• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.343-353
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• 2023

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in the lifestyle patterns of children and affected the patterns of pediatric injuries. This study analyzed the changing patterns of pediatric injury overall and by age groups, based on the datasets before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study is based on the data of patients who presented with injuries at 23 hospital emergency departments participating in the Emergency Department-based Injury In-depth Surveillance (EDIIS) conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The surveillance data was categorized by injury mechanism, location, activity, and severity. We analyzed the injury patterns of pediatric patients aged 0 to 15 years. Subgroup analysis was conducted by age group in children aged 7 to 15 years, 1 to 6 years, and <1 year. Results: When comparing the COVID-19 pandemic period to the pre-COVID-19 period, the total number of pediatric patients with injuries decreased by 38.7%, while the proportions of in-home injuries (57.9% vs. 67.9%), and minor injuries (38.9% vs. 39.7%) increased. In the 7 to 15 years group, bicycle riding injuries (50.9% vs. 65.6%) and personal mobility device injuries (2.4% vs. 4.6%) increased. The 1 to 6 years group also showed an increase in bicycle accident injuries (15.8% vs. 22.4%). In the <1 year group, injuries from falls increased (44.5% vs. 49.9%). Self-harm injuries in the 7 to 15 years group also increased (1.6% vs. 2.8%). Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the overall number of pediatric injuries decreased, while injuries occurring at home and during indoor activities increased. Traffic accidents involving bicycles and personal mobility devices and self-harm injuries increased in the 7 to 15 years group. In the <1 year group, the incidence of falls increased. Medical and societal preparedness is needed so that we might anticipate these changes in the patterns of pediatric injuries during future infectious disease pandemics.

