...Your Seatbelt Stephanie Rivera Kaplan University Professor Pavesic CM220: College Composition II August 31, 2014 Buckling Up Your Seatbelt It just could not get any easier for many people, get in a vehicle and fasten their seatbelt. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2014), the use of the seatbelt can reduce the risk of a serious injury by 50%.” Yes, using a seatbelt can get annoying at times with it getting stuck, locked in place, or even it getting on a person’s nerves with it rubbing against their neck and ears .Many people may argue about their reasons for not wanting to wear a seatbelt and many have a doctor’s note giving them permission to not wear a seatbelt, but in the end a person is saving their own life by buckling up. With more car crashes happening in Texas, the use of a seatbelt might help reduce the number of deaths that arise from a car crash. Each and every state has different laws with regulations on the use and nonuse of seatbelts. It is stated in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, that currently thirty three states in the United States have primary seat belt laws (IIHS, 2014). ©Insurance Institute for Highway Safety What is a primary seatbelt law? A primary seatbelt laws allows a police to stop and ticket a motorist is the driver and passengers are not buckled up, National Conference of State Legislatures (2013). The state of Texas is one of the thirty three states that has mandatory seatbelt use...
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...Important Seatbelt Safety Facts and Tips Here are some seatbelt safety tips that you should know: • Airbags alone are only 42 percent effective at providing protection. The absolute best combination for adults riding in a car is a lap-shoulder belt with an airbag. • Check all the seatbelts in your car periodically for breaks, frays, looseness and workability. It will cost you far less to fix a broken seatbelt than it will cost if you're in a serious accident with a broken belt. • Most accidents occur during the day so buckle up and practice driving safety at work • One person to a seatbelt; never double people up. • Your shoulder belt should be worn close to your body and over, never under your shoulder. The lap belt should be worn against your body and low across your hips. • Pregnant women always need to wear their seatbelts. It will not in anyway hurt your unborn baby. In fact, if you're in an accident, wearing your seatbelt properly is the best way to protect the life in your belly. For further information take a look at this pdf document brochure on pregnancy and seatbelts. • Infants, birth to at least 1 year and at least 20 lbs must be in a rear facing infant or convertible seat. • Infants less than 1 year who are 20-35 lbs must be in a rear facing convertible seat. • Children ages 1 to four years who are 20 lbs to 40 lbs must be in convertible seat that is forward-facing or forward-facing only or a combination seat with harness. • Children who are...
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...freaking out but they are forcing you to be calm and be still. This can easily be you if you don’t buckle up. “Speed was not a factor. The vehicle didn’t stop, ran the stop sign at approximately 55 miles per hour and collided with the other vehicle that had the right of way on 131.” (Kurwicki). This quote in particular gets to me because, yeah speed is a big factor that goes into it but also its the impact of the collision. When you are wearing your seatbelt it cushions the impact so you don’t go flying through the window. With all that being said, I am going to go over some of the causes and effects that are involved in seatbelt safety....
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...to dive without a seatbelt, then got into a devastating accident which either left him or her severely injured or even worse, dead. Think of this, what if vehicle manufacturing companies implemented a device where drivers couldn’t start the car unless they have their seatbelt fastened. According to the CDC 33,000 people died in 2009 from motor vehicle accidents, half of those people weren’t wearing their seatbelts. If manufacturing companies did install these systems in their cars, think of all the lives that can be saved from half of those 33,000 people that we sadly killed. Through researching I found out that 1 in 7 people refuse to wear their seatbelts putting themselves in danger as well as others. Well how others? If you’re a backseat passenger not wearing a seatbelt and the driver slams on his breaks you might catapult through the windshield resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle which might make the driver veer off the road or...
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...Introduction Vehicle crashes are one of the leading cause of death in the United States. As a result of traffic crashes, infant and children are most likely to suffer major injuries or die from fatal crashes. Numerous studies demonstrated that proper use of child restraint devices can help reduce the fatality rate in vehicle crashes. However, only a few number of countries around the world adopted some laws to implement the safety of the young children. Currently in the United States, child safety seats and seat belts law regulations vary by states and they are mainly based on the age, height and weight of the children. Many countries are yet to adopt this law that can potentially save the lives of many infants and children. In my country, I grew up riding in the front seat of the car with no seat belt on which is pretty common things to see in other countries as well. Infant car seat is unheard of to people and airbags doesn’t even work on most cars. Babies are cradle by someone while children will often sit on the lap or small children will be moving around while the car is in motion. It wasn’t until recently that all the cars in my country were fully equipped with working seat belts and mandatory seat belt laws were passed....
