Its effectiveness at improving CPR depends on the type of feedback that is given, the nature of that feedback, and when and how it is given, says researcher Carolyn L. Cason.
First prize and $10,000 went to developers of an app named Lifeline that will be launched before this year's hurricane season.
The region's cold and remote conditions will require improved technology to prevent oil spills, the company said in announcing the move.
The handbook covers topics ranging from occupational health and safety to liability issues.
Some of these devices have a critical defect that may cause the release of insufficient oxygen during start-up, a defect that could immediately result in a life-threatening situation for workers using the respirator.
Cooking is the leading cause of residential building fires (45 percent). Nearly all residential building cooking fires are small, confined fires (94 percent).
At the time of the incident, employees were injecting wastewater underground that was left over from hydraulic fracturing and drilling operations.
The document includes sources of federal funding as well as other new and innovative funding sources not discussed in previous editions.
Craig Fugate, FEMA's administrator, and NOAA Deputy Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan took questions about preparedness for special populations and teaching schoolchildren about severe weather.
Three new safety policies to be implemented immediately throughout the industry were announced April 24 by the European Cruise Council and the Cruise Lines International Association.
Kurt E. Mix, 50, a former BP plc engineer from Katy, Texas, was charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and was arrested April 24.
The emphasis of this technical symposium in Washington, D.C., will be the safety of these batteries in electric vehicles.
Total said the volume of gas leaking from its Elgin platform in the North Sea has dropped by two thirds.
Fire departments can create a wish list by creating a profile and clicking the boxes to indicate the fire safety educational materials they need.
The rule requires health care professionals who perform medical examinations for interstate truck and bus drivers to be trained, tested, and certified on the specific physical qualifications that affect a driver’s ability to safely operate the vehicle.
Early and effective CPR, along with early access to defibrillation to shock the heart to restore a normal rhythm, is essential to patient survival.
Now that the state of Mississippi has sold its Cessna Citation V Ultra jet for $2 million, legislators will be asked to approve buying 78 new vehicles for the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Entergy Texas Inc. and Lamar University sponsored the Southeast Texas Coastal Resilience Forum last week, bringing together experts to discuss how to make harden coastal communities against more intense storms.
The challenge will launch in October 2012, but the agency holds a workshop on April 16 to outline it for interested parties.
The agency will conduct inspections geared to ensure that employers comply with the heat standard by providing adequate water, shade, rest breaks, worker training, and emergency preparations at outdoor worksites.