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Trudel, Tina M.; Halper, James; Pines, Hayley; Cancro, Lorraine – Exceptional Parent, 2010
It is important to determine if a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has occurred when an individual is assessed in a hospital emergency room after a car accident, fall, or other injury that affects the head. This determination influences decisions about treatment. It is essential to screen for the injury, because the sooner they begin appropriate…
Descriptors: Accidents, Head Injuries, Brain, Clinical Diagnosis
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Lukic, Dane; Margaryan, Anoush; Littlejohn, Allison – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to review current approaches to learning from health and safety incidents in the workplace. The aim of the paper is to identify the diversity of approaches and analyse them in terms of learning aspects. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was conducted searching for terms incident/accident/near…
Descriptors: Accidents, Safety, Journal Articles, Organizational Development
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Zecevic, Aleksandra A.; Salmoni, Alan W.; Lewko, John H.; Vandervoort, Anthony A. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2007
An in-depth understanding of human factors and human error is lacking in current research on seniors' falls. Additional knowledge is needed to understand why seniors are falling. The purpose of this article is to describe the adapting of the Integrated Safety Investigation Methodology (ISIM) (used for investigating transportation and industrial…
Descriptors: Investigations, Systems Approach, Accident Prevention, Safety Education