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...This is Child Safety Month. Many parents are putting their children in harm's way without even realizing it by not installing the safety seat properly. In fact, it is estimated that 80 percent of car seats are not installed properly. Fortunately, there are many things you can do in order to make sure that your child's safety seat is installed properly. You want to make sure that you pick the car seat that is the appropriate size for your child. Keep in mind that newborns and infants need rear-facing car seats. Once your child has outgrown the rear-facing car seat, he or she can move to a forward-facing one. Most children can fit in a forward-facing car seat by the age of two. Once children reach 40 pounds, they can move to a booster seat....
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...March 2014 with many of my other colleagues. At the time of the visit many emotions were running through me. I was very excited, anxious and nervous at the same time. One of the nurses directed us into a hall and explained about the safety precautions to be taken in order to prevent ourselves from any transmissible diseases. Later we were instructed to separate into groups and observe different types of wards. | First we visited the pediatric ward, where I observed some clinical nursing skills practiced by the nurses. Most of them were very polite and gentle with the patients, who performed their roles with absolute perfection. However there were some nurses who seemed to be ignorant and didn’t respond to patients’ needs. The doctors seemed to be very busy individuals whom weren’t punctual enough. Despite this they performed good communication and interaction skills with not only the patients but also with the people who came along with them and the nurses. They also helped the patients to acknowledge about their health and the procedures that they should undergo.Subsequently as I was observing the orthopedic ward, I was surprised when the doctor showed me the patient's file without seeking consent. In addition to this I also came across patient safety issues. The ICU was undersized, with not many beds available. | It made me realize that discrepancies can exist between what is taught on course and the way in which medicine is practiced in reality. From my own perspective, as a...
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...LRR#1 Bryan Smith Lab Research Report # 1 Strayer University SCI 110.109GA063-1142-001 Introduction to Physical Science Professor Larry Smith January 27, 2014 The world has always been amazed with astronomy which is the study of earth, planets, space, and the universe as a whole. This is one of the oldest practice since the beginning of time. Many civilizations have studied this for years. This was before anyone came up with the idea to build a ship to visit other planets. People have always been amazed by the unknown, and this is why we still have people going to outer space to discover new things. The use of the research for studying outer space is known as Astronomy. According to the web dictionary Astronomy is the scientific study of the matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena (http://www.thefreedictionary.com). Early scientist could not just look up in the sky to measure how far away a star actually is and to see what else is up in space. There is other techniques and equipment is needed. Early scientist use a technique called triangulation. This was done by looking at a star and record its location. Then six months later scientist would look at the star again and measure the distance and record any changes (How are astronomers, 2000). The strength of an earthquake by measure the level of shaking on the...
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...Curtin University of Technology Department of Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering Management 690 Assignment 2 Management of Health and Safety at Work in the Chemical Industry Prepared for: Professor Geoff Taylor By: Mohammed Alshiha Student ID: 13884145 Date: Jan 1st 2010 1.0 Introduction 1 Declaration (i) I have read and understood Curtin University’s policy on plagiarism and I confirm that the work submitted on the 1st of January by me is my own work, and that the work of any other person contained therein is clearly acknowledged. (ii) The work has been written since the 8th of December 2009. (iii) The references in the work do directly relate to the material appearing immediately before them in the text. (iv) All word-for-word quotes from another author are in quotation marks. Mohammed Alshiha ID#13884145 1.0 Introduction 2 Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 2.0 Safety Management System ........................................................................................................ 5 3.0 Risk Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 7 3.1 Search for hazards ................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.1 Systematic...
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...case of an emergency. Children also need to be tauglrt about personal hygiene and good eating habits. In order to provide this for the children I teach them that it is important to bnrsh their teeth after meals and to wash their hands before meals and after toileting. IVe shown the ctrildren the basic food groups and discrxsed with thern the inrpo'rtance of each of these groups to their bodies. lVeVe discussed the nufritious value of the meals they are serued at the center. I also plan exercises to teach them about keeping fit physical$. While walking to the park I show them the proper way to cross the street using the stop, look and listen technique before they cross. I have taken them tc the fire deparfinent so they cau leam fire safety &om the fiiremen. The centers in my cla$sroom are cleaq tables and equipment is wiped offdaity with a water and bleac,h solution. The material is kept on tow shelfs allowing children, to use by choice. I keep *re area well vented througfuout the day. Tables and equipment is wiped offdaily, with a water and bleach solutian. My goals are to teach the childern lifo long habits to keep thom safe and healthy. To make sure they know how to exit a building when needed, or how to protect themselves in an open area during an electical...
