IMMEDIATELY SEQUENTIAL BILATERAL CATARACT SURGERY - «FOR» AND «CONS»

This review presents the main pros and cons of Immediately Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS) versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (DSBCS). The main arguments against ISBCS versus DSBCS are the likelihood of postoperative bilateral endophthalmitis and refractive errors. At the same time, careful selection of patients, the implementation of safety recommendations and the use of intracameral antibiotics, combined with the improvement of formulas for calculating intraocular lenses, provide the advantages of ISBCS associated with the rapid rehabilitation of patients after surgery and economic reasons.

Construction Safety during Pandemics: Learning from the Xinjia Express Hotel Collapse during COVID-19 in China

Many construction accidents occur in China each year, leading to a large number of deaths, injures, and property losses. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, little attention is paid to construction safety, resulting in severe accidents. To prevent construction accidents and learn to how address safety issues in future pandemics, this study proposed an improved STAMP (Systems Theoretic Accident Modeling and Processes) model to analyze the collapse accident of the Xinjia Express Hotel used for COVID-19 quarantine in China. Through the application of the STAMP approach, the causes of the construction accident and the relationship between various causal factors are analyzed from a systematic perspective. The identified causes are divided into five categories: contractors, management of organizations, technical methods, participants, and interactive feedback. Finally, safety recommendations are drawn from this study to improve construction safety and safety management in pandemics.

SARS-CoV-2 assessment of non-healthcare workers: The potential role of work safety recommendations

IntroductionRecommendations have been issued to prevent workplace-related SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. To discuss their impact, we assessed non-healthcare workers of a company which implemented such recommendations from early on. .Material and methodsWe performed molecular and serological tests to SARS-CoV-2 in workers of a Portuguese electrical company, in June 2020. Workers were also subject to an epidemiological survey. .ResultsA total of 1359 workers (out of 5850) underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing and answered the survey. Twenty-five participants (1.8%) had positive testing results.ConclusionsWe observed low frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a company that early on implemented policies to decrease COVID-19 risk.

Drone Injuries and Safety Recommendations

This publication presents drone-related injury statistics and safety recommendations to prevent drone-related injuries. Written by Serap Gorucu and Yiannis Ampatzidis, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2021.

Natural Heat-Related Deaths in Florida: 2010-2020

This publication discusses heat-related deaths in Florida from 2010 to 2020 and presents safety recommendations as well as useful resources to prevent heat-related illnesses. Written by Serap Gorucu, Clyde Fraisse, and Ziwen Yu, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2021.