Aerial lift fall injuries: a surveillance and evaluation approach for targeting prevention activities.

Problem: Work on aerial lift platforms exposes workers to fall hazards. The objective of this study was to identify the most common injury scenarios and determine current research gaps for addressing fall incidents associated with aerial lifts.

Methods: Three databases were searched: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) reports, and OSHA Incident Investigation Records.

The provisional license: nighttime and passenger restrictions--a literature review.

Problem: Due to inexperience and inadequate driving skills, the road is a very risky place for young and beginning drivers, yet such experience and skills can only be built by increased driving and exposure to risks on the road. Graduated driver licensing (GDL) allows beginning drivers to get their initial driving experience under less risky conditions and gradually eases them into more complex driving situations. This paper reviews the literature exploring two key features of the intermediate licensing phase of GDL, nighttime driving restrictions and passenger restrictions.

Clinical data used by pediatric residents to assess parenting.

To determine how pediatricians assess parenting at well-child visits, pediatric residents were interviewed following the well-child visit of a child less than 24 months of age. Using a structured format, the residents were interviewed about their judgments concerning the characteristics of the mother just seen and the data used to make these judgments. In addition, ratings were made of the quality of the descriptions of the parents.