267 research outputs found
Graphic warnings and text warning labels on cigarette packages in Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Awareness and perceptions
No full textBACKGROUND: Graphic warning labels have been shown to be effective in smoking initiation and cessation and were implemented in Saudi Arabia in 2012. To date, no study has assessed the effectiveness of these labels and the Saudi population's perceptions on the effectiveness of cigarette health warning labels.
METHODS: We used a cross-sectional qualitative study comprising of nine focus groups among 3 different community group members including health-care workers, adult women and adult men. We conducted in-depth interviews among community leaders. Both focus groups and interviews assessed awareness levels and elicited perceptions about health warning labels on cigarette boxes currently used in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
RESULTS: While most participants in the study were aware and supported the use of graphic warning labels on cigarette packages, the awareness of the specific details on the labels was low. Participants perceived the effectiveness of current labels somewhat vague in smoking cessation and advocated for stronger and more aggressive graphics. Community leaders, however, preferred text-only labels and did not support aggressive labels which were deemed culturally and religiously inappropriate.
CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that while graphic warning labels are perceived as necessary on cigarette packages the currently used messages are not clear and therefore do not serve their intended purposes. Measures should be undertaken to ensure that pictorial cigarette labels used in Saudi Arabia are culturally and ethnically appropriate and are rotated on a regular basis to ensure salience among smokers and nonsmokers alike
Graphic warnings and text warning labels on cigarette packages in Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Awareness and perceptions
No full textNeurotoxicology
No full textChildren around the world are working in hazardous or unsafe conditions and they are at risk to injury through manual labor and susceptible to poisoning due to chemical exposures in the work place. Because of their behavior and the developmental changes occurring throughout childhood and adolescence children are more vulnerable to injury. Often children work because of economic necessity, coming from families living in extreme poverty, with poor housing conditions, unsafe water supplies, poor sanitation, and inadequate food supplies making them even more vulnerable to poor developmental outcomes. This presents a multifaceted problem that can be challenging to address. Although many studies have examined occupational risks among adults very few studies have examined the impact of these risks on children. This paper reflects a summary of the talks from the symposium "Using Epidemiology and Neurotoxicology to Reduce Risks to Young Workers" presented at the 13th International Neurotoxicology Association Meeting and the 11th International Symposium on Neurobehavioral Methods and Effects in Occupational and Environmental Health in Xi'an China in June 2011. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that children are exposed to various neurotoxicants, show increased symptoms and health problems and are working in hazardous conditions with minimal safety restrictions. Other studies have identified neurotoxicology effects in children from occupational exposures. Prevention methods have potential for reducing risks to young workers short of eliminating child labor and should be addressed to multiple stakeholders, parents, employers and children.R21 ES017223/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/R21 ES015472-01/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/R21 ES015472/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/U54OH007544/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/U50 OH007544/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/R21 ES017223-01/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/U54 OH007544/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/R21ES015472/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States
Mobile Emergency System and integration
No full textA new advanced medical emergency system has been proposed and designed to facilitate and computerize all the processes involved in an emergency. The proposed system contacts the ambulance emergency system, locates the correct and nearest available ambulance, accesses a Smart Online Electronic Health Record (SOEHR) that can critically assist in pre-hospital treatments; and identifies availability of the nearest available specialized hospital all through communication with the Hospital Emergency Department System (HEDS) which provides early and continuous information about the incoming patient to the hospital. Emerging and advanced technologies such as mobile web services, SOA, SOAP, HL7 and GPS have been extensively used to design, develop and integrate all system components
Building an Advanced Wireless End to End Emergency Medical System
No full textEffective communication in healthcare is important and especially
critical in emergency situations. In this paper we propose a new comprehensive
emergency system which will facilitate the communication process in emergency
cases from ambulance dispatch to the patient’s arrival and handover in the
hospital. The proposed system has been designed to facilitate and computerise
all the processes involved in an accident from finding the nearest ambulance
through to accessing a patient’s online health record which can assist in pre-
hospital treatments. The proposed system will also locate the nearest hospital
specialising in the patient’s condition and will communicate patient identification
to the emergency department. The components of the proposed system and the
technologies used in building this system are outlined in this paper as well as the
challenges expected and proposed solutions to these challenges
Proposal of an End-to-End Emergency Medical System
No full textA new comprehensive emergency system has been proposed to facilitate and computerize all the processes involved in an emergency from the initial contact to the ambulance emergency system, to finding the right and nearest available ambulance, and through to accessing a Smart Online Electronic Health Record (SOEHR). The proposed system will critically assist in pre-hospital treatments, indentify availability of the nearest available specialized hospital and communicate with the Hospital Emergency Department System (HEDS) to provide early information about the incoming patient for preparation to receive and assist
Role of radio frequency identification in improving infant safety and the extent of nursing staff acceptance of RFID at King Abdulaziz medical city in Riyadh
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