Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury and acute hospitalization and rehabilitation charges for spinal cord injuries in Oklahoma, 1988-1990.

Few injuries result in more profound and long-term disability than traumatic spinal cord injury. This study describes the demographic and epidemiologic characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury among Oklahoma residents reported to the statewide, population-based surveillance system in 1988-1990; initial acute hospital and rehabilitation charges for 1989 are also included. There was a reported incidence rate of 40 per million population.

Firearm-related mortality in Oklahoma, 1985-1989.

To determine the extent of firearms as a cause of mortality, Oklahoma vital statistic records were analyzed. The annual mortality rate in Oklahoma between 1985 and 1989 was 20% higher than the U.S.

Community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A among an Indian population in Oklahoma.

Between September 1983 and September 1984, 118 cases of hepatitis A were reported from Caddo County, Oklahoma. No common source was identified, and the epidemic curve suggested person-to-person transmission. In July 1984, enhanced control measures were implemented; these consisted of improvements in surveillance, standardization of case investigation, an expanded, although targeted, use of immune globulin, and a public awareness campaign.

Bacteremic disease due to Haemophilus influenzae capsular type f in adults: report of five cases and review.

Five cases of bacteremic infections due to Haemophilus influenzae type f in adults are described, and previous reports of type f disease in nonpediatric patients are reviewed. Respiratory tract infections were most common in our series (two cases of pneumonia, one of epiglottitis, and one of nosocomial septicemia probably resulting from aspiration pneumonitis). All of these patients had factors predisposing them to respiratory tract infections, e.