Air medical services at risk

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 286-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl J. Erler ◽  
Cheryl Bagley Thompson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Medical Services

Antecedents of Adolescent Pregnancy

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Wilson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Adolescent Pregnancy ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Child Guidance

SummaryThe recognition of which girls are at risk of becoming pregnant before the age of 16 years is of interest to legal, educational, social and medical services. In this paper a large amount of data, available for a total population of schoolgirls, has been used to show that prediction is indeed possible. It was found that compared to a group of girls matched on a number of sociodemographic characteristics, those who became pregnant during adolescence were more likely to have been academic underachievers at age 11, to have made an appearance in a juvenile court, and to have been referred to a child guidance or psychiatric clinic at an early age. Difficulties over matching also suggest that they are more likely to have five or more siblings, to be illegitimate and to have mothers who were themselves teenagers at the time of their daughter's birth.

scholarly journals CONSUMERS HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE INTERNET BASED MEDICAL CONSULTATION

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Norma Sari
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Medical Consultation ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Consumer Rights

The rise of the internet-based medical consultation has opened not only opportunities for consumers easily obtaining medical services but also put them at risk for mistreatment, misunderstanding or taking a wrong medication to be anticipated. This research concerns on how the internet-based medical consultation affects to the health and safety of the consumers. There are several identified legal issues have to be paid attention as follow: (i) the benefit and shortcoming of using internet-based medical consultation, (ii) inter-related and overlapped interest of the parties, (iii) consumer health and safety, (iv) consumer rights, and (v) dispute settlement. Pertumbuhan konsultasi pengobatan berbasis internet telah membuka peluang tidak hanya bagi konsumen. Kemudahan mendapatkan pelayanan medis tetapi juga menempatkan mereka pada risiko kesalahan perawatan, kesalahpahaman atau kesalahan dalam pemberian obat sehingga hal ini harus diantisipasi. Penelitian ini menjelaskan mengenai konsultasi pengobatan berbasis internet yang mempengaruhi kesehatan dan keselamatan konsumen. Ada beberapa masalah hukum yang harus diperhatikan dan diidentifikasi menjadi sebagai berikut, yakni: (i) manfaat dan kelemahan menggunakan konsultasi pengobatan berbasis internet, (ii) hubungan dan tumpang tindih kepentingan para pihak, (iii) kesehatan dan keselamatan konsumen, (iv) hak-hak konsumen, dan (v) penyelesaian sengketa.

Characteristics of Neighborhoods Where Emergency Medical Services Encounter Children at Risk for Maltreatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 672-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen J. Bressler ◽  
Megan M. Letson ◽  
David Kline ◽  
Tara McCarthy ◽  
James Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Emergency Medical

Utilization and Cost of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Medical Services among At-Risk Drinkers

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Nietert ◽  
Michael T. French ◽  
JoAnn E. Kirchner ◽  
Brenda M. Booth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Medical Services

Phonological Awareness Screening to Identify At-Risk Readers

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margie Gilbertson ◽  
Ronald K. Bramlett
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Standardized Assessments ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
Invented Spelling ◽  
Reading Measures

The purpose of this study was to investigate informal phonological awareness measures as predictors of first-grade broad reading ability. Subjects were 91 former Head Start students who were administered standardized assessments of cognitive ability and receptive vocabulary, and informal phonological awareness measures during kindergarten and early first grade. Regression analyses indicated that three phonological awareness tasks, Invented Spelling, Categorization, and Blending, were the most predictive of standardized reading measures obtained at the end of first grade. Discriminant analyses indicated that these three phonological awareness tasks correctly identified at-risk students with 92% accuracy. Clinical use of a cutoff score for these measures is suggested, along with general intervention guidelines for practicing clinicians.

Effects of a Supplemental Spanish Phonological Awareness Intervention on Latinx Preschoolers' Dual Language Emergent Literacy Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 1283-1300
Author(s):  
Xigrid T. Soto ◽  
Andres Crucet-Choi ◽  
Howard Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Emergent Literacy ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Dual Language Learners ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Emergent Literacy Skills