• 감성과학
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 형광직물과 재귀반사 소재만으로 제작, 보급되고 있는 현 안전의복에, LED 부착으로 시인성을 높여 야간이나 기상악화 시 안전사고로부터 작업자나 보행자를 보호하고, 기울기 센서와 소리신호를 탑재하여 의식불명자의 구명에 도움을 주는데 있다. 이를 위하여 공학적 하이테크를 적용하여 설계·제작한 산업용 서스펜더형 안전벨트 및 기울기 센서와 소리신호가 탑재된 안전조끼형 벨트를 개발하였다. 그 효과로 첫째, 서스펜더형 안전벨트는 필름에 접착된 자동 점멸 LED에 의해 빛을 방출하도록 설계하여 벨트 착용자의 신체는 LED와 재귀반사를 통해 멀리서 인식되어 사고예방에 도움이 된다. 또한 야간에 실시하는 도로변이나 고지대에서의 작업, 구조대원 활동, 스포츠 활동 시사고를 예방하거나, 비상상황이 발생할 경우 LED 발광을 변화시키는 신호로 사고 지점을 빨리 발견할 수 있어 인명구조에 도움이 된다. 둘째, 착용자가 조난사고 등으로 인하여 의식불명으로 쓰러질 경우, 조난신호를 발생하는 첨단 디바이스를 개발하여 감지 및 신호 장치를 탑재한 결과 제어부의 기울기 센서가 인체의 각도를 자동 감지하였다. 동시에 조끼형의 벨트 형태로 제작함으로써 탈착이 용이하도록 하여 활용도를 높였다. 사고로 착용자가 쓰러지면 이 벨트의 기울기 센서가 각도를 감지하고 제어기가 고주파 음과 LED 점멸신호를 동시에 발생시킨다. 기존의 안전 조끼의 경우 주변 조명이 없을 때는 조끼를 착용한 사람을 감지하는 것이 거의 불가능 하였지만, 본 연구에서는 안전벨트의 음향과 빛 신호로 주변 조명이 없을 때에도 100 m 이내에서 착용자를 발견할 수 있었다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 LED 부착과 기울기 센서, 소리신호 소자를 부착한 스마트 안전의류의 개발은 사고발생 감소와 구명에 이바지할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.211-222
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 고준위폐기물 처분장에서 처분용기를 취급할 때 발생할 수 있는 운송차량에서 처분용기의 추락낙하 사고시 지면에 충돌할 때 지면으로부터 받는 충격력에 대하여 직경이 102cm인 가압경수로(PWR)용 처분용기에 대한 구조해석을 수행하여 처분용기의 구조적 안정성을 평가하였다. 이를 위하여 처분용기가 추락낙하하여 지면과 충돌 시에 처분용기가 받는 충격력을 구하기 위한 기구동역학해석을 상용 CAE 시스템인 RecurDyn을 이용하여 수행하였으며, 이와 같이 구한 충격력에 대하여 상용 유한요소해석 코드인 NISA를 이용하여 처분용기의 비선형구조해석을 수행하여 처분용기 내에 발생하는 응력 및 변형을 구하였다. 이를 바탕으로 처분용기가 처분장에서 취급 시 부주의로 운송차량에서 추락낙하 하는 경우 처분용기의 구조적 안전성을 평가하였다. 처분용기를 강체로 가정하고 기구동역학해석을 수행한 결과 처분용기는 지면과 두 가지 유형으로 충돌함을 알 수 있었고, 충돌 초기 지면으로부터 받는 충격력이 가장 크고 그 이 후 충돌 시에는 충격력이 점차로 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 안정적인 구조안전성 평가결과를 얻기 위하여 처분장에서 차량 운송 시 추락낙하 사고에서의 운송차량의 높이는 충분히 높은 5m로 가정하였다. 충격력에 대한 비선형구조해석은 추락낙하하여 가장 큰 값인 충돌 초기의 충격력의 크기를 가지고 비선형구조해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과 이송 중인 차량에서 추락낙하하는 경우 처분용기의 내부 주철삽입물에 주철의 항복응력보다 더 큰 응력이 발생하였으며, 이는 처분용기에 항복이 발생하여 경수로 처분용기의 구조적 안전성이 확보되지 못함을 보여주고 있다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.73-92
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine occupational safety accidents of child care teacher and to suggest preventive measure in occupational safety health and safety for child-care teacher. Methods: We investigated laws, policy, and previous studies related occupational safety and health for child care teacher. Especially, we reviewed the legal definition of child-care teacher to identify whether Occupational Safety and Health acts cover child-care teacher. Also cross tabulation and a qualitative analysis were conducted for occupational accidents in child care centers from 2013-2018. Results: Safety and health related policies to protect child care centers have been carried out by child care Center Safety and Insurance Association and the Child Care Support Center, but it has mainly been functioned to protect children excluding child care teacher. The most occupational accidents occur in worker aged 40s. The most type of occupational accident were falling down on the floor and surface. Also we could find that there is a high risk of falls, and musculoskeletal disorders through qualitative analysis on occupational accidents cases of child-care teacher. Conclusion/Implications: We suggest to improve the system for protecting child care workers including strengthening occupational safety and health education for child care workers, expanding coverage of national project to prevent occupational accidents.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.411-417
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• 1979

During the period of 4 years from August 1, 1975 to August 1, 1979, authors have experienced 100 cases of multiple rib fractures by nonpenetrating injury at Department of Thoracic Surgery, Paik Foundation Hospital in Seoul, Korea. 1. The ratio of male to female patients with multiple rib fracture was 2.6:1 with male predominance and 84% of the total cases were between 20 and 50 years of age. 2. The most common cause of multiple rib fracture was traffic accident and falls accounted for the next largest group. 3. The most common site of rib fracture was 4th rib to 7th rib level on both hemithorax [52%]. 4. Associated injuries were cerebral contusion in 26%, clavicular fracture in 22%, long bone fracture in 22%, pelvic bone fracture in 10%, and scapular fracture in 8%. 5. Early complications and/or result of the multiple rib fractures were lung contusion in 23 cases, subcutaneous emphysema in 21 cases, hemothorax in 21 cases, hemopneumothorax in 6 cases, and flail chest in 12 cases. 6. The flail chests were managed by strapping the chest with adhesive plaster, external traction of flail segment with towel clip, ventilatory assistance for marginal clinical indications, and in cases of complicated with intrathoracic hemorrhage, wire fixation of flail segment through open thoraco-tomy. 7. The principles of therapy for hemothorax and/or pneumothorax were rapid reexpansion of the lungs by thoracentesis [11%] and closed thoracostomy [22%], but open thoracotomy had to be done on 3 cases because of massive bleeding or intrapleural hematoma and diaphragmatic rupture. 8. The over all mortality was 4% [4 among 100 cases] and the cause of all deaths was head injury.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.418-423
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• 1979

