Injuries sustained after falls from bridges across the United States-Mexico border at El Paso Traumatismos por caídas desde puentes que atraviesan la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos en El Paso

Injuries sustained after falls from bridges across the United States-Mexico border at El Paso Traumatismos por caídas desde puentes que atraviesan la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos en El Paso

OBJECTIVE: To compare demographics and motivations for falls from bridges at the United States-Mexico border and in El Paso County, Texas, and to analyze injuries and injury patterns to support intentionality and to provide treatment recommendations. METHODS: A retrospective observational review was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Susan F. McLean, Alan H. Tyroch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2012-05-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Fracturas de la columna vertebral
traumatismos encefálicos
migración internacional
accidentes por caídas
salud fronteriza
Estados Unidos
México
Spinal fractures
brain injuries
emigration and immigration
accidental falls
border health
United States
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012000500011

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