<.001), transportation (p<.001), surgery (p<.001), and ISS (p<.001) in the 45-54 years age group; by location (p=.040), MOI (p<.001), transportation (p<.001), transfusion (p<.001), surgery (p<.001), and ISS (p<.001) in the 55-64 years age group; by location (p=.015), intention (p<.001), surgery (p<.001), and ISS (p<.001) in the 65-74 years age group; and by location (p=.002), intention (p<.001), transfusion (p=.020), surgery (p<.001), and ISS (p<.001) in the ≥75 years age group. Conclusion: In patients with major trauma, predictors of mortality varied by age.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-33
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• 2024

본 연구는 국가폭력 피해자들의 경험에 대해 알아보고, 국가폭력 트라우마와 일반 트라우마의 차이를 밝히며, 국가폭력 트라우마 치유에 도움이 되는 요인을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구참여자는 국가폭력 피해당사자와 가족으로 제주4·3사건 11명, 여수·순천10·19사건 11명, 5·18민주화운동 6명을 포함하여 총 28명을 대상으로 심층면담을 실시하였다. 면담 내용을 근거이론 방법으로 분석한 결과, 총 170개의 개념과 57개의 하위범주, 20개의 범주가 도출되었다. 중심현상은 국가폭력으로 발생한 직접적인 피해들이었으며, 여기에는 외상후 스트레스, 사회적 낙인, 공동체로부터의 고립, 사회·경제적 문제, 가족 해체 등이 있었다. 과정분석 결과, 참여자들의 경험은 '외상', '고립', '저항', '체념', '회복', '성장'의 총 6단계로 구분되었으며, 각 단계는 순차적, 상호적인 영향을 주고받는 것으로 나타났다. 연구결과들을 중심으로 국가폭력 트라우마와 일반 트라우마와의 차이점과 공동체 지지 등의 사회·문화적 요인이 국가폭력 트라우마 치유에 중요한 요인임을 논의하였다. 또한 본 연구의 의의와 한계점, 그리고 후속 연구를 위한 제언을 제시하였다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.37-48
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• 2021

Purpose: Mortality due to trauma is relevant to both low-income and high-income countries. A diversity of causes leads to mortality such as, socioeconomic status and geographic factors. This study sought to differentiate between cases of mortality in a metropolitan city and a rural area, with data from critical trauma patients. Methods: Community-based severe trauma surveillance data from 2018 was used in this study. Logistic regression was conducted to compare the odds ratios between deaths that occurred in a metropolitan city and a rural area. Multiple logistic regression by controlling variables such as type of medical institution and injury severity score was conducted to estimate the effect on the trauma patients. Results: In total, 28,217 participants were selected as total population. We observed that the odds of death decreased as the level of the trauma center increased. Compared to the metropolitan city, the odds ratio of rural areas was 1.44. The odds ratio increased as the injury severity score increased. Conclusion: This study suggests that the mortality of critical trauma patients is higher in rural areas than in metropolitan cities. More studies are needed to expand on this.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2023

Trauma remains a significant healthcare burden, causing over five million yearly fatalities. Notably, the liver is a frequently injured solid organ in abdominal trauma, especially in patients under 40 years. It becomes even more critical given that uncontrolled hemorrhage linked to liver trauma can have mortality rates ranging from 10% to 50%. Liver injuries, mainly resulting from blunt trauma such as motor vehicle accidents, are traditionally classified using the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale. However, recent developments have introduced the World Society of Emergency Surgery classification, which considers the patient's physiological status. The diagnostic approach often involves multiphase computed tomography (CT). Still, newer methods like split-bolus single-pass CT and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) aim to reduce radiation exposure. Concerning management, nonoperative strategies have emerged as the gold standard, especially for hemodynamically stable patients. Incorporating angiography with embolization has also been beneficial, with success rates reported between 80% and 97%. However, it is essential to identify the specific source of bleeding for effective embolization. Given the severity of liver trauma and its potential complications, innovations in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have been pivotal. While CT remains a primary diagnostic tool, methods like CEUS offer safer alternatives. Moreover, nonoperative management, especially when combined with angiography and embolization, has demonstrated notable success. Still, the healthcare community must remain vigilant to complications and continuously seek improvements in trauma care.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.488-498
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• 2018

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the influence of trauma experiences and social adjustment on health-related quality of life in North Korean defectors. Methods: The subjects were 117 North Korean defectors living in B and Y city. The data were collected from September 1 to September 20, 2014, and analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: Significant differences were found in the health-related quality of life with respect to the subjects' education, marriage status, types of dwelling, family types, duration of residence in South Korea, jobs in South Korea and in North Korea, families left in North Korea or other surrounding countries, and subjective health status. Health-related quality of life is negatively related to trauma experiences during escape from North Korea and during their life in South Korea. Health-related quality of life positively is related to social adjustment. The meaningful variables which influenced the subjects'health-related quality include social adjustment, job in South Korea, job in North Korea, current family structure, and trauma experiences in South Korea. Total explanatory power of these factors for health-related quality in North Korean Defectors is 43.0% and social adjustment is the most influential factor. Conclusion: Therefore, in order to enhance health-related quality of life in North Korean defectors, it is necessary for them to increase social adjustment and decrease trauma experiences. In addition, methods are needed to provide job opportunities, better education and family services for North Korean defectors.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.309-313
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• 2022

