Back on track: creating a robust institutional framework for rail transport of hazardous substances in the Netherlands - van der Vlies V, Berrevoets M, Tretjakova D.
The Basic Network Act (implemented in April 2015 after over 10 years of negotiations) aimed to increase safety by defining risk ceilings along transport routes of hazardous substances by water, road and rail as well as the possibilities for spatial develop...
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Predictive validity of short term scar quality on final burn scar outcome using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale in patients with minor to moderate burn severity - Goei H, van der Vlies CH, Tuinebreijer WE, van Zuijlen PP, Middelkoop E, van Baar ME.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the predictive validity of the Patient and Observer Assessment Scale (POSAS), in order to determine whether it can be used to predict final scar quality. METHODS: Patients with a maximum TBSA burned o...
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Return to work after specialised burn care: a two-year prospective follow-up study of the prevalence, predictors and related costs - Goei H, Hop MJ, van der Vlies CH, Nieuwenhuis MK, Polinder S, Middelkoop E, van Baar ME.
BACKGROUND: Burn injuries may cause long-term disability and work absence, and therefore result in high healthcare and productivity costs. Up to now, detailed information on return to work (RTW) and productivity costs after burns is lacking. AIMS: The aim ...
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Costs of burn care: a systematic review - Hop MJ, Polinder S, van der Vlies CH, Middelkoop E, van Baar ME.
In this study, economic literature...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 25, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Epidemiology and trends in severe burns in the Netherlands - Dokter J, Vloemans AF, Beerthuizen GI, van der Vlies CH, Boxma H, Breederveld R, Tuinebreijer WE, Middelkoop E, van Baar ME.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to characterize the epidemiology of severe burns in the Netherlands, including trends in burn centre admissions, non burn centre admissions and differences by age. METHODS: Patients with burn-related primary ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 11, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

External validation of the revised Baux score for the prediction of mortality in patients with acute burn injury - Dokter J, Meijs J, Oen IM, Van Baar ME, van der Vlies CH, Boxma H.
BACKGROUND: Since the original Baux score was outdated and inhalation injury was recognized as an important contributor to mortality, Osler et al. developed a revised Baux score for the prediction of mortality of burn patients in an American population.The...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Urban planning and rail transport risks: Coping with deadlocks in Dutch urban development projects - van der Vlies V, Van Der Heijden R.
Due to recent disasters and near misses, society has become more aware of the risks involved in the production, storage and transport of hazardous materials. In the Netherlands, this has led to more attention for the institutionalisation of risk management...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

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