Personality, perceptions and behavior: a study of speeding amongst drivers in Victoria, Australia - McDonald H, Berecki-Gisolf J, Stephan K, Newstead S.
INTRODUCTION: Road crashes present a serious public health issue. Many people are seriously or fatally injured every year in avoidable crashes. While these crashes can have multiple contributing factors, including road design and condition, vehicle design ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Influencing factors for right turn lane crash frequency based on geographically and temporally weighted regression models - Ling L, Zhang W, Bao J, Ukkusuri SV.
INTRODUCTION: Right-turn lane (RTL) crashes are among the key contributors to intersection crashes in the US. Unfortunately, the lack of deep insights into understanding the effects of RTL geometric design factors on crash frequency impedes improving RTL s...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Road accessibility and safety analysis in gated and non-gated housing communities - Adnan NA, Mahadzir ZA, Hashim H, Yusoff ZM, Rasam ARA, Mokhtar ES.
The relationship between crime and the built environment has been extensively investigated in the field of urban design and planning. Gated housing area refers to a physical personal area with limited access and is governed by special rules, restricting or...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Identifying suicide documentation in clinical notes through zero-shot learning - Workman TE, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Warren AR, Eleazer J, Skanderson M, Lindemann L, Blosnich JR, O'Leary J, Zeng-Treitler Q.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In deep learning, a major difficulty in identifying suicidality and its risk factors in clinical notes is the lack of training samples given the small number of true positive instances among the number of patients screened. This paper ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Qualitative assessment of usability and accessibility of housing design elements for disabled people - Yakob H, Mazlan SA, Abdullah YA, Nasrudin N.
Accessibility has become a challenge in today's societies where everyone has equal rights to live in a barrier-free and accessible environment. A previous study indicated that those living in high-rise residences have limited access to facilities for the d...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Research letter: TBI severity moderates the association between subjective and objective attention in older veterans - Rantins P, Ly M, Clark AL, Weigand AJ, Alshaheri Durazo A, Merritt VC, Bangen KJ, Thomas KR.
This study examined the moderating effect of traumatic brain injury (TBI) history on subjective and objective cognition across multiple cognitive domains. SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND DESIGN: Participants included 242 Vietnam-era veterans with a h...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Responding to sexual assault: a systematic review of police training interventions and outcomes - McQueen K, Murphy-Oikonen J.
Sexual assault is a worldwide issue that impacts many individuals, often with serious and long-lasting effects. Police play an important role for victims seeking justice. However, police response has been highly criticized as less than optimal. One questio...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Balance-based exercise programs on balance in older adults with mild to moderate dementia: a critically appraised topic - Lenox ER, Jones MW.
OBJECTIVE: It is well established that exercise programs including balanced-based exercises are practical and beneficial for cognitively healthy older adults. However, there is limited evidence to determine if these types of training regimens are effective...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Effects of natural shoe wear on traction performance: a longitudinal study - Hemler SL, Pliner EM, Redfern MS, Haight JM, Beschorner KE.
Footwear outsole design is an important factor for shoe-floor friction and for preventing slipping. Shoes with small, uniformly-separated tread blocks (often included on slip-resistant shoes) have decreased slip risk due to their increased friction and bet...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Intervention mapping as a framework for developing and testing an intervention to promote safety at a rail infrastructure maintenance company - van der Beek D, Steijn WMP, Groeneweg J.
In this article, the authors apply the intervention mapping (IM) protocol to develop safety leadership training for a rail infrastructure maintenance company. The IM protocol helps to create an evidence-based intervention in a structured way, based on conc...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Thyroid Ablation Safety Addressed by Expert Consensus Thyroid Ablation Safety Addressed by Expert Consensus
Recommendations from a multidisciplinary team of experts address safety, proper training, and implementation in use of thermal and other types of benign thyroid ablation.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2023, Upcoming Live Training: Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository
Through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you to common data elements (CDEs) and the NIH Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). The course begins with an in-depth introduction to what CDEs are and examples of how researchers are already using them. Then, you 19ll see how to search the repository and practice searching on your own. Subject matter experts will be in attendance to answer your questions.
Source: NLM Technical Bulletin - September 19, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Health Tech Academy Launches Curriculum for Aspiring Surgical Technologists
The academy offers comprehensive training for aspiring professionals, emphasizing hands-on learning and a well-rounded skillset to meet healthcare industry demands. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A renowned leader in online medical education, Health Tech Academy has...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Shutdown threatens Ukraine training, weapons deliveries
The government shutdown looming in two weeks if lawmakers fail to reach a deal could halt shipments of critical weapons and U.S. military training of Ukrainian forces, even as the fighting intensifies in the country’s southeast, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. Wide-ranging furloughs and the…#pentagon #defensedepartments #ukraine #chrissherwood #middleeast #nationalguard #defense #ukrainians #usarmys #m1abrams
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Your Customers Want to Text You
There is vast promise and power in this simple, often overlooked way of communicating back and forth with your customers. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I'm known professionally as a customer service consultant, customer experience trainer and training designer,…#genz
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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