Environment and Public Health: News and Research on Accidents

MeSH tree: N06.850.135

Self-driving cars might not be safe for everyone, study says

You might want to steer clear of self-driving vehicles if you have a history of head injuries, a new study warns. Hockey players who'd suffered repeated concussions were slower to respond when a self-driving car faced a complex ...

Documenting curbside consultations can improve patient safety

Implementing a hospitalwide program for documenting informal clinician consultations improved patient safety through better communication and multidisciplinary care in a pediatric health care system, according to a recent ...

New York data reveal substance use in 44% of pedestrian deaths

In New York state, 44% of pedestrian deaths involved alcohol or drug use by the pedestrian, according to a retrospective analysis published online in the journal Injury Prevention. Pedestrian injuries are the seventh-leading ...

page 1 from 20