OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence and characteristics of adverse events (AEs) and no-harm events (NHEs) in critically ill patients. DESIGN Observational, prospective, 24-h cross-sectional study with self-reporting. SETTING Seventy-nine intensive care units at 76 hospitals. MEASUREMENTS Number of events, risk of AEs and NHEs, types of incidents, severity and avoidability of incidents. ...

Abstract Police officers are frequently exposed to critical and potentially traumatic incidents in their work. Exposure (CI) policing is associated with an increased risk of developing mental health problems, particular post-traumatic stress disorder. However, the definitions understandings police-specific CI vary extensively. The present qualitative study aimed enhance our understanding core c...

World events over the past decade have highlighted the threat of nuclear terrorism as well as an urgent need to develop radiation countermeasures for acute radiation exposures and subsequent bodily injuries. An increased probability of radiological or nuclear incidents due to detonation of nuclear weapons by terrorists, sabotage of nuclear facilities, dispersal and exposure to radioactive mater...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the extent and cause of radioactive contamination in our nuclear cardiology laboratory, and to develop possible solutions to minimize future occurrence. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review to determine the underlying causes of the 15 minor radioactive contamination events that have occurred in the exercise areas of our laboratory si...

BACKGROUND Psychologically traumatic workplace events (known as critical incidents) occur within various work environments, with workgroups in certain industries vulnerable to multiple incidents. With the increasing prevalence of incidents in the USA, incident response is a growing practice area within occupational medicine, industrial psychology, occupational social work and other occupational...

Border monitoring equipment for nuclear and other radioactive materials apply fixed installed, automated “portal monitors” at checkpoints such as road and rail border crossings, airports or seaports, to detect gamma and neutron radiation in order to alert the front line officer about the presence of nuclear and other radioactive materials. Although highly sensitive and reliable systems are avai...

Background: Awareness of the overall status of incidents and accidents and also the relevant causes can be extremely fruitful in preventing them. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of incidents and accidents in Dayyer, Province of Bushehr, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 838 incident cases obtained from the registered data from ...