The purpose of this observational study was to describe the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary quality improvement (QI) activity for accidental fall prevention, with particular focus on staff compliance in a non-experimental clinical setting.
That marginal improvement, however, was both totally unmerited and simply accidental, as 1899 benefited from VfB Stuttgart's uncanny Robert Dee impersonation at the Allianz Arena.
The fact that the former university dean and civil rights activist was an improvement on his predecessor, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, was an almost accidental outcome.
Finally, we show an improvement in capture-gated neutron spectroscopy by rejecting accidental gamma coincidences using pulse shape discrimination in the plastic scintillator.
(As I have remarked elsewhere, insofar as a mutation has any effect, the effect is more likely to be harmful than helpful, for the obvious reason that an accidental change is more likely to be a disruption than an improvement).
Could an Indian Army helicopter's accidental foray into Pakistani territory Sunday afternoon have an unexpected effect – the improvement of relations between the two nations?
Dr Foster's report reveals that, despite recent improvements, in 2009-10: ■ Almost 10,000 patients suffered an accidental puncture or laceration.
This decline is attributable largely to the relative mortality improvement of blacks versus whites with respect to heart disease, HIV/AIDS, accidental poisoning (mostly drug-related), and cancer (Harper, Rushani and Kaufman 2012).
One of the reports, compiled by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, found measurable improvement in fewer than half of the 38 patient safety measures examined, like accidental lacerations and catheter-associated infections.
Systems changes include: improvement in working conditions and in the time available for reporting, equipment alteration to prevent accidental error, and regular dialogue in the emergency room between clinicians and sonographers [42].