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...CASE STUDY Therac-25 Case Study Therac-25 Case Study Therac-25 is a radiation therapy machine that was used for treating patients with cancer. The machine and its predecessors, Therac-6 and Therac-20, was a product from the collaboration of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and a French company called CGR (Leveson, n.d., p. 2). It is this machine that will cause other developers and manufacturers to rethink how to develop machines that will impact people’s lives. The Therac-25 was involved in six massive overdoses that cost three people’s lives, while the machine gave the operator error messages or a message that states that no dose was given (Baase, 2008, p. 425). After the first accident, some users became skeptical of the safety of the device. Yet, the manufacturer turned a blind eye on the matter. They responded to the incident that they have fixed the problem. In the following months, five more accidents occurred. In each incident, the manufacturer, the computer programmer, and the clinic/hospital using the Therac-25 have some responsibilities and flaws that need to be addressed. The Problems Manufacturer What would be the first thing that a manufacturer needs to do when they have an incident with one of their products? It should be the recall of that product, in this case the Therac-25. The Therac-25 can help a person ailing with cancer with its beam but the beam itself would be too harmful to the patient. Any medical equipment that has the potential...
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...be injured or killed. Vehicle Backing NIOSH Fatality Report The injury or fatality of a fire fighter is a catastrophic event, but when this event should be able to be prevented it is especially difficult. The event on August 14, 2004 report F2005-01, showed us again how quickly such accidents can occur. After an incident involving multiple apparatus responded; units began to be terminated, one apparatus needed to be backed out of the area. During this backing operation a 25-year-old female career fire fighter died when she apparently fell from the tailboard and was backed over. During this fatality as per the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of this department, the fire fighter was riding on the tailgate as a “tailboard safety member.” This with many other fatalities every year should and can be prevented; changing our SOPs and mitigating hazards has to be our approach. Changing this Trend The fire service in the United States averages 100 individual fire fighter fatalities per year. The deaths are related to many issues medical, accidental, and trauma. How then can we change this...
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...Competencies are evaluated through peer references and review of case log from the applicant if available. Evaluates practitioners in response to concerns regarding the provision of safe, high quality patient care This process is not in place. Develops criteria for extending the evaluation period This process is not in place Communicates to the appropriate parties the evaluation results and recommendations based on results This process is not in place Implements changes to improve performance. This process is not in place OVERVIEW : ONGOING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EVALUATION “The ongoing professional practice evaluation allows the organization to identify professional practice trends that impact on quality of care, and patient safety. Such identification may require intervention by the organized medical staff. The criteria used in the ongoing professional practice evaluation may include the following: Joint Commission recommends: Current practice for AHPs Review of operative and other clinical...
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...from shipping areas (i.e. speed line, flow rack and bottle room) on to power conveyor in a safe, timely and efficient manner, insuring proper product type, size and quantity is shipped as directly by designated personnel. Use power equipment to safely pick and load outbound trailer shipments. Properly load all outbound shipments for safety in handling and transport and ease of delivery. • Equipment – Load, unload, move, stack, store and stage products using a forklift, slip sheet machine, order picker, or other power equipment. Maintain the facilities equipment in a neat, clean, orderly and safe manner. Inspect and perform minor maintenance on the equipment on a daily basis. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner. • Inventory- Keep appropriate records to guarantee inventory control, rotation of stock and security are maintained. Assist in physical inventories. • Safety/Sanitation/Security- Maintain a clean, neat, orderly work area. Report in writing any safety or mechanical problems with the power equipment. Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse. Conduct operations in a manner which consistently promotes safety....
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...sandy was on phone with 911. But the guy pulled out the knife and demanded money. When Jennifer told him that Sandy was the cashier he came running at her with the knife. He chased her into the back room and demanded money; she told him that if he wanted the money then they would have to go back out to the cash register. Jennifer had made it out of the store almost out of the parking lot when she looked back and saw that Sandy was faced with a knife at her throat. Jennifer noticed that Sandy could not get away from the robber so she came back inside and attacked the robber. The police arrived in time to take over the struggle and arrest the guy. This event demonstrated a lot of courage because Jennifer did not even think about her own safety and what could happen if things did not work out. She came back into the store when she was already safely out and fought off the robber until the police arrived and took control of the situation. It takes a lot of courage for someone to put aside their...
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