Article
Ergonomics
Manon Bourdeau, Nicolas Guibert, Emmanuel Fort, Sebastien Boulogne, Emmanuel Lagarde, Barbara Charbotel
Summary: The study found that the risk of drivers being responsible for road traffic crashes is higher during commuting or mission journeys compared to private journeys. Therefore, implementing preventive measures specifically targeting occupational journeys is recommended based on the results.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alamirew Mulugeta Tola, Tamene Adugna Demissie, Fokke Saathoff, Alemayehu Gebissa
Summary: The study presented a GIS technique for identifying crash hot spots based on spatial autocorrelation analysis using four years of crash data in Ethiopia. By incorporating various statistical tools, the research successfully identified and ranked crash hot spot areas, particularly focusing on the entrances and exits of Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Ergonomics
A. Niska, J. Wenall, J. Karlstrom
Summary: This study aims to analyze the influence of temporary traffic control devices on the risk of bicycle accidents. Through simulated single-bicycle crashes, the research found that all collisions between bicycles and road equipment can lead to injuries, therefore it is advisable to avoid using work zone materials on bicycle paths. Temporary traffic control devices should have flexibility or energy-absorbing features, and road equipment should be designed without sharp edges to avoid causing harm to cyclists.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Ergonomics
Yang-Jun Joo, Seung-Young Kho, Dong-Kyu Kim, Ho-Chul Park
Summary: This study proposes a probabilistic assessment method of crash risks for individual drivers using a large dataset. By analyzing 7.75 million violations and crashes of 5.5 million drivers in Seoul, the researchers successfully evaluated the crash and violation probabilities and classified drivers into different risk groups.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Junbo Wang, Xiusong Yang, Songcan Yu, Qing Yuan, Zhuotao Lian, Qinglin Yang
Summary: This paper analyzes crash data from 2016 to 2020 and new COVID-19 case data in 2020, finding that the severity and deaths of road crashes increased during the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases. Therefore, a novel road crash risk prediction model is proposed to address emergencies. The proposed data-adaptive fatigue focal loss (DA-FFL) method, which fuses fatigue factors, outperforms other typical methods in terms of AUC and FAR for imbalanced data, and demonstrates better prediction performance in CNN-LSTM.
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pavlina Skladana, Katerina Bucsuhazy
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the coverage of driver inattention in the Czech media and investigate its portrayal of different types of inattention. Both quantitative and qualitative content analyses revealed that distraction is the most frequently reported subtype, with media often highlighting illegal behaviors such as mobile phone usage. The study also found that the preventive and educational potential of media coverage is not fully utilized, and media reports tend to focus on specific crashes, consequences, and immediate causes while neglecting other risky aspects and contributory factors of inattention.
Article
Neurosciences
Anne Vingaard Olesen, Tanja Kidholm Osmann Madsen, Harry Lahrmann, Jimmi Nielsen
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between the use of four types of medication and the risk of traffic crashes. The results showed that the use of certain medications increased the risk of traffic crashes, especially in specific populations. The decision to prohibit the use of psychotropic medication in traffic should be further reviewed by authorities.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Ammar Sohail, Muhammad Aamir Cheema, Mohammed Eunus Ali, Adel N. Toosi, Hesham A. Rakha
Summary: Road crashes cause significant loss of lives, prompting researchers and transport engineers to focus on data-driven approaches to improve road safety. This study reviews 70 relevant articles, categorizing data sources, equipment, sensors, and analysis methodologies used in data-driven road safety research, highlighting future directions and challenges, such as data collection, poor data quality, and lack of ground truth data.
Article
Ergonomics
Qikang Zheng, Chengcheng Xu, Pan Liu, Yuxuan Wang
Summary: This study aims to improve the efficiency of predicting crash risks by identifying optimal crash precursors for different types of freeway sections and providing a threshold selection method. The results show that the minimum amount of parameters needed to achieve ideal prediction effectiveness is two, and downstream average speed is recommended as the best crash precursor variable.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zuriyash Mengistu, Ahmed Ali, Teferi Abegaz
Summary: The study in Ethiopia found that road traffic crash fractures and visceral injuries are common, with males, pedestrians, and young age groups being more affected. Homeless individuals sitting or sleeping on the roadside are at higher risk of thoracic visceral injuries. Preventative measures and improved fracture care are recommended to reduce the burden of crash fractures.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Szymon Skibicki, Adam Zielinski, Victor Aguilar, Pablo E. Hurtado, Maria Kaszynska, Andrzej Nowak
Summary: Every year, more than a million people die in road crashes and tens of millions are injured or disabled globally. Improving road safety is a constant concern to protect road users, especially road workers who are at the highest risk. Temporary road traffic barriers, such as steel barriers, are used to separate passing traffic from workspaces and prevent vehicle intrusions. The development of a compliant steel barrier was successfully achieved through a methodology involving theoretical analysis, laboratory tests, finite element models, and a full-scale crash test. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of static laboratory tests and finite element models in improving the design process and reducing costs.
ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Ergonomics
Jaeyoung Lee, Haiyan Liu, Mohamed Abdel-Aty
Summary: This study examines the changes in crash patterns and contributing factors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data of COVID-19 cases, crash, socioeconomic factors, and traffic volume are collected for the years 2019 and 2020. Preliminary analysis reveals a significant reduction in crash numbers from March to June and substantial changes in the proportions of crashes by time and injury severity. Statistical models identify various demographic, socioeconomic, and travel factors. The findings offer insights for transportation planning and management during future epidemics.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bamini Gopinath, Jagnoor Jagnoor, Annette Kifley, Ilaria Pozzato, Ashley Craig, Ian D. Cameron
Summary: Background health literacy is important in rehabilitation research and practice. This study identified factors associated with low health literacy and found that it was related to poorer recovery outcomes in individuals recovering from non-catastrophic injuries.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Sangyoup Kim, Jonghak Lee, Taekwan Yoon
Summary: The study proposes a method using artificial neural networks to forecast road conditions on rainy days, achieving high prediction accuracy and reducing traffic accidents by providing road condition information to drivers.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yueying Chu, Peng Liu
Summary: Given that automation complacency is already used to blame and punish human drivers, it is essential to review its status quo and determine whether current research can support its legitimate usage. This review work shows that current academic research in driving automation cannot support its legitimate usage.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Karelle Forest, Guillaume Valdenaire, Jean-Paul Lorendeau, Patricia Sagaspe, Benjamin Contrand, Charlotte Durand-Teyssier, Dunia Sakr, Cedric Gil-Jardine, Sebastien Boutreux, Emmanuel Lagarde, Helene Peyrouzet, Regis Lassalle, Nicholas Moore, Pierre Philip, Pierre-Olivier Girodet
Summary: A study found that serious accidents were associated with male sex, age above 60, driving on local roads, riding a motorcycle, drinking alcohol within 6 hours before the accident, and using a drug with a pictogram within 24 hours before the accident. The known risks of alcohol, pictogram drugs, riding motorcycles, and driving on local roads were confirmed to be related to accidents.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lucile Dupuy, Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Pierre Philip
Summary: The virtual agent assessing excessive daytime sleepiness via the Epworth Sleepiness Scale was well accepted by both patients and homecare providers. They found the agent usable, satisfactory, credible, and benevolent, without being burdensome to their working routine. Positive regression coefficients were observed between patients' and homecare providers' attitudes towards the virtual agent, indicating mutual influence on acceptance in a homecare context.
JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Madelyn Yiseth Rojas Castro, Ludivine Orriols, Benjamin Contrand, Marion Dupuy, Catherine Sztal-Kutas, Marta Avalos, Emmanuel Lagarde
Summary: MAVIE is a web-based prospective cohort study in France that follows a general population of volunteers for home, leisure, and sports injuries. With over 12,000 participants since 2014, the study found that children, individuals aged 50 and older, those with poor self-perceived health, sports enthusiasts, and individuals with a history of injury are more likely to report new injuries.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Leila Ramiz, Benjamin Contrand, Madelyn Yiseth Rojas Castro, Marion Dupuy, Li Lu, Catherine Sztal-Kutas, Emmanuel Lagarde
Summary: This longitudinal study in France during the COVID-19 crisis found that mental health deteriorated during the lockdown, particularly among women, the elderly, and the youngest age groups. However, self-rated physical health overall improved, but individuals with worse physical health at recruitment were more likely to report anxiety symptoms.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jordan Guillot, Sandy Maumus-Robert, Antoine Pariente, Julien Bezin
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of chronic polypharmacy in France, finding a prevalence of 5.6% and including patients aged 18 to 90 years. Lipid-modifying agents were the most common drugs involved in chronic polypharmacy. Significant differences in the use of cardiovascular and nervous system drugs were found between different age groups.
