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Hodge, Samuel R.; Asola, Eugene – Advances in Special Education, 2019
This chapter is structured for teaching young learners with other health impairments in special education. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), other health impairments represent chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…
Descriptors: Special Education, Young Children, Special Needs Students, Chronic Illness
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Schultz, Susan M. – Global Education Review, 2016
The United States and the World Health Organization have worked to decrease lead exposure in children, but despite these efforts lead poisoning continues to exist in industrialized and developing countries. Prevention is the only way to preclude the health, academic and behavioral problems that occur due to the effects of lead. Public awareness…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
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Robinson, Donald A.; Sorensen, Alfred J. – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1980
A broad spectrum of potentially hazardous chemicals offers serious exposure risks to members of college and university communities. A formal program is needed to minimize exposure to these substances and maintain a prevention oriented protective program. The University of Massachusetts has developed such a program. (JN)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Cancer, Chemistry, College Environment
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Dodson, W. Edwin; And Others – Journal of Pediatrics, 1975
Reported is a fatal case of mepivacaine (an anesthetic) poisoning in a newborn infant whose mother had received the drug during the last hour of labor. (DB)
Descriptors: Death, Exceptional Child Research, Infants, Medical Case Histories
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Pierce, Alexander W. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Drug Abuse, Exceptional Child Research, Medical Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1984
This paper, on the health hazards of cold weather for elderly persons, presents information from various sources on the death rates in winter throughout the United States. After reviewing the scope of the problem, specific health hazards associated with cold weather are discussed, i.e., hypothermia, fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, and influenza…
Descriptors: Death, Federal Programs, Health Conditions, Heating
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Rosenblum, E.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Drug Abuse, Exceptional Child Research, Males
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Amin-Zaki, Laman; And Others – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This student module on hazardous materials safety is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module provides information about the types of hazardous materials, the effects of each type, and general guidelines regarding the handling of these materials. Following the introduction, 15 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Health Education, Learning Activities, Learning Modules
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Blatman, Saul – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Nesbitt, William R. – 1980
This manual is intended to assist local school authorities in California in providing the required course in instruction in first aid practices for school bus drivers. While it deals with basic principles of handling serious medical emergencies, major emphasis is on minor injuries or illnesses that are most likely to occur while students are…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adult Education, Diseases, Drug Abuse