Chest injuries due to blunt trauma often result in severe derangements that lead to death. And we have to diagnose and treat the patients who have blunt chest trauma immediately and appropriately. A clinical analysis was made on 324 cases of chest injury due to blunt trauma experienced at department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University during 8-year period from 1972 to 1979. Of 324 patients of blunt chest injuries, there were 189 cases of rib fracture, 121 of hemothorax or/and pneumothorax, 108 of soft tissue injury of the chest wall only, 41 of lung contusion, 24 of flail chest, 13 of scapular fracture, 7 of diaphragmatic rupture and others. The majority of blunt chest injury patients were traffic accident victims and falls accounted for the next largest group of accidents. Chest injuries were frequently encountered in the age group between 3rd decade and 4th decade [60%] and 238 patients were male comparing to 86 of female [Male: Female = 3:1 ]. In the patients who have the more number of fractured ribs, the more incidence of intrathoracic injury and intraabdominal organ damage were found. The principal associated injuries were head injury on 58 cases, long bone fractures on 37, skull fractures on 12, pelvic fractures on 10, renal injuries on 6 and intraabdominal organ injuries on 5 patients. The principle of early treatment of chest injury due to blunt trauma were rapid reexpansion of the lung by closed thoracotomy which was indicated on 96 cases, but open thoractomy was necessary on 14 cases because massive bleeding, intrapleural hematoma and/or fibrothorax, or diaphragmatic laceration-On 15 cases who were young and have multiple rib fracture with severe dislocation delayed elective open reduction of the fractured ribs with wire was done on the purpose of preserving normal active life. The over all mortality was 2.8% [9 of 324 cases] due to head injury on 3 cases, massive bleeding on 2,wet lung syndrome, acute renal failure on 1 and septicemia on 1 patient.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2020

본 연구는 손상으로 입원한 노인을 전기 노인과 후기 노인으로 구분하여 전·후기 노인의 일반적 특성, 주진단명 특성, 손상관련 특성 및 운수사고 유형의 차이를 파악하고자 시행되었다. 질병관리본부의 퇴원손상심층조사 원시자료를 활용하였으며, 복합표본 교차분석(카이제곱 검정)과 복합표본 일반선형모형(t검정)을 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과, 일반적 특성은 전기 노인은 건강보험이 높은 반면, 후기 노인은 의료급여가 높게 나타났다. 주진단명 특성은 전기 노인은 뇌 손상이 높았고 후기 노인은 대퇴골 골절이 월등히 높았다. 손상관련 특성은 전·후기 노인 모두 낙상이 가장 높았고, 후기 노인에서 손상발생장소로 가정이나 주거지가, 일상생활 중, 의도성 자해가 높았다. 운수사고 유형은 전기 노인은 승용차 운전자가 높았고, 후기 노인은 보행자 사고가 높았다. 이러한 연구결과에 따라 후기 노인은 전기 노인에 비해 더 많은 의료서비스, 경제적 지원, 주거지 중심의 낙상 예방 대책 및 자살 등 의도적 손상 예방을 위한 사회 심리적 전략이 요구되며, 후기 노인의 보행자 교통사고 예방을 위한 교육 및 도로 등 안전한 보행 환경을 위한 노력이 요구된다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.815-820
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• 2013