FUNDAMENTAL & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Madelyn Yiseth Rojas Castro, Marta Avalos, Benjamin Contrand, Marion Dupuy, Catherine Sztal-Kutas, Ludivine Orriols, Emmanuel Lagarde
Summary: The study found that adults with musculoskeletal disorders and vertigo or dizziness symptoms have a higher risk of home injuries (HI), regardless of age. In the 15-49 age group, vertigo or dizziness and sciatica or back pain were significantly associated with HI risk, while musculoskeletal diseases other than rachialgias and arthropathies were the main health-related risk factor in individuals aged 50 and older. Sciatica or back pain was identified as the highest burden of HIs in the overall adult population (8%) and among those aged 15-49 (12%).
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gil-Jardine Cedric, Chenais Gabrielle, Pradeau Catherine, Tentillier Eric, Revel Phillipe, Combes Xavier, Galinski Michel, Tellier Eric, Lagarde Emmanuel
Summary: The study utilized a keyword-based algorithm to identify COVID-19 related symptoms in call reports from emergency medical communication centers. An analysis of the data revealed unprecedented peak in calls mentioning symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic, providing valuable insights into the natural history of the virus. The content of calls to emergency medical communication centers was found to be an efficient epidemiological surveillance data source, highlighting the importance of integrating it into national surveillance systems.
INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2022)
Correction
Medicine, General & Internal
Gil-Jardine Cedric, Chenais Gabrielle, Pradeau Catherine, Tentillier Eric, Revel Phillipe, Combes Xavier, Galinski Michel, Tellier Eric, Emmanuel Lagarde
INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jean-Luc Cracowski, Jean-Sebastien Hulot, Silvy Laporte, Mathieu Charveriat, Matthieu Roustit, Dominique Deplanque, Pierre-Olivier Girodet
Summary: Clinical pharmacology focuses on studying the use of drugs in humans and aims to present innovative approaches that could transform drug development in the future. Reliable data on drug mechanism of action and rigorous study design are essential before conducting pharmacological studies in humans. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are currently the gold standard for evaluating drug efficacy, but alternative designs and new technologies show promise for improving drug development. Precision medicine may benefit from identifying new disease phenotypes and endotypes to determine new therapeutic targets and identify patients who respond to treatment or are at risk for adverse drug events. It is important to prioritize translational research, transparent sharing of clinical trial data, and enhanced interactions between drug experts, patients, and the general public.
FUNDAMENTAL & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Amandine Gouverneur, Jerome Avouac, Clement Prati, Jean-Luc Cracowski, Thierry Schaeverbeke, Antoine Pariente, Marie-Elise Truchetet
Summary: The use of baricitinib and tofacitinib is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) and arterial thromboembolic events (ATE).
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gabrielle Chenais, Emmanuel Lagarde, Cedric Gil-Jardine
Summary: Emergency medicine and its services are experiencing a crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the shortcomings of the current system and the need for novel approaches. The advancement of artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, especially in emergency medicine.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sandy Maumus-Robert, Ana Jarne-Munoz, Marie Tournier, Bernard Begaud, Antoine Pariente
Summary: This study aimed to characterize trajectories of benzodiazepine use in older adults and identify risk factors. A cohort of 5080 adults aged 65 and older who initiated benzodiazepine use in 2007 was followed for up to 8 years using the French Health Insurance database. About one-third of older adults had non-guideline-concordant trajectories, which were associated with factors such as polypharmacy, long-term disease, and hospitalization.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Francesco Salvo, Joelle Micallef, Amir Lahouegue, Laurent Chouchana, Louis Letinier, Jean-Luc Faillie, Antoine Pariente
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation (IA) tools provide new opportunities for pharmacovigilance (PV) activities, but their contribution needs to be tailored to preserve and strengthen medical and pharmacological expertise. AI and IA tools will assist in various PV tasks, particularly for low added value tasks such as initial quality check and search for duplicates.
EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Madelyn Yiseth Rojas Castro, Ludivine Orriols, Dunia Basha Sakr, Benjamin Contrand, Marion Dupuy, Marina Travanca, Catherine Sztal-Kutas, Marta Avalos, Emmanuel Lagarde
Summary: Home and leisure injuries are a significant public health issue, with children and older adults being more susceptible. Falls or being hit are the most common injury mechanisms, often leading to hospitalizations. Certain activities, such as sports and outdoor recreation, have higher rates of injuries and hospitalizations.
INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
