Koper curve principle for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) traffic enforcement - Baker S, Trimble T.
With the goal of better understanding how to reduce commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes, a literature review was conducted to explore whether the "Koper Curve principle" has ever been applied to efforts aimed at reducing CMV crashes, and if so, how it w...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Road-network-map-assisted vehicle positioning based on pose graph optimization - Xu S, Sun Y, Zhao K, Fu X, Wang S.
Satellite signals are easily lost in urban areas, which causes difficulty in vehicles being located with high precision. Visual odometry has been increasingly applied in navigation systems to solve this problem. However, visual odometry relies on dead-reck...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Communication in sudden-onset major incidents: patterns and challenges-scoping review - Hansen PM, Mikkelsen S, Rehn M.
OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe patterns and challenges in communication in sudden-onset major incidents. METHODS: Systematic scoping review according to Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Data sources included Cochrane Library,...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Ethical decision making in disaster and emergency management: a systematic review of the literature - Cuthbertson J, Penney G.
Ethical decision making in disaster and emergency management requires more than good intentions; it also asks for careful consideration and an explicit, systematic approach. The decisions made by leaders and the effects they have in a disaster must carry t...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Hospice and palliative care during disasters: a systematic review - Plagg B, Ballmann J, Ewers M.
Providing and maintaining hospice and palliative care during disasters poses significant challenges. To understand the impact of disasters on the provision of hospice and palliative care and the disaster preparedness initiatives in the field, a systematic ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Sensors on the internet of things systems for urban disaster management: a systematic literature review - Zeng F, Pang C, Tang H.
The occurrence of disasters has the potential to impede the progress of sustainable urban development. For instance, it has the potential to result in significant human casualties and substantial economic repercussions. Sustainable cities, as outlined in t...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

ADAS in your pocket - a review of the features, functions and future of smartphone-based advanced driver assistance system - Paine D, Webber K, Paine M.
27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV): Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the Next 50 Years https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/27/27ESV-000245.pdf Advanced Driver Assistance Systems...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Effects of road conditions, traffic patterns, and human-made features on road safety: review article - Pappu Kumar, Kumar A, Kumar V.
This review article explores the effects of road conditions, traffic patterns, and human-made features on road safety. It provides a comprehensive analysis of existing research studies and aims to enhance understanding of the various factors influencing ro...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Monitoring distracted driving behaviours with smartphones: an extended systematic literature review - Papatheocharous E, Kaiser C, Moser J, Stocker A.
Driver behaviour monitoring is a broad area of research, with a variety of methods and approaches. Distraction from the use of electronic devices, such as smartphones for texting or talking on the phone, is one of the leading causes of vehicle accidents. W...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

A potential role exists for nutritional interventions in the chronic phase of mild traumatic brain injury, concussion and sports-related concussion: a systematic review - Ryan T, Nagle S, Daly E, Pearce AJ, Ryan L.
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) represents a significant burden for individuals, economies, and healthcare systems worldwide. Recovery protocols focus on medication and physiotherapy-based interventions. Animal studies have shown that antioxidants, bran...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

A review of burnout assessment instruments in public safety - Esteves GGL, Zanini DS, Melo GVLR, Pereira J únior SV, Oliveira SES, Corrêa FM, Fonseca WR, Nascimento TG, Barbosa LLP, Macedo FGL, Faiad C.
Aimed to map the instruments used in evaluating Burnout syndrome in public security professionals, indicating the psychometric aspects, samples, and associated variables. Nineteen studies were selected from the searched databases (PsycINFO, PubMED and Goog...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Factors delaying the continuum of care for the management of traumatic brain injury in low- and-middle income countries: a systematic review - Shakir M, Altaf A, Irshad HA, Hussain N, Pirzada S, Tariq M, Trillo-Ordonez Y, Enam SA.
BACKGROUND: Considering the disproportionate burden of delayed traumatic brain injury (TBI) management in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs), there is pressing demand for investigations. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate factors delaying the conti...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Systematic review and meta-analysis use in the field of spinal cord injury research: a bibliometric analysis - Stojic S, Minder B, Boehl G, Rivero T, Zwahlen M, Gemperli A, Glisic M.
OBJECTIVE: To subvert issues of low sample sizes and high attrition rates and generate epidemiologically-sound evidence, collaborative research-through international consortia and multi-centric studies-and meta-analysis approaches are encouraged in spinal ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The risk factors of chronic pain in victims of violence: a scoping review - Uvelli A, Duranti C, Salvo G, Coluccia A, Gualtieri G, Ferretti F.
Violent situations are unfortunately very frequent in women and children all over the world. These experiences have long-term consequences for adult physical and psychological health. One of the most reported is chronic pain, defined in various sub-diagnos...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Uncapped metered-dose inhalers: a risk for foreign body aspiration. a case report and review of the literature - Sch ürmann D, Saccomanno J, Temmesfeld-Wollbrück B, Witzenrath M, Hübner RH.
We report a case in which a plastic cable clip accidentally lodged in the mouthpiece of an uncapped pressurized MDI was aspirated during i...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

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