OBJECTIVE A variety of educational efforts, policies, and regulations have been adopted to reduce all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injury in children. Despite this, ATV use by children continues and serious injuries are common. The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, practices, and beliefs of ATV users to help develop effective educational strategies to promote safer ATV use. DES...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of a paraprofessional home visitation program (HVP) to improve home safety and prevent injuries among children living in low-income settings. METHODS The HVP was implemented in two low-income communities in South Africa. In each community, approximately 200 households were randomly selected for the trial. Eligible households were those with children ...

background: safety programs are a core part of safety management in workplaces that can reduce incidents and injuries. the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of safety training observation program (stop) technique as a behavior modification program on safety climate in a construction company . methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on workers of the petrochemical co...

Evidence-based health care practices are available for a number of conditions such as asthma, heart failure, and diabetes. However, these practices are not always implemented in care delivery, and variation in practices abound. Traditionally, patient safety research has focused on data analyses to identify patient safety issues and to demonstrate that a new practice will lead to improved qualit...

OBJECTIVES To develop an understanding of factors acting as barriers and motivators to parental uptake of child poison safety strategies. DESIGN A qualitative study involving semistructured interviews and focus groups. A grounded theory approach was used for the collection and analysis of data. PARTICIPANTS Sixty five parents of children under 5 years of age, some of whom had experienced an...

BACKGROUND Patient safety is one of the major issues concerning the medical community and the World Health Organization (WHO) in most countries. This study aimed to evaluate the patient safety status in an Eye Hospital in Tehran, using the WHO model for Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiatives (PSFHI) in 2012. METHODS This Cross-Sectional study was done in an Eye Hospital in Tehran. Measu...