고층 건물 외벽의 유지보수작업은 매우 위험하며 건설부분 산업재해에서 추락이 상당부분을 차지하고 있다. 국내에서 수행되는 고층 건물 외벽의 유지보수작업은 재래식 로프와 곤돌라를 이용한 방법이 대부분이며, 이는 잦은 안전사고의 발생과 생산성 저하의 원인이 된다. 특히 비정형 형태의 고층 건물이 증가함에 따라 외벽 유지보수작업의 안전사고율이 매년 증가하고 있으며 사고의 상당부분이 사망으로 이어지고 있다. 이와 같은 산업재해와 숙련공의 노령화는 향후 건설인력수급의 불균형을 초래할 것으로 예상된다. 이에 대한 해결책으로 건설 산업의 자동화가 필수적이다. 고층 건물 외벽 유지보수의 자동화는 산업재해의 감소와 비용의 절감을 기대할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 빌트-인 가이드 방식의 로봇시스템에 탑재되어 청소를 수행할 수 있는 자동화 기구를 기안하고 상용화를 위한 연구를 수행하였다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.295-304
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• 1992

The author investigated the 162 patients with the condylar fractres of the mandible who were admitted in Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital of Chosun Dental School from January 1985 to September 1992 clinically, including fracture incidennce, age and sex of the patients, causes of injures, associated injures, treatments and complications and obtained the following results. 1. Of the 449 patients with mandibular fractures, 162patients suffered condylar fractures(36.1%). 2. Of the 162 patients, males with condylar fractures were 128 patients, by a ratio of 3.8 : 1. 3. The most frequently affected age group was the third decade(32.7%). 4. Falls were ranked as the predominant cause(50.6%), followed by traffic accident(27.8%) and violence (16.0%). 5. The incidence of single condylar fractures was 28% and symphysis fractures were the most commomest of the concomittant injuries(60%). 6. The subcondylar fractures occurred most frequently(41.6%) and anteromedial displacement of the condylar fragments occurred most frequently(45.4%) 7. Of the all condylar fracture patients, children under 15 of age comprized 31 patients(19.1%) and condylar head fractures occurred most frequently at those children. 8. Of the managetments in condylar fractures, open reduction was 52.5% and remainder were closed reduction(47.5%). 9. Complications ensured such as TMJ ankylosis, limitation of mouth opening and mandibular movements, TMJ dysfunction, and anterior open bite.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2009

Purpose: Injuries are the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the childhood population worldwide. Thus, this study was down to investigate the type and the severity of injuries according to the age group in childhood. Methods: A survey of injury information and a chart review were done on 378 children (257 boys, 121 girls) who visited the Emergency Departments of Asan Medical Center from March 1, 2009, to March 31, 2009. To determine differences in injury mechanism, accident place, injury site, New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS), we divided the 378 patients into 4 group: under 1 year, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 9 years, and 10 to 15 years. Results: The mean (${\pm}SD$) age of the study group was 5.1 (${\pm}4.4$) years. Two year olds formed the largest group of injured children, with 77 cases (20.4% of the total). The most common cause of injury in childhood was being hit by an object (26.2%). Falls were frequent in the under-1-year group (22.2%) and slip downs (30.1%) were more frequent in 1-to-4-year group. More than half (53.4%) of the injuries occurred in the home, and the most common places of home-related injuries were the living room (41.1%) and the bedroom (31.2%). The mean (${\pm}SD$) NISS was 1.5 (${\pm}1.8$), and traffic accidents had the highest NISS ($2.8{\pm}5.1$). Injuries occurred most frequently during the evening. The peak period was 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (33.7%). Conclusion: Patterns of childhood injury by age group were considerably different, and less severe and nonhospitalized injuries were common. Thus, need to improve surveillance of a variety of injuries, promote intersectional collaboration, build institutional capacities and mobilize community support and policy as an investment in prevention.