scholarly journals Long-term needs of motor vehicle accident victims: are they being met?

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Jeavons
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
The Road ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Support Team

This paper uses the context of a longitudinal rural study, which examined the extent of psychological trauma andpredictors of that trauma following road accidents, to highlight issues for road accident survivors. It then outlines whatcounselling and psychological services are currently offered to road accident victims by the insurance companies andby a voluntary agency, the Road Trauma Support Team. Overall it appears that psychological and emotional needs ofsurvivors are not always acknowledged or provided for.

scholarly journals ROAD ACCIDENT FUND STEPS INTO THE SHOES OF THE INSURED OWNER: Road Accident Fund v Abrahams (276/2017) [2018] ZASCA 49 (29 March 2018)

Obiter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Subramanien ◽  
Tamera Govender
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Single Motor ◽  
The Road ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Court Of Appeal

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Road Accident Fund v Abrahams (276/2017) [2018] ZASCA 49 (29 March 2018) had to decide whether a driver involved in a single motor vehicle accident and who was not an employee of the owner of the insured vehicle was entitled to claim compensation from the Road Accident Fund (the Fund). The facts in the case differed from the usual scenario where two vehicles collide. In the present case, it was the negligent or wrongful conduct of the owner of the vehicle that the party relied upon to sue the Fund. As such, in this case, the focus of liability was not on the driver‚ but on the insured owner.

scholarly journals Successful ankle replantation in two cases with different presentations

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
Adzim Poh Yuen Wen ◽  
Mohd Hanifah Jusoh ◽  
Arman Zaharil Mat Saad ◽  
Ahmad Sukari Halim ◽  
Nu’man Wan Ismail Wan Faisham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Survival Outcomes ◽  
Good Strategy ◽  
Wound Coverage ◽  
Avulsion Injury ◽  
Secondary Operation ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
First Case ◽  
Support Team

We report our experience of treating two patients with ankle amputation with different presentations. The first case was a clean-cut sharp amputation. The second case was an avulsion injury following a motor vehicle accident in a patient who arrived 8 hours after the injury. Replantation was successful in both cases. In avulsion injuries, a secondary operation for wound coverage is required at a later stage. With good strategy and a support team, encouraging limb survival outcomes are possible post-replantation.

scholarly journals Fright (Effroi) and other Peritraumatic Responses after a Serious Motor Vehicle Accident: Prospective Influence on Acute PTSD Development

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 395-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Vaiva ◽  
Alain Brunet ◽  
François Lebigot ◽  
Virginie Boss ◽  
François Ducrocq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Fright Reaction ◽  
Ptsd Scale ◽  
Clinical Description

Objective: We prospectively examined the relation between various peritraumatic responses (that is, fear, helplessness, horror, amnesia, and fright) and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2 months after a trauma. Method: Participants included 123 motor vehicle accident (MVA) victims consecutively hospitalized in a traumatology department for over 72 hours during a 16-month period. Between day 2 and day 5 of their hospitalization, a psychiatrist assessed the patients' peritraumatic responses and acute stress disorder (ASD). Two months after the accident, an experienced psychiatrist contacted the patients by telephone, and the PTSD symptoms and the diagnosis were assessed with a modified version of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). Results: Of the participants, 48 reported an immediate fright reaction when faced with the prospect of their own death. Participants who reported a fright experience had a 17 times greater risk of subsequently meeting the diagnostic criteria for PTSD (odds ratio 16.75). A fright reaction predicted PTSD development with a specificity of 0.93 and a sensitivity of 0.60. Conclusion: The immediate reactions described in criterion A2 of the DSM-IV (that is, fear, helplessness, and horror) did not seem to be equally relevant. An initial feeling of fright seems to be an essential qualitative factor in the clinical description of psychological trauma.

Virtual reality and computer games in the treatment of driving phobia induced by a motor vehicle accident

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Walshe ◽  
Elizabeth Lewis ◽  
Kathleen O'Sullivan ◽  
Brenda K. Wiederhold ◽  
Sun I. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Vehicle Accident

Machine Learning of Motor Vehicle Accident Categories from Narrative Data

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (04/05) ◽  
pp. 309-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Lehto ◽  
G. S. Sorock
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Bayesian Model ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Computer Search ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Expert Ratings ◽  
Keyword Searches

Abstract:Bayesian inferencing as a machine learning technique was evaluated for identifying pre-crash activity and crash type from accident narratives describing 3,686 motor vehicle crashes. It was hypothesized that a Bayesian model could learn from a computer search for 63 keywords related to accident categories. Learning was described in terms of the ability to accurately classify previously unclassifiable narratives not containing the original keywords. When narratives contained keywords, the results obtained using both the Bayesian model and keyword search corresponded closely to expert ratings (P(detection)≥0.9, and P(false positive)≤0.05). For narratives not containing keywords, when the threshold used by the Bayesian model was varied between p>0.5 and p>0.9, the overall probability of detecting a category assigned by the expert varied between 67% and 12%. False positives correspondingly varied between 32% and 3%. These latter results demonstrated that the Bayesian system learned from the results of the keyword searches.

Aspirated teeth - rigid or flexible bronchoscopy

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Flexible Bronchoscopy ◽  
Vehicle Accident

Tracheobronchial foreign bodies are a common problem in clinical practice. We present the case of a patient with three aspirated teeth following a motor vehicle accident.

Isolated second trimester uterine rupture following a motor vehicle accident

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 461-463
Author(s):  
Tal Margaliot Kalifa ◽  
Misgav Rottenstreich ◽  
Eyal Mazaki ◽  
Hen Y. Sela ◽  
Schwartz Alon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uterine Rupture ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Vehicle Accident

scholarly journals Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Motor Vehicle Accident

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaia S. Pocobelli ◽  
Mary A. Akosile ◽  
Ryan N. Hansen ◽  
Joanna Eavey ◽  
Robert D. Wellman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Obstructive Sleep
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