The majority of hospital physiologic monitor alarms are not clinically actionable and contribute to alarm fatigue. In 2014, The Joint Commission declared alarm safety as a National Patient Safety Goal and urged prompt action by hospitals to mitigate the issue [1]. It has been demonstrated that vital signs in hospitalized children are quite different from currently accepted reference ranges [2]....

In order to be deployed in driving environments, Intelligent transport system (ITS) must be able to recognize and respond to exceptional road conditions such as traffic signs, highway work zones and imminent road works automatically. Recognition of traffic sign is playing a vital role in the intelligent transport system, it enhances traffic safety by providing drivers with safety and precaution...

Driving is a key aspect of independence for many older individuals. However, road safety may be compromised if an individual is not able to perceive adequately the driving environment. In this paper, we examine whether driver assistance systems that are currently the subject of research can help in this regard. Specifically, can we identify deficits that lead to older adults needing to cease dr...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of message type and source on visitor compliance with fire restrictions at the Applewhite Picnic Area, Cajon Ranger District, San Bernardino National Forest, California. Six treatments were administered during summer 2005 involving verbal messages (awareness of consequences and altruistic messages) and signage for primarily Hispanic recreatio...

BACKGROUND Vital sign data are important for clinical decision making in emergency care. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have been advocated to increase patient safety and quality of care. However, the efficiency of CDSS depends on the quality of the underlying vital sign data. Therefore, possible factors affecting vital sign data quality need to be understood. This study aims to explo...

Patient safety can be compromised by discontinuities in care. Studies suggest that discontinuity results from poor information transfer and faulty communication, which in turn may cause avoidable adverse events. Improving information transfer and communications among health care providers is an important patient safety practice and has been strongly recommended as a means to improve patient car...

OBJECTIVES To examine the implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) among surgeons and anaesthetists working in Swiss hospitals and clinics and their perceptions of the SSC. METHODS Cross-sectional survey at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Surgery, Switzerland, 2010. Opinions of the SSC were assessed with a 6-item questionnaire. RESULTS 152 respondents answered t...

Background: Ferula species have shown wide range of pharmacological properties but there is no study on oral safety profile of Ferula persica due to standard toxicology guidelines. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the acute and subchronic oral toxicity of the alcoholic extract of the aerial parts of Ferula persica to provide its safe dose for long term oral administrations as a possible...

The availability of large-scale databases containing street-level panoramic images offers the possibility to perform semi-automatic surveying of real-world objects such as traffic signs. These inventories can be performed significantly more efficiently than using conventional methods. Governmental agencies are interested in these inventories for maintenance and safety reasons. This paper introd...

The behavior of 643 pedestrians and 1749 motorists at two signal-controlled intersections was observed over a 2-mo. period of observation in March and November. One intersection had a coffin-shaped traffic sign with the wording "Fatality" erected during the first month of observation (March). The second intersection was identical in traffic and pedestrian volume but lacked a "Fatality" sign in ...