Risk aggregation is the process of combining multiple individual risks to develop a better understanding overall risk on system. Different can have different consequences and units measure. This study contributes by presenting general method combine posed an Arctic ship accident. The considers ecological socio-economic potential oil spill, life-safety evacuation. Existing models for each conseq...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the documentation of vital signs in children attending accident and emergency (A&E) for asthma and to assess whether indicators of severity were used appropriately. METHODS Records of all children aged 3 to 14 attending A&E for the treatment of asthma in four London hospitals over a three month period were examined for documentation of heart rate, respiratory rate, peak...

In spite of significant advances in highways safety, a lot of crashes in high severities still occur in highways. Investigation of influential factors on crashes enables engineers to carry out calculations in order to reduce crash severity. Therefore, this paper deals with the models to illustrate the simultaneous influence of human factors, road, vehicle, weather conditions and traffic feature...

OBJECTIVE To test the previously described misdiagnosis severity score (MSS) by comparing it with doctors' perceptions of the severity of diagnostic errors. METHODS 14 scenarios of diagnostic errors were described on a questionnaire. These were given to 12 accident and emergency (A&E) consultants who were asked to indicate their assessment of the severity of the errors on a scale of 1 to 10. ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The coverage of the official statistics is poor in motorcycle and moped accidents. The aim of this study was to analyze the severity of motorcycle and moped crashes, and to define the degree of under-reporting in official statistics. MATERIAL AND METHODS All first attendances due to an acute motorcyclist or moped driver injury registered in the emergency department between...

OBJECTIVES To examine all accident and emergency (A&E) department attendances by children under the age of 1 year over a period of 12 months. Also to try to identify the prevalence and severity of accident types in small children and to suggest ways to reduce such accidents. METHODS The A&E department of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital (RACH) serves a population of over half a million....

Motorcycle helmets have been reported to reduce the risk of death and head injuries following motorcycle accidents. The aim of this descriptive prospective study was to determine the injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcyclists and passengers at a tertiary hospital in north-western Tanzania. A total of 654 patients involved in the motorcycle accident were studied. Of these, 468 ...

The integration of Wireless technologies, GIS and sensors, has opened new possibilities of developing an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The face of ITS are changing with modern applications like Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS), Route Guidance Systems (RGS), Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Performance Monitoring and Congestion management etc. An effective Intel...