Background Improper storage of the electrosurgical handpiece has been identified as an operating room hazard. OBJECTIVE To test among representative surgical personnel two different methods of improving safety performance: a demonstration/lecture session, and improved equipment arrangement on the operating field. METHODS A field experiment occurred in the classroom and in the operating room...

The present study was designed to evaluate the quality of CPR procedures performed in Tehran's Rasool-e-Akram Hospital-- the first Emergency Medicine academic center in Iran-using a videotaped real-life (actual) CPR technique, with the aim of pointing out the defects and shortcomings in this regard. The performance of the CPR team in the emergency resuscitation room of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital w...

Videotape has become one of the CHI community's most useful technologies: it allows us to analyze users' interactions with computers, prototype new interfaces, and present the results of our research and technical innovations to others. But video is a double-edged sword. It is often misused, however unintentionally. How can we use it well, without compromising our integrity? This paper presents...

Filming or videotaping a work of art is traditionally done in either the gallery or studio setting. In either case, the work is taken off view and methodically surrounded by camera and lighting equipment. This process is time consuming, expensive and places the work at risk of being damaged by light, heat and/or toppling equipment. The tremendous investment and risk involved in this process req...

Reenactment of the circumstances in deaths associated with restraint, utilizing participants and witnesses while memories are fresh, may help death investigators more accurately determine the cause of death. Two recent deaths in Ventura County that occurred during restraint are discussed. Within a day of the autopsies the restrainers agreed to participate in reenactments of the restraint proces...

This paper aims to investigate how a learning trajectory (LT) of multiplication rules support students in developing their understanding and reasoning skills. The activities LT are developed by using Realistic Mathematics Education approach with Islamic values embedded. study employed design research, which involved cyclical process preliminary design, experimental retrospective analysis. data ...