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Hot bath-related deaths occur occasionally in Korea, particularly in the winter season among elderly people. The postmortem determination of the cause and manner of death is often difficult because the investigation depends predominantly on postmortem external examination. Moreover, the pathogenesis of sudden death during immersion in a hot bath tub is not easily explained. Confusion regarding the manner of death, whether accidental or natural, causes some conflicts in the compensation of life insurance. This study reviewed the literature, particularly Japanese studies about epidemiology, pathophysiology, and the disputes regarding determination of the manner of death. We concluded that the cause and manner of death are not as simple as only natural disease or drowning; there are complicated cases mixed with accidental and natural causes. Extensive epidemiological studies and thorough investigation, including full autopsy and toxicologic studies, are essential for comprehensive understanding of hot bath-related deaths in Korea.
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Aged , Humans , Asian People , Autopsy , Baths , Cause of Death , Compensation and Redress , Death, Sudden , Dissent and Disputes , Drowning , Epidemiologic Studies , Epidemiology , Immersion , Insurance, Life , Korea , SeasonsABSTRACT
Fundamentos: A cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica (RVM) e a angioplastia coronariana (AC) são procedimentos comuns na prática clínica, que precisam ser continuamente avaliados. Objetivos: Estudar a sobrevida nos indivíduos submetidos à RVM ou AC no Estado do Rio de Janeiro (ERJ), pagas por seguros de saúde e privados, no período de 2000 a 2007. Métodos: Estudo utilizando bancos de dados para identificar os indivíduos submetidos aos procedimentos e aqueles que morreram, para estimar a sobrevida. As informações sobre RVM e AC provieram das Comunicações de Internação Hospitalar (CIH) e sobre óbitos das Declarações de Óbitos. Foi realizado relacionamento probabilístico entre os bancos com o programa RecLink para identificar os indivíduos que morreram após os procedimentos. Resultados: Apenas 980 procedimentos foram notificados em oito anos em 937 indivíduos residentes no ERJ. No interior do ERJ foram realizadas 32,4 por cento das RVM dos 509 indivíduos submetidos ao procedimento, enquanto as demais foram feitas em outros estados, 66,6 por cento em São Paulo (SP). Foram identificados 428 indivíduos com AC, 71,7 por cento realizadas no interior do ERJ e as demais nos outros estados, 22,8 por cento em SP. Não foi encontrada qualquer...
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Insurance, Life , Myocardial Reperfusion/economics , Myocardial Reperfusion/mortality , Myocardial Revascularization/methods , Myocardial Revascularization/mortality , SurvivalABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine lifestyle, BMI, BP, and lipids profiles in male subjects and to explore the relationships among variables. METHODS: A total of 148 male subjects were recruited from one life insurance company from December 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006. Data collection methods were structured questionnaire, anthropometry and serum analysis. The relationships among lifestyle, BMI, BP, and serum lipid profiles were assessed by descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and partial Pearson's correlation coefficient of variables after controlling for age, educational level, and economic status. RESULTS: The mean BMI of the participants was relatively high as 25.38(range: 18.38 - 32.83). The differences of serum lipid profiles according to age, educational level, and economic status were significant. 'Use of caffeine and drugs'(r = -.187, p < .05) and 'consciousness of safety'( r= -.200, p < .05) was negatively related to BMI. Higher score of 'type of personality' domain was correlated with lower systolic BP(r = -.221, p < .01) and lower diastolic BP(r = -.195, p < .05) and was positively correlated with HDL(r = .191, p < .05). CONCLUSION: 'Use of caffeine and drugs', 'consciousness of safety' and 'type of personality' of lifestyle as well as 'dietary habit' and 'exercise' played a key role in circulatory disease.
