Jim Dwyer's About New York column this week on Rory Staunton, a 12-year-old Queens boy who died on April 1 of septic shock at NYU Langone Medical Center, raised questions about whether signs of sepsis should have been acted upon earlier.
It also shows that the top-down control exerted by appraisal does not seem to act upon early perceptual computations.
This is widely understood, but not acted upon nearly enough.
"Set alongside our plans for the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Social Care and Support, tougher registration requirements on social care providers and the introduction of a new ratings system, these new measures will strengthen our oversight to help ensure that risks to people's care are identified and acted upon as early as possible".
Also, the total damage costs of the group of households that acted upon an early warning message for the 2007 floods (4,469,055 VND) was not significantly different from the damage costs of the group of households that did not (1,606,923 VND; P=0.212).
About case 2 they say 'A preterminal CTG pattern… which should have been acted upon at an earlier stage…' (p. 1200) and about case 3: 'Perhaps the most important lesson from this case is that one should continue to assess the CTG' (p. 1200).
It's about basic things like making sure people with schizophrenia are given regular physical health checks, so symptoms like high blood pressure can be spotted early and acted upon.
Writing in the journal, the team led by Dr Deborah Shipton, said it was "imperative that this early warning sign is acted upon".
But Sierra Leone and Guinea continued to see high numbers of deaths from Ebola in their communities, "suggesting that the need for early isolation and treatment is not yet understood, accepted or acted upon", the WHO warned.
But his early and prescient endorsement of fiscal stimulus during the crisis was taken seriously and acted upon.
