Wildlife incidents with aircraft cost the United States (U.S.) civil aviation industry >US$1.4 billion in estimated damages and loss of revenue from 1990 to 2009. Although terrestrial mammals represented only 2.3 % of wildlife incidents, damage to aircraft occurred in 59 % of mammal incidents. We examined mammal incidents (excluding bats) at all airports in the Federal Aviation Administration (...

Background: Hospitals are the front line of dealing with Incidents. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) incidents alarming for governments' healthcare providers public. Therefore, they must make necessary preparations to deal these incidents. Objectives: This study aimed evaluate preparedness hospitals against chemical, related influential factors. Methods: The present was a ...

Nuclear power plant emergency robots are used to respond significant public safety incidents, such as uncontrolled radioactive sources and nuclear catastrophe leaks. However, there no standardized evaluation criteria for the optimal design of robots. We offer a quantitative analytic algorithm optimizing address this issue. The method optimizes structural parameters robot in accordance with work...

BACKGROUND Major incidents put pressure on any health system. There are currently no studies describing the epidemiology of major incidents in South Africa (SA). The lack of data makes planning for major incidents and exercising of major incident plans difficult. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of major incidents in the Western Cape Province, SA. METHODS A retrospective analysis of t...

We aimed to determine the type and frequency of critical incidents in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit, to determine outcomes consequent to these incidents and to devise corrective strategies. Prospectively collected data on critical incidents during a 33-month period were analysed. In all, 1918 patients were admitted to the unit during the study period. Each incident was analysed in det...

BACKGROUND Equipment-related incidents in the operating room (OR) can affect quality of care. In this study, the authors determined the occurrence and effects on the care process in a large teaching hospital. METHODS During a 4-week period, OR nurses reported equipment-related incidents during surgery procedures in both locations of the hospital. The incidents were reported using a separate f...

Gasoline prices have significant effects on traffic safety. However, existing literature has failed to adequately investigate the effects: the literature has examined only fatal incidents rather than total traffic incidents. This study analyzes the effects of gasoline prices on total traffic incidents and on the incidents by age and gender. The results suggest that gasoline prices have negative...

In light of the exceptional circumstances that arose from hosting the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and from recent terrorist events internationally, Greece attributes the highest priority to security issues. According to its statutory role, the Greek Atomic Energy Commission is responsible for emergency preparedness and response in case of nuclear and radiological events, and advises the Gov...