Publications by authors named "Dipnall J"

Globally, thousands of truck occupants die annually from motor vehicle incidents. During medico-legal investigations of such incidents, forensic practitioners are required to undertake thorough examinations of the injuries present. Despite this, very few studies assessing skeletal fractures in particular, in deceased truck occupants are currently available in the literature for practitioners.

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  • The study investigates acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in major trauma patients, which is often overlooked in both trauma and cardiology fields.
  • Using data from the Victorian State Trauma Registry from 2013 to 2022, researchers focused on patients with significant injuries and examined their clinical outcomes related to AMI.
  • They found that 1.4% of trauma patients experienced AMI, typically in older individuals with more health issues, leading to longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates compared to those without AMI.
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Objective: To investigate the moderating effects of socio-demographic social determinants of health (SDH) in the relationship between types of childhood hospitalisation (ie, none, injury, non-injury, injury+non-injury) and academic performance.

Design, Setting And Patients: Children residing in Wales 2009-2016 (N=369 310). Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank linked Tagged Electronic Cohort Cymru (five data sources) from the Wales Electronic Cohort for Children.

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Reference data for dental age estimate is sparse in New Zealand (NZ), with only two contemporary studies. Te Moananui et al. (J For Sci.

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Aim: This observational study aimed to investigate temporal trends in transport-related injuries in New Zealand by mode of transport and explore whether specific population groups and localities have a relatively higher incidence of injury. These trends provide insight into changes in injury patterns from road trauma.

Methods: A retrospective study of hospitalised road trauma in New Zealand was conducted between 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2021.

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Background: Overcontrol and undercontrol personality types have been associated with an increase in eating pathology, depression and anxiety. The aim of the research was to explore whether latent overcontrol and undercontrol personality types could be identified using cluster analysis of the facets of the five factor model (FFM). We further aimed to understand how these personality types were associated with eating pathology, depressed mood and anxiety.

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Background: While injuries can impact on children's educational achievements (with threats to their development and employment prospects), these risks are poorly quantified. This population-based longitudinal study investigated the impact of an injury-related hospital admission on Welsh children's academic performance.

Methods: The Secure Anonymised Information Linkage databank, 55 587 children residing in Wales from 2006 to 2016 who had an injury hospital admission (58.

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Objectives: Trampolines are an important cause of childhood injury and focus of injury prevention. Understanding and prevention of trampoline park injury is constrained by inadequate exposure data to estimate the at-risk population. This study aimed to measure trampoline park injury incidence and time trends using industry data.

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Introduction: The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) is a self-report measure of personality pathology designed to measure pathological personality traits outlined in the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorders. Within the extensive literature exploring the relationship between personality and disordered eating, there are few that explore the relationship between the PID-5 and disordered eating behaviours in a non-clinical sample of males and females: restrictive eating, binge eating, purging, chewing and spitting, excessive exercising and muscle building.

Methods: An online survey assessed disordered eating, PID-5 traits and general psychopathology and was completed by 394 female and 167 male participants aged 16-30.

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Radiocarbon dating is a useful tool in the examination of unknown human remains. Recent studies have shown that the analysis of hair and nail samples can provide a highly accurate estimation of the year of death (YOD). However, little research has examined factors that may influence the uptake and storage of C in these tissues, such as diet, or the use of beauty products.

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The radiocarbon (C) analysis of skeletonised human remains can provide vital information regarding the time since death. This study analysed the C content in both cortical and trabecular bone from the femur and rib of 18 human remains donated to the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research. To determine the most appropriate bone to sample for C analysis when estimating the time since death, differences in turnover time between the bone types, and the difference between environmental C during the year of death (YOD) and the level of C found within the bone (i.

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Objective: To explore and compare the characteristics of frequent attenders to the ED at an Australian and a Canadian tertiary hospitals by utilising a network analysis approach.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective population-based study using administrative data over the 2018 and 2019 calendar years. Participants were from a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia, and Toronto, Canada.

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There is a wealth of research that has highlighted the relationship between personality and eating disorders. It has been suggested that understanding how subclinical disordered eating behaviours are uniquely associated with personality can help to improve the conceptualization of individuals with eating disorders. This study aimed to explore how the facets of the Five-Factor Model (FFM) predicted restrictive eating, binge eating, purging, chewing and spitting, excessive exercising and muscle building among males and females.