본 연구는 건강보험제도를 활용한 중증외상 환자의 응급실 이용현황을 분석해, 그 특성을 파악하고자 시도되었다. 본 연구는 2018년 1월 1일부터 2019년 12월 31일까지 조사된 '지역사회기반 중증외상조사(Community-based Severe Trauma Surveillance)' 자료를 이용하였다. 연구 결과, 의료보험종류에 따라 손상 후 장애 정도, 치료(수술, 외상색전술, 수혈) 시행여부에서 차이를 보였으며(p<.001), 의료보험종류에 따라 손상 전 장애정도와 손상 후 장애정도 간에도 통계적으로 유의미한 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다(p<.001). 국민의 안녕을 위해 자리하고 있는 건강보험제도에 대한 다양한 각도에서의 검토가 지속되어야하며, 이에 대한 구체적인 개선안이 제시되어야할 것이다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2021

Purpose: The medical community has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The management of facial trauma patients has been affected by the patient capacity of emergency rooms. In this study, we share our experiences of facial trauma management during the social lockdown period and investigate the epidemiological changes in facial bone fractures. Methods: A total of 997 patients who presented to Ajou University Hospital Emergency Center and were evaluated by plastic or maxillofacial surgeons for facial trauma were included in this retrospective study. Our study design was a comparative study of two groups: the 2019 group (control) and the 2020 group (the experimental group that experienced social lockdown). Results: The total number of emergency room inpatients reflected the national pandemic trends with three peaks in patient numbers. According to these trends, facial bone fractures had two different low points in August 2020 and December 2020. A comparison of the 2019 and 2020 facial bone fractures did not show a statistically significant difference in the total number of patients. An analysis of the causes of trauma showed that domestic accidents increased in 2020 (30.92%; p<0.001). Among the anatomical sites of facial injury in surgical patients, the frontozygomatic complex fracture increased the most in 2020 (p=0.018). Facial injuries with two separate sites of injury or with three or more involved sites also showed a significant increase in 2020 (p<0.001). Conclusions: We demonstrated that the incidence of facial trauma patients correlated with the incidence of patients presenting to the emergency department and that facial trauma is inextricably related to multi-trauma cases. Domestic accidents and facial trauma with multiple anatomically involved sites are increasing trends that need more attention.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.884-892
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• 1997

Currently, there are 100 community emergency centers which expect to provide professional emergency care like Level 1 trauma centers in U.S.A. To evaluate perforance of emergency centers, most studies have been widely adopted death rate based methods such as Trauma and Injury Severity Score(TRISS) and A Severity Characterization of Trauma(ASCOT). However, these methods are only applicable in situation where registration process of trauma patients is well established. Therefore, an alternative method should be applied to evaluate performance of emergency centers in Korea which does not have well-developed registration scheme. This study aims to develop new performance measures which are applicable to Korea and evaluate performance of 35 community emergency centers through new measures. The new measures are included that 'W-statistic' ; death rate calculated on the basis of International Classification based Injury Severity Score(ICISS), and 'the degree of severity' ; rate of severe trauma patients of each emergency medical centers. The study results can be summarized as follows. First, about 34% of sample emergency centers show they provide proper care in terms of their function. Second, tertiary hospitals, university hospitals, and hospitals located in Seoul show higher severity degree of patients and lower severity-adjusted death rate.

• 시큐리티연구
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• 제56호
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• pp.31-54
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• 2018

본 연구는 매일 발생하는 각종 사건 사고 처리와 국가적 재난사고 현장의 최일선에서 국민의 생명과 안전을 지키는 지역사회경찰활동으로 인해 심리적 외상(Trauma)과 외상 후 스트레스(PTSD)를 경험하는 경찰관의 심리적 복지 향상방안을 마련하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 Trauma 및 PTSD 관련 문헌연구와 Trauma 및 PTSD를 경험한 경찰공무원을 심층면담을 통해 다음과 같은 대응방안을 제시하였다. 첫째, 경찰공무원을 위한 심리검사가 적극적이고 실질적으로 시행되어야 한다. 경찰공무원은 체력적인 부담뿐만 아니라 대민서비스로 인한 감정노동 스트레스도 높기 때문에 육체적인 휴식과 더불어 정기적인 심리검사가 제도적으로 확립되어야 한다. 둘째, 경찰공무원을 위한 정기적인 심리검사와 결과에 대한 적절한 조치가 필요하다. 셋째, 경찰공무원의 심리지원을 위한 제도가 정착되어야 한다. 이를 위해 경찰 마음동행센터의 확대와 내실 있는 운영이 이루어져야 한다. 넷째, 경찰공무원의 스트레스 해소기회를 제공해야 한다. 이를 위해 동호회를 활성화하도록 지원예산을 편성하고 활동여건을 조성해야 한다.