Changes In Mortality Trends Of Road Traffic Injuries In Lithuania Over 1971-2014

Birutė Strukčinskienė, Robert Bauer, Vaiva Strukčinskaitė, Sigutė Norkiene Abstract The goal of this study was to analyze the changes in mortality trends of road traffic injuries for the whole population in transitional Lithuania over 1971 to 2014. Special attention was paid to the potential effect of the activities at macro and micro-level, and the socio-economic…

Injuries After Falls in Elderly in Lithuania

Sigitas Griškonis, Birutė Strukčinskienė, Juozas Raistenskis, Vaiva Strukčinskaitė, Ieva Griškonytė Abstract The survey on elderly people (65 plus) that have to be treated for a fall injury in Lithuania hospitals. In the survey 312 elderly participated. Chi-square test was used and the significance level p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study revealed that the majority…

Specificity of Researches of Accidents of Electric Effect on Human Body

Egidijus Radzevičius, Lionginas Radzevičius Abstract This article discusses legal and technical aspects of electric effect on human body. Electric effect on a living human being is analyzed by looking at the legal and electrotechnical aspects. Issues are examined on the basis of new scientific developments and international standards, taking into account safety requirements for electrotechnical…

Trends in the Spread of Burns in Lithuania 2001-2010

Darius Kubilius, Rytis Rimdeika, Mindaugas Kazanavičius Abstract Background and objective. The article presents the main Lithuanian burns epidemiological data, assesses raw and standardized data trends. The burns data is compared with particular data of other casualties of external causes of the Lithuanian population and also compared with international data. Material and methods. The non-experimental descriptive…