The landmark food safety law passed by Congress last December is supposed to reduce the frequency and severity of food safety problems, but the roll call of recent cases underlines the magnitude of the task.
To give an impression of the safety culture at the participating hospitals, we present the number and severity of reported patient safety incidents (PSIs) in 2010.
"We think KFC or YUM! – those guys in the US – underestimate the severity of the food safety thing," he said.
As accidents rate involving electronic and regular bicycles is increasing, the severity of the bicycle safety problem should be paid more attention to.
The insights gained should lead to better realization of the severity of a postulated safety-significant accident scenario associated with on-board cryoadsorption H2 storage systems for fuel-cell (FC) powered light-duty vehicles.
Members discussed the need for a study of the efficacy of IVIg to prevent progression of disease severity and safety concerns surrounding use of this treatment and agreed that a randomized, placebo-controlled trial is needed.
The primary outcomes of interest were frequency and severity of IPV, the number of safety behaviors implemented by women, and the number of safer sex strategies used at 3 months postintervention.
In deciding whether to close they consider the severity of a storm, the safety of the children walking and riding and the state requirement for a 180-day school year.
The frequency and severity of hypoglycemia reflect protocol safety.
Unlike the physician, for whom the efficacy of a drug, especially its effects on mortality, are the prime consideration, patients are mainly concerned with the incidence and severity of side effects, possible safety risks in long-term use, impairment of quality of life, and ease of administration.
