According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is an estimated 702 deaths, 67, 512 ER visits and 9,235 individuals hospital per year due to environmental heat exposure. In ...

Background: Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States (Makary & Daniel, 2016). Situational awareness, monitoring, and remediating risks in the clinical setting are ...

“When patients hear from their doctors, they are much more likely to adopt safe storage practices and be more mindful about looking for signs, maybe that their kids are depressed or anxious, and ...

Workplace safety training is due for a renovation. While traditional training topics shouldn’t be thrown out on demo day, it is time to recognize that today’s workers are dealing with hazards that are ...

Medical devices are considered critical to the sustenance and betterment of the users' health. As a result, engineers apply high levels of standards to design and manufacture quality medical devices.

Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center is pushing back against the safety grades it received from Leapfrog, an independent watchdog organization that grades hospitals on how well they ...

The interaction between radiofrequency (RF) fields and implantable medical devices during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) poses significant safety challenges. RF-induced heating can elevate tissue ...