Search for dissertations about: "incapacitation"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word incapacitation.

2. 1. Emissions from Fires Consequences for Human Safety and the Environment

   Author : Per Blomqvist; Avdelningen för Brandteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; kontroll av utsläpp; pollution control; Miljöteknik; Environmental technology; Byggnadsteknik; Building construction; incapacitation; CFD; simulations; emissions; particles; dioxin; PAH; gases; quantitative analysis; fire effluents; chemical characterisation; large-scale experiments;

   Abstract : Accidental fires represent a risk for people from the heat and fire effluents produced. It is clear from fire statistics that it is, in fact, the toxic gases that kill and injure many fire victims. Further, there are a number of compounds that are readily produced in fires, which have important sublethal effects on humans. READ MORE

4. 2. Hip fractures in the elderly : social, economic, and psychological aspects of rehabilitation

   Author : Lars Strömberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Hip fracture; rehabilitation; age; cognitive impairment; health economicsStockholm 1998;

   Abstract : Hip fracture is one of the most common somatic inpatient diagnoses, and its incidence will increase even further in the years to come. Since most subjects sustaining this kind of injury are old and living alone, the incapacitation due to the fracture conveys serious social implications. READ MORE