Chemical laboratory safety awareness, attitudes and practices of tertiary students - Walters AUC, Lawrence W, Jalsa NK.
This study investigated the current state of chemical laboratory safety awareness, attitudes and practices among tertiary students in Trinidad. It also sought to determine if there was any correlation between awareness and practice and if there were any us... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Stress, depression, and occupational injury among migrant farmworkers in Nebraska - Ramos AK, Carlo G, Grant K, Trinidad N, Correa A.
This study explores the association between stress, depression, and occupational injury among migra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Red light running in Trinidad - Gopaul C, Singh-Gopaul A, Chadee DD.
Red Light Running (RLR) has been associated with road traffic collisions in many jurisdictions across the world. The study aimed at evaluating the factors related to red light running (RLR) in Trinidad and Tobago that could be incorporated into policies th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Knowledge, attitude and practice among drivers in Trinidad, West Indies - Gopaul CD, Singh-Gopaul A, Sutherland JM, Chadee DD.
Few studies have been conducted on the incidence and factors which contribute to road traffic collisions in Trinidad. In order to fill this gap in knowledge, we conducted knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) study among drivers to determine which factor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
National Alcohol Survey of Households in Trinidad and Tobago (NASHTT): alcohol use in households - Maharaj RG, Motilal MS, Babwah T, Nunes P, Brathwaite R, Legall G, Reid SD, Canavan ME, Bradley EH.
BACKGROUND: To determine the patterns of alcohol use among households in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and to estimate the association between alcohol use and negative psychological, social, or physical events experienced by the household. METHODS: A c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Disabled Caribbeans Find Freedom in Technology
There is still need for better educational opportunities, housing, medical care, and everything that is extended to other citizens in the Caribbean. Credit: BigstockBy Jewel FraserPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 23 2017 (IPS)Visually impaired Kerryn Gunness is excited about the possibilities offered by a new free app that would serve as his eyes and enable people like him to enjoy greater independence.The Personal Universal Communicator (PUC) app is part of a new generation of cheaper assistive technologies making their way onto the market which allow people with disabilities to use technology that was formerly too expensive,...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jewel Fraser Tags: Featured Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Poverty & SDGs Disabilities ICT Source Type: news
An exploratory study on the impact of domestic violence on the families in Trinidad and Tobago, the West Indies - Johnson EJ.
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of domestic violence on the economic condition of the families. This cross-sectional study utilized a non-probability sampling procedure (purposive sampling) that included 30 women who have sought services... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Giant iceberg poised to break off from Antarctic shelf
Predicted to be one of the largest break-offs ever recorded, separation of iceberg could trigger breakup of most northern major ice shelf, Larsen CA giant iceberg, with an area equivalent to Trinidad and Tobago, is poised to break off from theAntarctic shelf.Related:British Antarctic research station to be moved due to deep crack in the iceContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Antarctica Environment Science Source Type: news
Drug availability adjustments in population-based studies of prescription opioid abuse - Secora A, Trinidad JP, Zhang R, Gill R, Dal Pan G.
The objective of this investigation is to assess co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Using literal text from the death certificate to enhance mortality statistics: characterizing drug involvement in deaths - Trinidad JP, Warner M, Bastian BA, Mini ño AM, Hedegaard H.
This report describes the development and use of a method for analyzing the literal text from death certificates to enhance national mortality statistics on drug-involved deaths. Drug-involved deaths include drug overdose deaths as well as other... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths: United States, 2010-2014 - Warner M, Trinidad JP, Bastian BA, Mini ño AM, Hedegaard H.
This report identifies the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2010 through 2014. METHODS-The 2010-2014 National Vital Statistics System mortality files were linked to electronic file... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The Rise In C-Sections Could Be Changing Human Evolution
C-sections have been on the rise for decades, now making up more than 30 percent of all deliveries in the United States.
An intriguing new study out of Austria suggests that as C-sections have become more common, they might also be altering the course of human evolution. More babies are being born with heads that are too big for their mothers’ pelvises ... which leads, the theory goes, to more C-sections.
Why?
Before the widespread use of C-sections, larger babies and their narrow-hipped moms had a good chance of dying during childbirth ― meaning their genes weren’t passed on.
But because C-sections tend...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 9, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Rise In C-Sections Could Be Changing Human Evolution
C-sections have been on the rise for decades, now making up more than 30 percent of all deliveries in the United States.
An intriguing new study out of Austria suggests that as C-sections have become more common, they might also be altering the course of human evolution. More babies are being born with heads that are too big for their mothers’ pelvises ... which leads, the theory goes, to more C-sections.
Why?
Before the widespread use of C-sections, larger babies and their narrow-hipped moms had a good chance of dying during childbirth ― meaning their genes weren’t passed on.
But because C-sections tend...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The epidemiology of fatal road traffic collisions in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies (2000-2011) - Gopaul CD, Singh-Gopaul A, Sutherland JM, Rostant L, Ebi KL, Chadee DD.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study is to determine the epidemiology of road traffic collisions (RTCs) in Trinidad and Tobago by characterizing RTCs in terms of number of collisions, fatalities, victim profiles, and locations for the purpose of informing ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Zika's Rapid Rise and the Limp Global Response Reveal Dire Global Health Challenges
With cases rising in Florida, Singapore, Vietnam and Trinidad and Tobago, the Zika virus pandemic is raising public concern in regions across the globe, including the U.S., where about 80 percent of Americans are aware of it but only 40 percent understand how it is actually transmitted. This raises a host of questions not only about the clinical and epidemiological scope of the outbreak, but also about the ability of citizens, public health authorities and politicians at all levels to adequately deal with it.
So far, the response has been slow and the challenge remains serious and unpredictable. We need to understand...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 4, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
