Highlights and comments on EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus on risk assessment in cardiac arrhythmias: use the right tool for the right outcome

Abstract Background: Exceptional children, like other children, have the right to be educated in a safe environment. Disasters are considered as serious issues regarding safety and security of educational environments. Following disasters, vulnerable groups, especially children with handicaps and disabilities are more likely to be seriously injured. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the safety and disaster risk assessment of exceptional schools in Tehran, Iran. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in exceptional schools in Tehran, 2018. First, 55 exceptional schools in all grades were selected based on census sampling method and evaluated by using a checklist designed by Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) and Ministry of Education in 2015. The data were analyzed using Excel software and statistical descriptive tests. Result: Based on the results, school facilities are worn and have unsafe elevators (least safety: 7.69%), yards (least safety: 9.52%), laboratories (least safety: 16.67%), libraries (least safety: 24.24%), fire extinguishing systems (least safety: 28.99%), and storage rooms and kitchens (least safety: 33.33%) which require immediate considerations. In total, the safety of exceptional schools in this study was 70.13%, which suggests medium-risk level. Conclusion: The educational settings must be reconsidered, along with identifying the risk and safety at school. In addition, a standard should be established for evaluating safety, especially in exceptional schools.

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Fuzzy risk assessment in the life cycle of building object - Selection of the right defuzzification method

10.1063/1.5043866 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Damian Wieczorek

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Object Selection ◽

Fuzzy Risk Assessment ◽

The Right ◽

Selection Of

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COVID - 19 AS A “SIGNIFICANT CIRCUMSTANCE” FOR RISK ASSESSMENT IN LIFE INSURANCE (IN AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC)

EU 2021 – The future of the EU in and after the pandemic ◽

10.25234/eclic/18311 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Željka Primorac

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Health Status ◽

Life Insurance ◽

Personal Data ◽

Severe Form ◽

Insurance Contract ◽

Hospital Treatment ◽

Legal Norms ◽

Legal Standards ◽

The Right

The data on the health status of a policyholder represent a significant circumstance for risk assessment and concluding a life insurance contract, and are also legally relevant circumstances for exercising the rights from that contract. The author starts from a theoretical analysis of the perception of data on the health status of policyholders as personal data, comparing the right to confidentiality of such data with the duty to report them (before concluding a life insurance contract) in terms of reporting all circumstances relevant to the insurance risk assessment. In order to properly fulfil the obligation of pre-contractual nature, the paper analyses the legal norms governing this issue and also provides a comparative overview of the Croatian and German insurance legislation with special emphasis on the scope of health data that the insurer is authorised to require, the clarity of legal standards and legal insurance norms contained in the insurance questionnaires and the life insurance offer. Presenting the importance of COVID-19 infection and possible chronic consequences for human health, the author indicates the extent to which COVID-19 infection (mild or severe form of disease, possible need for hospital treatment) will have an impact on the design of new insurance questionnaires and the relevance of genetic testing results in the context of concluding future life insurance contracts.

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Idiopathic Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Arteriovenous Fistulae: Is There a Link?

Cardiology ◽

10.1159/000444846 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 134 (4) ◽

pp. 433-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hina K. Jamali ◽

Umara Raza ◽

Fahad Waqar

Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽

Similar Case ◽

Superior Vena ◽

Vena Cava ◽

Definitive Treatment ◽

Arteriovenous Fistulae ◽

Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula ◽

The Right ◽

New Onset

Despite being one of the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmias, the cause of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a vast majority of patients remains unknown. There is growing evidence of associated AF in patients diagnosed with coronary arteriovenous fistula. In this discussion, we have included an example of a patient who presented with new-onset AF and was subsequently diagnosed with an anomalous fistula between the right coronary artery and the superior vena cava. Definitive treatment of the fistula resulted in permanent resolution of the AF. Based on this case and a similar case reported in the literature, it is proposed that further research will unmask this possibly underdiagnosed and very treatable cause of AF.

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Natech Risk Assessment and Control Through Innovative Risk Reduction Measures – Pipeline / Landslide Interaction Case

ASME-ARPEL 2021 International Pipeline Geotechnical Conference ◽

10.1115/ipg2021-65010 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jaime Aristizabal ◽

Daniel Moncada

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Large Scale ◽

Monitoring Program ◽

Failure Surface ◽

Directional Drilling ◽

Horizontal Directional Drilling ◽

Drilling Technique ◽

Risk Reduction Measures ◽

Inspection Data ◽

The Right

Abstract At the end of 2018, a large-scale landslide was identified near the Right of Way of one of the pipelines operated by Cenit Transporte y Logística de Hidrocarburos. In this zone it was possible to identify a populated area and a river. At the beginning the depth of the Landslide did not represent a hazard to the pipeline due to the Horizontal Directional Drilling technique applied when the pipeline was built. A monitoring program was developed through inclinometers and piezometers and In-Line Inspections were carried out to identify any disturbance in the alignment of the pipeline. From the monitoring program and In-Line Inspection data it was possible to confirm interaction between the landslide and the pipeline. A perpendicular force to the pipeline alignment produces a bending strain at two points, and landslide interact with the pipeline along a length of 170 m. The depth of the landslide failure surface was in between 17 to 22 m, and the pipeline was about 15 m deep. Due to this interaction, it was necessary to develop a risk assessment to identify a safe limit displacement. For a while, this allowed us to design both a temporal innovative solution considering a flexible pipeline and a definitive solution to build the new segment of the pipeline which was deeper than the last one, through the Horizontal Directional Drilling technique.

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Anaesthetic considerations for emergency laparotomy

Nowa Medycyna ◽

10.25121/nm.2020.27.3.86 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Jacek Wadełek

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Decision Making ◽

High Risk ◽

Adverse Outcomes ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

Life Threatening ◽

The Right ◽

Level Of Experience ◽

Time Frames ◽

Reduced Time

The majority of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy have potentially life?threatening conditions that require prompt intervention. The reduced time?frames available due to surgical urgency necessitate prompt and senior decision?making to minimise delays. The time taken to correct any anomalies needs to be balanced against the need for prompt surgery, particularly in time?sensitive situations involving sepsis or hypovolaemia. Therefore, corrective measures may be performed in parallel with surgery. Patients undergoing emergency laparotomy are at a high risk of adverse outcomes. Key elements of care for these patients include repeated risk assessment, early antibiotic therapy, as well as fluid resuscitation and appropriate timely interventions provided by clinicians with the right level of experience.

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