A new tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients has been developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The tool is the product of four small-scale research projects in several locations over many years. It consists of two standardized forms for nurses and other care providers to score values of behavioral and physical indicators or signs from the patient.
Now serving more than 1.8 million federal workers annually, FOH was created in August 1946 when President Truman signed an amendment to the Public Health Service Act.
A stockpiled vaccine designed to fight a strain of avian flu that circulated in 2004 can be combined with a vaccine that matches the current strain of bird flu to protect against a potential pandemic, according to researchers from Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development.
Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, appear to also be associated with a lower risk of cervical spine injury, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests.
In the U.S. each year, approximately 7,000 roadway deaths and 450,000 injuries are associated with poor weather-related driving conditions.
Quieter and more fuel efficient than earlier versions of the aircraft, it will meet Heathrow Airport's "stringent noise standards" and be allowed to land there 24 hours a day, according to Boeing.
In findings involving 2,564 people, scientists said those who drank diet soda every day had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events than those who reported no soda drinking.
Entitled “Deadly Practices,” the video includes animations that show the hazards of releasing gas into areas where it can accumulate, ignite, and kill or injure workers or members of the public.
Calling the current Federal Railroad Administration requirement "an example of regulatory excess that is costing America's businesses billions of dollars with no obvious benefits," sponsoring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison wants to ensure the mandate applies to the lines that will be used in 2015, not 2008 traffic patterns.
There were only 11 major strikes or lockouts in 2010, the second-lowest total since the agency began keeping track of them in 1947. The lowest total was five in 2009.
Representatives from 17 countries around the world recorded video messages of solidarity with Egyptian union members and the Egyptian people before Hosni Mubarak stepped down.
Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC/Howard Leight’s Dr. Theresa Schulz is presenting four “HearForever™: Best Practices in Hearing Conservation” seminars in early April, the company announced.
The March 15 meeting in Silver Spring, Md., is part on a planned strengthening of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s 510(k) premarket notification process, which is currently used to clear new AEDs for the marketplace.
Radiology images taken in the hospital or physician’s office are compressed for secure network transfer then sent to the appropriate portable wireless device via software called Mobile MIM.
From 2004 to 2008, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 24,600 lightning fires per year. The report says the Sago Mine explosion in January 2006 was one of the deadliest fires caused by lightning in recent years.
The agency has invited 162 law enforcement agencies to participate and will try to survey a population of approximately 2,467 sworn officers.
Both were announced Feb. 9. USPS is trying to cut $2 billion in operating costs this fiscal year by cutting 40 million work hours. Since the end of 2007, total employee headcount is down 15.1 percent.