Purpose Preschoolers' phonological awareness (PA) and alphabet knowledge (AK) skills are two of the strongest predictors of future reading. Despite evidence that providing at-risk preschoolers with timely emergent literacy interventions can prevent academic difficulties, there is a scarcity of research focusing on Latinx preschoolers who are dual language learners. Despite evidence of benefits of providing Latinxs with Spanish emergent literacy instruction, few studies include preschoolers. This study examined the effects of a supplemental Spanish PA and AK intervention on the dual emergent literacy skills of at-risk Latinx preschoolers. Method A multiple probe design across four units of instruction evaluated the effects of a Spanish supplemental emergent literacy intervention that explicitly facilitated generalizations to English. Four Latinx preschoolers with limited emergent literacy skills in Spanish and English participated in this study. Bilingual researchers delivered scripted lessons targeting PA and AK skills in individual or small groups for 12–17 weeks. Results Children made large gains as each PA skill was introduced into intervention and generalized the PA skills they learned from Spanish to English. They also improved their English initial sound identification skills, a phonemic awareness task, when instruction was delivered in Spanish but with English words. Children made small to moderate gains in their Spanish letter naming and letter–sound correspondence skills and in generalizing this knowledge to English. Conclusion These findings provide preliminary evidence Latinx preschoolers who are dual language learners benefit from emergent literacy instruction that promotes their bilingual and biliterate development.

Reading Risk in Children With Speech Sound Disorder: Prevalence, Persistence, and Predictors

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 3714-3726
Author(s):  
Sherine R. Tambyraja ◽  
Kelly Farquharson ◽  
Laura Justice
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sound Production ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Speech Sound ◽  
Reading Difficulties ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Speech Sound Disorder ◽  
Word Decoding ◽  
School Year ◽  
School Based

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which school-age children with speech sound disorder (SSD) exhibit concomitant reading difficulties and examine the extent to which phonological processing and speech production abilities are associated with increased likelihood of reading risks. Method Data were obtained from 120 kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade children who were in receipt of school-based speech therapy services. Children were categorized as being “at risk” for reading difficulties if standardized scores on a word decoding measure were 1 SD or more from the mean. The selected predictors of reading risk included children's rapid automatized naming ability, phonological awareness (PA), and accuracy of speech sound production. Results Descriptive results indicated that just over 25% of children receiving school-based speech therapy for an SSD exhibited concomitant deficits in word decoding and that those exhibiting risk at the beginning of the school year were likely to continue to be at risk at the end of the school year. Results from a hierarchical logistic regression suggested that, after accounting for children's age, general language abilities, and socioeconomic status, both PA and speech sound production abilities were significantly associated with the likelihood of being classified as at risk. Conclusions School-age children with SSD are at increased risk for reading difficulties that are likely to persist throughout an academic year. The severity of phonological deficits, reflected by PA and speech output, may be important indicators of subsequent reading problems.

Exploring the Validity and Operational Impact of Using Allied Health Assistants to Conduct Dysphagia Screening for Low-Risk Patients Within the Acute Hospital Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 1944-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Schwarz ◽  
Elizabeth C. Ward ◽  
Petrea Cornwell ◽  
Anne Coccetti ◽  
Pamela D'Netto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
False Negatives ◽  
Exact Agreement ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Impact Phase ◽  
Operational Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the agreement between allied health assistants (AHAs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) when completing dysphagia screening for low-risk referrals and at-risk patients under a delegation model and (b) the operational impact of this delegation model. Method All AHAs worked in the adult acute inpatient settings across three hospitals and completed training and competency evaluation prior to conducting independent screening. Screening (pass/fail) was based on results from pre-screening exclusionary questions in combination with a water swallow test and the Eating Assessment Tool. To examine the agreement of AHAs' decision making with SLPs, AHAs ( n = 7) and SLPs ( n = 8) conducted an independent, simultaneous dysphagia screening on 51 adult inpatients classified as low-risk/at-risk referrals. To examine operational impact, AHAs independently completed screening on 48 low-risk/at-risk patients, with subsequent clinical swallow evaluation conducted by an SLP with patients who failed screening. Results Exact agreement between AHAs and SLPs on overall pass/fail screening criteria for the first 51 patients was 100%. Exact agreement for the two tools was 100% for the Eating Assessment Tool and 96% for the water swallow test. In the operational impact phase ( n = 48), 58% of patients failed AHA screening, with only 10% false positives on subjective SLP assessment and nil identified false negatives. Conclusion AHAs demonstrated the ability to reliably conduct dysphagia screening on a cohort of low-risk patients, with a low rate of false negatives. Data support high level of agreement and positive operational impact of using trained AHAs to perform dysphagia screening in low-risk patients.

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