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

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

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

scholarly journals Computer Simulations of Contact Forces for Airbags with Different Folding Patterns During Deployment Phase

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-245
Author(s):  
King H. Yang ◽  
Yun-Qiang Li ◽  
Danyu Sun
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Explicit Finite Element Method ◽  
Explicit Finite Element ◽  
Great Caution ◽  
Axial Forces ◽  
Hybrid Iii ◽  
Flexion Moment ◽  
Automobile Crash

An explicit finite element method was used to study the neck load and the contact force between an occupant and an airbag during an out-of-position frontal automobile crash. Two different folding patterns and two different mounting angles of the airbag were simulated. For the four cases simulated, the occupant’s neck axial force ranged from 156 to 376% of the data obtained from in-position sled tests using the Hybrid III dummy. The neck shear force ranged from 87 to 229% and the neck flexion moment ranged from 68 to 127% of in-position experimental results. In both 300 mounting angle simulations, the neck axial forces were higher than that of the two simulations with 00 mounting angles, but the trend for the neck shear force was the opposite. Although the kinematics of the model appear reasonable, the numbers generated by the model must be reviewed with great caution because the model has not been fully validated.

Risk Factors of Cervical Spondylosis in Workers Requiring Neck Flexion and Extension Actions in Farming and Fishing Communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Yeong Lee ◽  
Ki-Soo Park ◽  
Sun-Chul Hwang ◽  
Dae-Cheol Nam ◽  
Jin-Sung Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Fishing Communities ◽  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Flexion And Extension

scholarly journals Comparative Effects of Portable and Stationary Traction in the Management of Mechanical Neck Disorders

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. RPO.S24889
Author(s):  
Ajediran I. Bello ◽  
Jacquelyn A. Crabbe ◽  
Emmanuel Bonney
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Pain Level ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Neck Disorders ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Traction Group ◽  
Paired T Test

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the therapeutic effects of portable and stationary tractions on treatment outcomes in patients with mechanical neck disorders (MNDs). Methods Forty-one participants with MNDs were randomly assigned to either portable traction or stationary traction. Participants' pain level, activity limitation, disability, and neck range of motion were measured before and after 6 weeks of intervention. Inferential statistics for comparing the treatment outcome involved paired t-test and two-way analysis of variance at P < 0.05. Results The mean age of participants was 47.3 ± 10.5 years. After intervention, there were significant improvements in both groups. However, the portable traction group had significantly higher score on neck flexion than the stationary traction group at baseline (portable: 27.1 ± 6.0, stationary: 22.1 ± 6.8; P = 0.009) and after intervention ( F-ratio = 15.0; P = 0.001). Conclusion Inclusion of both portable and stationary tractions to usual physiotherapy provided comparable treatment outcomes in patients with MNDs.

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