A New Orthotic Device for Maintaining Neck Flexion Following Tracheal and Cricotracheal Resection

2020 ◽  
Vol 131 (8) ◽  
pp. 1805-1809
Author(s):  
Nicole Molin ◽  
Erin Terreson ◽  
Ahmed M. S. Soliman
Keyword(s):  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Orthotic Device ◽  
Cricotracheal Resection

In Response to A New Orthotic Device for Maintaining Neck Flexion Following Tracheal…

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Molin ◽  
Erin Terreson ◽  
Ahmed M.S. Soliman
Keyword(s):  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Orthotic Device

Cricotracheal Resection with Primary Thyrotracheal Anastomosis (CTR) as a Surgical Treatment for Subglottic Stenosis in Pediatric Cases

2001 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 473-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Kashiwamura ◽  
Yoshitaka Nakamura ◽  
Shigeki Hiyama ◽  
Yasushi Mesuda ◽  
Noriko Nishizawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Subglottic Stenosis ◽  
Cricotracheal Resection

How Do Drivers Hold Their Phone? Age, Prevalence, & Handedness

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1254-1257
Author(s):  
Trey Roady ◽  
Kyle Wilson ◽  
Jonny Kuo ◽  
Michael G. Lenné
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Older Drivers ◽  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Insufficient Evidence ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

Objective Research shows frequent mobile phone use in vehicles but says little regarding how drivers hold their phone. This knowledge would inform countermeasures and benefit law enforcement in detecting phone use. Methods 934 participants were surveyed over phone-use prevalence, handedness, traffic-direction, and where they held their device. Results The majority (66%) reported using their phone while driving. Younger drivers were more likely to use their device. Of device-users, 67% preferred their passenger-side hand, 25% driver-side, and 8% both. Height- wise: 22% held in-lap, 52% even with the wheel, and 22% at wheel-top. Older drivers were more likely to hold the phone in the highest position The three most popular combinations were passenger-middle (35%), passenger-low (19%), and passenger-high (13.9%). There was insufficient evidence of differences based on handedness, prevalence, or traffic-direction. Conclusion Driver-preferred attention regions often require substantial neck flexion and eye-movement, which facilitates distraction detection. However, behavior may change in response to future interventions.

Lethal mechanisms in cases of inverted suspension from the lap component of seat belts

2021 ◽  
pp. 002580242199399
Author(s):  
Siobhan O’Donovan ◽  
Neil EI Langlois ◽  
Corinna van den Heuvel ◽  
Roger W Byard
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Blood Alcohol ◽  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Seat Belts ◽  
Respiratory Compromise ◽  
Positional Asphyxia

A retrospective review of autopsy files at Forensic Science South Australia in Adelaide, Australia, was undertaken over a five-year period from January 2014 to December 2018 for all motor vehicle crashes with rollovers ending with the vehicle inverted and the occupants suspended by the lap component of their seat belts. There were five cases, all male drivers (aged 18–67 years; Mage = 32 years). Acute neck flexion or head wedging was noted in four cases, with facial petechiae in four and facial congestion in one. Deaths were due to positional asphyxia in four cases, with the combined effects of positional asphyxia and head trauma accounting for the remaining case. Although all drivers had evidence of head impact which may have caused incapacitation, in only one case was this considered severe enough to have contributed to death. A blood alcohol level above the legal limit for driving was detected in two cases, but no other drugs were detected. This series demonstrates another subset of cases of seat belt–associated deaths where suspension upside down by the lap component of a seat belt had occurred after vehicle rollovers. Predisposing factors include incapacitation of the victim and delay in rescue. The postulated lethal mechanism involved respiratory compromise from the weight of abdominal viscera on the diaphragm, as well as upper airway compromise due to kinking of the neck and wedging of the head.

scholarly journals Writing Orthotic Device for the Management of Writer’s Cramp

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayanasarma V. Singam ◽  
Alok Dwivedi ◽  
Alberto J. Espay
Keyword(s):  
Orthotic Device ◽  
Writer’S Cramp ◽  
Writer's Cramp
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