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Introduction: Concussion may be sustained in the setting of injuries to multiple body regions and persistent effects of concussion may impact recovery. This project aimed to evaluate the association between concussion and 6-month and 12-month functional outcomes in survivors after major trauma.

Methods: This was a registry-based cohort study that included adult patients with major trauma who presented to hospital between 01 Jan 2008 and 31 Dec 2017 and survived to hospital discharge.

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Objective: To measure symptoms of anxiety, depression and hopelessness in a sample of young Pacific adults living in Auckland, New Zealand during the 2020/2021 COVID-19 pandemic and identify protective factors.

Methods: Participants were 267 Pacific adults (58% female) who completed a survey online. Analyses included descriptive statistics, correlations, linear regression and symptom network analysis.

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Unlabelled: Purpose/Objective Research: This study aimed to examine patterns of pain and mental health after injury, and the patient characteristics associated with reductions in those symptoms.

Research Method/design: This registry-based observational cohort study included all people ≥ 16 years old hospitalized for unintentional injuries from 2007 to 2014 who were included in the Victorian State Trauma Registry or Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry, survived to 12-months postinjury and did not have severe brain injury or spinal cord injury ( = 31,073). Symptoms and related impacts were measured with pain Numerical Rating Scale, EuroQol Five Dimensions Three Level questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L), and 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) pain and mental health items at 6-, 12-, and 24-months postinjury.

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Introduction: Proximal humeral fractures account for a significant proportion of all fractures. Detailed accurate classification of the type and severity of the fracture is a key component of clinical decision making, treatment and plays an important role in orthopaedic trauma research. This research aimed to assess the performance of Machine Learning (ML) multiclass classification algorithms to classify proximal humeral fractures using radiology text data.

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Background: Network analysis provides opportunities to gain a greater understanding of the complex interplay of risk factors for depression and heterogeneous symptom presentations. This study used network analysis to discover risk factors associated with both depression severity and depression symptoms amongst Pacific adolescents in New Zealand.

Methods: Mixed graphical models with regularization were fitted to data from a community sample of New Zealand born, Pacific adolescents, (n = 561; 51% male; Mean age (SD) = 17 (0.

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  • Injury significantly affects children's health-related quality of life (HRQoL), with various factors influencing their recovery and development post-injury.
  • The study analyzed data from over 2,200 child injury survivors across multiple countries, assessing their quality of life at various intervals following their injuries.
  • Key predictors of HRQoL included socioeconomic status, age, type of injury, and presence of comorbidities, highlighting the importance of these factors in managing and preventing the long-term effects of childhood injuries.
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Background: Family violence homicide (FVH) is a major public health and social problem in Australia. FVH trend rates are key outcomes that determine the effectiveness of current management practices and policy directions. Data source-related methodological problems affect FVH research and policy and the reliable measurement of homicide trends.

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Purpose: This study aimed to characterise recovery from pain and mental health symptoms, and identify whether treatment use facilitates recovery.

Methods: Victorian State Trauma Registry and Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry participants without neurotrauma who had transport injury claims with the Transport Accident Commission from 2007 to 2014 were included ( = 5908). Latent transition analysis of pain Numeric Rating Scale, SF-12, and EQ-5D-3L pain and mental health items from 6 to 12 months, and 12 to 24 months post-injury were used to identify symptom transitions.

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When human remains are discovered, confirming the identification of the decedent is the first part of the forensic medical investigation. In cases where the remains are skeletonised or badly decomposed, differential preservation often increases the difficulty of this task. Bomb pulse dating, which directly compares levels of 14 C within human tissues to atmospheric levels, can provide an estimate of the year of death, which may assist in the identification process.

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Road trauma remains a significant public health problem. We aimed to identify sub-groups of motor vehicle collisions in Victoria, Australia, and the association between collision characteristics and outcomes up to 24 months post-injury. Data were extracted from the Victorian State Trauma Registry for injured drivers aged ≥16 years, from 2010 to 2016, with a compensation claim who survived ≥12 months post-injury.

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