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Humans , Male , Anthropometry , Blood Pressure , Caffeine , Data Collection , Insurance, Life , Life Style , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Life insurance has been developed in means of providing economic compensation for unexpected accidental losses. As the insurance industry of Korea grows along with improvement of economic state, the life insurance crime has now appeared as an increasing social issue. The studies on the life insurance crime in Korea have been barely done with the viewpoint of forensic medicine and science. An understanding of insurance crime cases may be fundamental to develop the system to uncover or prevent it. The authors examined the definition of life insurance crime and twelve cases of insurance money related death investigated by postmortem examination through autopsy file of WDO, NISI in Korea. This article analyzes twelve autopsy cases related with insurance money, even though some cases have no proven investigative evidence or court ruling. A feature found in the cases is that it has the tendency of occurring among family members. Other characteristic is that automobiles are exploited with elaborately planned crime plots. To achieve an efficient prevention method for cutting down these insurance crimes, active government's engagement, assiduous operation of investigation authorities, insurance company's co-effort, and good information exchange system should be worked cooperatively.
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Humans , Automobiles , Autopsy , Compensation and Redress , Crime , Forensic Medicine , Insurance , Insurance, Life , KoreaABSTRACT
Se analizan los resultados obtenidos en la ejecución de un proyecto de salud laboral en la Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Salud Integral, Clínica Lic. Rodrigo Fournier Guevara, cuyo objetivo principal fue implementar con los funcionarios de esta clínica metropolitana un programa de actividad física que permitiera propiciar la adopción de estilos de vida saludables. Se incorporaron elementos educativos en temas nutricionales, monitoreo de parámetros antropométricos pre y post participación en el programa y se diseñaron instructivos cualitativos y cuantitativos para detectar modificaciones conductuales y físicas en los funcionarios. La ejecución de este proyecto se realizó durante el período comprendido de febrero a diciembre del año 2004. Se observó disminución del estrés laboral y una actitud de cambio para incorporar nuevos estilos de vida. Aunque la finalidad específica del programa no era obtener la pérdida de peso en los funcionarios también se detectaron modificaciones en este aspecto.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Exercise , Insurance, Life , Job Satisfaction , Occupational Medicine , Stress, Physiological , Occupational Groups , Working Conditions , Costa RicaABSTRACT
"Constrói, a partir de dados da Susep, tábuas de vida para os consumidores dos produtos vida e previdência privada. Uma equação matemática é ajustada, e pode ser decomposta em mortalidade infantil, mortalidade por causas externas e mortalidade por senescência. Calcula intervalos de confiança para as taxas de mortalidade e faz comparações com algumas tábuas selecionadas utilizadas pelo mercado."
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Private Health Care Coverage , Mortality , Methods , Insurance, Life , Private Sector , Life Tables , BrazilSubject(s)
Humans , Working Conditions , Human Rights , Health , Occupational Health , Insurance, LifeSubject(s)
Ecuador , Health Expenditures , Income , Insurance , Insurance, Health , Insurance, Life , Investments , Investments , Social Security , Public HealthABSTRACT
Esta obra vem preencher um vazio editorial. Vai sem dúvida tornar-se livro de consulta obrigatória dos profissionais do seguro, sempre que tenham carência de informaçäo ou conhecimento sobre aspectos médicos das relaçöes entre segurados e seguradoras. Nos seguros de pessoas, em que a tradiçäo é a da lida com a biometria, desde muito tempo vem ocupando crescente espaço, a preocupaçäo, também, com a biologia e com a medicina. Este livro é de importância fundamental, aqui no Brasil, para os que tenham interesse, direto ou indireto, pelo assunto
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Accidents , Insurance, Life , Jurisprudence , Medicine , Brazil , Insurance CarriersABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study was to compute, for the first time, mortality rates based on the experience of Kuwait insurance companies, since they use foreign mortality tables in calculating their life premiums. Data were collected from Kuwait insurance companies covering the period from July 1st, 1985 to June 30th, 1989. For practical convenience, the census method was used in calculating the mortality rates, taking into consideration that the data is grouped in quinate age groups. Graduation was done by the Kernel method [a non-parametric method]. Finally, the new Kuwaiti graduated mortality rates were compared with the current mortality rates and profound discrepancies were found