Injury Outcomes

The manual handling of people (MHP) is a core activity for care workers in residential aged care, and is known to be associated with high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Promoting patient mobility within the manual handling (MH) interaction is an endorsed MHP risk control intervention strategy that should reduce risk exposure for staff, and may also benefit the patient through increased independence and autonomy.

Serious head injuries are a major concern in light passenger vehicle rollover crashes. There are efforts in the US and Australia to assess the feasibility of developing a dynamic rollover test to evaluate the crashworthiness of a vehicle in a rollover. However, detailed information about the characteristics of serious head injuries in single-vehicle single-event, i.e. pure, rollover crashes, and regarding the capabilities of the dynamic rollover test devices chosen for the separate US and Australian investigations, is lacking.

Concussion is prevalent in collision and contact sports and, therefore, an injury of specific interest. Laboratory and epidemiological research in football codes, in which headgear is not mandatory, has demonstrated the limited effectiveness of headgear in preventing concussion. To further understand the biomechanics of concussion and develop effective prevention methods, it was necessary to investigate the dynamics of head impacts in sport.