• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2024

Purpose: Despite the high incidence of abdominal stab injuries, the rate of nontherapeutic laparotomies and the predictors of therapeutic laparotomies have rarely been studied in low-income settings. Methods: This multicenter retrospective study involved three of the largest academic medical centers in central Ethiopia. All patients who sustained an anterior abdominal stab injury and underwent exploratory laparotomy, regardless of the intraoperative findings, were included over the 3-year course of the study. Results: Of the 117 patients who underwent exploratory laparotomy, 35 patients (29.9%) underwent nontherapeutic laparotomies. Three factors predicted therapeutic laparotomy: hollow viscus evisceration (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 5.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16-28.64; P=0.032), localized and generalized peritonitis (AOR, 4.77; 95% CI, 1.90-11.93; P=0.001), and white blood cell count ≥11,500/mm³ (AOR, 2.77; 95% CI, 1.002-7.650; P=0.049). The overall positive predictive value of the therapeutic predictors was 80.2%, while the negative predictive value of all predictor-negative patients was 58.1%. The predictors would have prevented 51.4% of the nontherapeutic laparotomies. Conclusions: Close to one-third of the patients had a nontherapeutic laparotomy. The clinical predictors of therapeutic laparotomy were shown to have a high positive predictive value despite a lower negative predictive value. Further prospective studies that involve all patients who sustain anterior abdominal stab injuries are needed to potentially improve on the negative predictive value of the predictors suggested by our study.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.145-159
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• 2021

영화 <이다>(Ida, 2013)는 서사와 인물의 심리적 동기를 모호하게 하고, 선형적 시간성을 파괴하며, 다양한 기법을 통해 디지털 이미지의 조작 가능성을 상기시키는 현대의 실험적 영화라 볼 수 있다. 인간의 주체와 자아인식 변화 과정이 사회적 트라우마와 연결된다는 점에서 다른 국가나 사회의 역사적 맥락을 대비시켜 추론할 수 있다. 영화 <이다>는 화면 밖의 공간, 부재하는 공간, 여백과 프레임 안에 내포된 의미를 중심으로, 보이는 공간의 정보와 화면 밖 공간과의 정보를 나눔으로써 관객으로 하여금 제시되지 않은 정보에 대해서 추론하게 하는 능동적 인지과정을 불러일으키고 있다. 시대적 배경을 자세히 기술하지 않으면서도 역사적 의미를 시각화했고, 초월적 존재인 신과 한계적 존재인 인간 사이의 갈등과 고민의 문제를 인간과 인간의 갈등 구조 안에서 표현하고자 했다. 아울러 상실과 부재의 슬픔을 공간적 미학으로 풀어내고자 시도했으며 인물의 대비와 대조, 빛과 어둠의 대비를 통해 상황의 전개를 나타냈다. 본고에서는 영화 <이다>가 함축하고 있는 개인(인물)의 이야기와 사회, 역사적 배경과 종교적 영역을 아우르는 해석을 시도하고, 의미적 맥락의 시각화를 다루고자 한다. 또한 정체성과 역사적 사건의 재구성, 종교적 가치를 다룬 영화 <이다>의 시퀀스 장면 분석을 통해 그 의미와 특징을 살펴보고, 영화가 추구한 총체적 의미를 구체적으로 분석할 것이다. 이는 영화 <이다>가 내포하고 있는 트라우마의 재현과 해석 차원으로 개인과 지역, 국가적 트라우마를 안고 있는 문제를 다루었다는 측면에서 한국적 상황에 주는 함의를 고려해 볼 수 있다. 나아가 과하게 표현하지 않으면서도 인간과 사회적 성장, 고민을 잔잔하게 다루는 모습을 통해 새로운 영상기술과 독창적 시각화 기법의 영화를 창조하려는 흐름에 또 다른 영감을 주는 연구가 될 것이다.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2006

근래 자살예방에 대한 관심이 증가되면서 이에 대한 실질적인 전략들이 많이 개발되었다. 특히 서구에서는 지역사회 정신건강 기관에서 자살예방을 위한 치료 프로그램이 특성화되어 운영되는 것은 물론, 대학 및 병원과 연계하여 자살 충동의 원인이 되는 다양한 정신 병리적 혹은 사회 심리적인 원인들을 규명하고 이에 대한 계속적인 연구가 시행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 음악치료가 자살의 중요한 요인인 우울에 미치는 영향을 중심으로 하여 자살예방을 위한 음악치료적인 접근을 제시하고자 하였다. 접근방법으로는 노래심리치료(Song Psychotherapy), MI(Music Imagery), 역할악기즉흥연주(Role Play Instrumental Improvisation)심리치료를 주요방법으로 구성한 음악심리치료 프로그램이 제공되었다. 연구대상은 우울을 동반한 정신적 외상상태로 자살을 시도했던 30대 여성이었으며 치료기간은 주 1회 90~120분의 7회의 세션이 실시되었다. 음악치료 전개에 따라 우울척도와 자살생각척도를 통해 변화를 양적 질적으로 연구 방법들을 사용하였다. 연구 결과 내담자는 음악심리치료를 통해 안정감과 편안함을 느끼고 방어나 저항 없이 자신의 감정의 생각, 그리고 내면의 세계를 탐구할 수 있었다. 이 경험들을 통하여 내담자는 자아개념과 새로운 가치를 발견하게 되고 부정적인 정서가 긍정적인 정서로 바뀌게 됨에 따라 우울감이 감소되었다. 또한 자살에 대한 생각보다는 현재 삶에 대한 구체적인 계획을 행동으로 옮기게 되었다. 특히 역할악기 즉흥연주 과정의 음악은 기분의 변화, 타인과의 관계변화, 태도의 변화 등 다양한 영역변화를 가져오는 주체로서 '치료' 그 자체로 사용되어졌다. 그리고 음악은 해결되지 않은 정신적 외상상태에 있었던 내담자의 심리적 위축과 긴장감, 무기력한 에너지 등을 표출시키고 본능과 감정을 그대로 경험할 수 있도록 하였다. 더 나아가 '거짓자아'와 분리되어 '참 자아'와의 통합을 이루어가도록 도움을 주었다. 결과적으로 음악심리치료는 우울을 감소시키고 자살충동 예방에 효과적으로 적용될 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.226-237
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• 2019

Purpose: This study investigated the characteristics of adult patients who had fallen from a height and presented to an emergency room (ER) according to gender and intentionality, with the goal of reducing the harm caused by these injuries. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of fall-from-height patients aged ≥19 years from the in-depth surveillance study of injured patients visiting ERs conducted under the supervision of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2011 to 2016. Patterns were analyzed according to gender and intentionality. Results: There were 29,838 men (68.5%) and 13,734 women (31.5%), with mean ages of 50.3±15.7 years and 57.2±19.9 years, respectively. The most common height of the fall was ≥1 m to 4 m in men (n=15,863; 53.2%) and <1 m in women (n=7,293; 53.1%). The most common location where the fall occurred was the workplace for men (n=10,500 male; 35.2%) and residential facilities for women (n=7,755; 56.5%). Most falls from height were unintentional (n=41,765; 97.1% vs. n=1,264; 2.9% for intentional falls). Suicide was the most frequent reason for intentional falls, and the age group of 19-30 years predominated in this category (n=377; 29.9%). For intentional falls, the most common interval before presentation to the ER was 0-6 hours (n=370; 29.3%) and the most common height was ≥4 m (n=872; 69.0%). Conclusions: Among men, falls from height most often occurred from ≥1 m to 4 m, at the workplace, and during the course of paid work, whereas among women, they were most common from <1 m, in residential facilities, and during daily activities. Intentional falls most often occurred with the purpose of suicide, in the age group of 19-30 years, with an interval of 0-6 hours until treatment, from ≥4 m, and in residential facilities. Alcohol consumption was more common in intentional falls.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2007

Purposes: There have been many efforts to improve the service of emergency centers. In spite of these, no evidence is showing any landmark advancement of emergency services, especially in the hospital stage, exists. We need some efficient standard criteria to evaluate emergency service in the hospital stage, and a useful method might utilize the overcrowding index. We want to know the change in the overcrowding index at a regional emergency center after injury area administration. Injury area means an area in which only an assigned duty physician manages patients with injuries such as those from traffic accidents, falls, assualts, collisions, lacerations, amputations, bums, intoxication, asphyxia, drowning, animal bites, sexual assualts, etc. Methods: We started to operate an injury area in our emergency department from late 2004, and from January to June in 2004 and in 2005, we collected patients' data, age, sex, assigned department, and result from hospital order communication system to figure out overcrowding indices and result indices. We found the daily number of patients, the turnover rate, the admission rate, the ICU admission rate, the emergency operation rate, the ED stay duration, and the ED patient volume to be overcrowding indices. Also we found the withdrawal rate, the transfer rate, and mortality to be result indices. We compared these indices between 2004 to 2005 by using a t-test. Results: There was a significant increase in the daily number of visiting patients in 2005, overcrowding indices, such as the turnover rate, the admission rate, the ICU admission rate, and the emergency operation rate, also showed statistically significant increases in 2005 (P<0.001). As for the result indices, there was a noticeable decrease in the number of withdrawals (11.77/day in 2004 to 4.53/day in 2005). Conclusion: Operating an injury area in a mildly overcrowded local emergency center is beneficial. Evaluating the effect of operating an injury area and it's impact on hospital finances by conducting a similar study analyziing patients for a longer duration would be valuable.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2018

Purpose: Methamphetamine is an ongoing illegal drug problem worldwide, and its use in South Korea has spread over the last few years. In this study, a clinical review of patients who visited emergency medical centers with positive methamphetamine tests was conducted. Methods: Patients underwent methamphetamine screening based on physician suspicion over a period of 13 years. Their patient characteristics, clinical features, and drug administration properties were described. Results: A total of 297 patients were included, with 19 positive methamphetamine results. Patient age ranged from 21 to 84, with a mean of 37.52. Additionally, 13 were male and 6 were female. The mean BP, PR, RR were 131/82 mmHg, 94/min, 20/min. Saturation levels were all over 95%. Five patients had a psychiatric history. Patient showed varied symptoms ranging from mental changes to chest discomfort. In addition, seven showed abnormal electrocardiography findings and one showed elevated cardiac enzyme levels. Other laboratory results revealed no significantly abnormal results. Six patients also suffered from related trauma. The majority of patients consumed the methamphetamine orally, with unknown motivation at unknown locations. Most were transported by 119 and six patients co-ingested other drugs. Conclusion: Patients who showed positive results to a methamphetamine screening test in Korea visited the emergency medical center mostly by 119 and were unaware of or reluctant to reveal the fact that they had ingested methamphetamine. Emergency physicians should be more aware of the possibility that a patient may have consumed methamphetamine.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2019

Purpose: No previous study has assessed elderly pedestrian traffic accidents based on a nationwide database. This study aimed to help primary physicians who examine patients in emergency departments to determine and make prompt and accurate treatment decisions. Methods: This study used data from the Emergency Department-based Injury Indepth Surveillance from 2013 to 2017, managed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pedestrians aged ${\geq}65years$ were included, and using multivariate logistic regression multiple factors were analyzed to determine their relationship with injury severity. Results: Of 227,695 subjects, 6,498 were included, of whom 2,065 (31.8%) were severely injured. There were more female than male patients in all severity groups. Most accidents occurred in the afternoon and on general roads. In the multivariate analysis, the odds ratio (OR) of injury severity for male pedestrians was 1.165 (95% confidence interval: 1.034-1.313, p=0.012). Older age of patients and the use of ambulances were associated with greater injury severity. The accident time affected the degree of injury severity; i.e., compared to dawn, injury severity increased in the morning (OR: 1.246, p=0.047) and decreased at night (OR: 0.678, p<0.001). A significant difference was noted in the correlation between the type of vehicle causing the accident and the accident severity; i.e., motorcycle accidents had lower severity than bicycle accidents (OR: 0.582, p=0.047). Conclusions: Injury severity was correlated with sex, age, transportation to the ED, TA onset time, and type of vehicle. The study results suggest that injury severity may be positively reflected in initial assessments and overall integrated treatments by physicians and in the related policies.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2010

Purpose: A classic approach to abdominal stab wounds has been a routine laparotomy for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment. However, management protocols for abdominal stab wounds are still contentious in most trauma centers. We examined the relationship between the character of the stab wound and the injured intraabdominal organs by retrospectively analyzing the medical records of patients with abdominal stab wounds admitted to Gil hospital, and the findings for our patients are then confronted with a review of the literature. We aimed to propose proper management protocols to approach abdominal stab wounds. Methods: The medical records of all 80 patients sustaining abdominal stab wounds, admitted at the Department of Surgery, Gil Hospital, Gachon Medical School, from January 2004 to December 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. All the abdominal stab wounds were collated based on the site and the character of the injury, investigations performed on admission, results of investigations, operations performed and findings at the time of the operation. Results: The most prevalent age group was patients in their forties and the average age of the patients was 41 years for both genders. The stab wounds were most commonly located at the periumbilical area (16.9%), followed by the epigastric area (15.6%), and 18.2% of the patients had multiple wounds. The most commonly eviscerated organ was the omentum (9 out of 16 cases); 61.7% of non-eviscerated patients underwent a therapeutic laparotomy while 81.3% of eviscerated patients underwent a therapeutic laparotomy. The small bowel was the most commonly injured organ (22.7%, 17 out of 75 injuries). The review revealed a relatively common diaphragmatic injury in abdominal stab wound patients (8 cases, 10.5%). The average hospital stay was 11 days. Conclusion: This review revealed commonly eviscerated and injured intraabdominal organs in abdominal stab wound patients and their relationship with a therapeutic laparotomy. Although the management is still controversial, the authors suggest indications for an immediate laparotomy and a protocol for managing abdominal stab wounds. Hemodynamic instability and peritoneal irritation signs are definite indicators for an immediate laparotomy, but the review revealed intraabdominal organ evisceration alone not to be a statistically significant factor. In addition, the authors suggest that abnormal CT findings can be valuable for making a decision on management of hemodynamically stable stab wound patients. Further study may clarify a role for a more selective approach to operative intervention and for a more extensive use of selective observation.