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Voluntary HIV counseling and testing: facts, issues, and answers

HIV/NAIEP/10-90/11

International health data reference guide

NCHS.Title from caption.Vols. for 1983-1987 issued as DHHS publication.Vol. for 1985 published by the Office of International Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics; 1987 by the International Statistics Staff, Office of Planning and Extramural Programs, National Center for Health Statistics

Democratic Republic of Congo-Lubumbashi (Ages 13-15) Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) FACT SHEET

2008 Democratic Republic of Congo - Lubumbashi (Ages 13-15) Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Fact Shee

A Psychiatric Technician Dies from a Patient Assault at a Forensic Psychiatric Facility

A psychiatric technician died after she was strangled by a patient at a forensic psychiatric facility. The patient assaulted the victim while the victim was walking alone across the large, open grounds of the facility Secure Treatment Area (STA)). The victim carried a personal alarm that was not able to transmit a signal inside to security personnel or treatment team staff from the STA grounds. At the time of the assault, security personnel were at the entrance to the STA but nowhere else within the grounds. The alleged assailant had been admitted to this facility in 1999 after conviction for violent assault and being declared not guilty by reason of insanity. He had a long, documented history of assault and verbal abuse to other patients and staff. The alleged assailant's unrestricted grounds pass had been suspended by his treatment team on two occasions because of physical and verbal assaults within three weeks prior to this incident. However, the treatment team restored his grounds pass and he was on the grounds of the STA without supervision on the day of the incident. The CA/FACE investigative team determined that, to prevent future occurrences, forensic psychiatric facilities should develop and implement a comprehensive written workplace violence injury prevention program. This program should include the following elements to reduce the risk of violent assaults to staff: 1) Security personnel or co-workers should accompany individual employees when walking through open or unsecured areas; 2) As part of an emergency response plan, personal alarms worn by employees should be operational throughout all areas of the facility; 3) The facility should assign hospital police officers and/or security personnel to locations where they can monitor patients for assaultive behavior; and 4) The facility should implement policies for issuing and suspending grounds passes for patients at risk of committing violent assault.Cooperative Agreemen

Carpenter Dies After Falling 17 Feet From A Scaffold\u2013 South Carolina

This report concerned the death of a 28-year-old male carpenter who fell from a scaffold and struck his head on the ground. The employer had been subcontracted to do outside trim work at a residence under construction. The victim had about 4 years of experience as a carpenter but had worked for the contractor for only 1 day. On the day of the accident the victim was working on a scaffold 17 feet high with a platform consisting of a board which extended about 29 feet and was about 18 inches from the wall of the house. Earlier that morning he had complained of chest pains but had refused to go to the hospital for an examination. He was observed by a coworker bending over just prior to the fall. He then either lost his balance or became ill and fell to the scaffold. He sat up, but seconds later fell to the ground, striking his head. He was unconscious and not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was severe head injury and fractured cervical spine. Recommendations included the following: the employer should provide adequate guarding on scaffolding; a written safety program be developed and enforced; subcontractors should be required to implement a site-specific safety and health program prior to the start of work; routinely conduct scheduled and unscheduled workplace inspections; and encourage workers to actively participate in workplace safety

Construction Worker Dies After Falling 13 Feet From A Scaffold

A 20-year-old construction worker (victim) died of injuries he sustained after falling 13 feet from a tubular welded scaffold. On the day of the incident workers were completing a several month project that involved the construction of a one-story office building. The installation of rain gutters was the final part of the project. The worker had been on the scaffold for 3 to 5 minutes before he fell to the asphalt pavement. It is unknown why the victim was not wearing fall protection at the time of the fall. Although the fall was not witnessed by any of the victim's coworkers, a worker on the opposite end of the scaffold noticed that the victim had fallen. A 911 call was placed to emergency rescue personnel who responded within minutes. The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he died six days later. MN FACE investigators concluded that, in order to reduce the likelihood of similar occurrences, the following guidelines should be followed: 1. whenever any work is performed at an elevation where the potential for a serious or fatal fall exists, the employer should ensure that fall protection equipment is provided and used by all employees; and 2. employers should design, develop, and implement a comprehensive safety program.Cooperative Agreemen

Production Welder Electrocuted in Ohio

On July 29, 1985, a 29 year old male production welder, an employee of a metal fabrication company, was plugging the cord to a portable welder into an extension cord when he was electrocuted. The male end of the extension cord was four pronged and the female end was spring loaded. He plugged the male end of the extension cord into the receptacle, and then picked up the plug of the welder and the extension cord and connected them together. When he completed the connection, the outside metal casing of the plug on the welder became energized and the victim was electrocuted. Inspection later revealed that the female end of the extension cord had been broken and that the spring, the cover plate, and a piece of the melamine casing were completely missing from the face of the female connector. The ground prong of the welder was inserted 90 degrees clockwise from the ground terminal, so that the normally grounded metal cover on the welder plug was electrified. This would not be possible with a plug that was complete and intact. The victim was completely deaf in one ear and suffered from diminished hearing in the other ear. If the extension cord had been dropped at the site by the victim, he may not have heard the plug break. Recommendations include training employees to recognize hazards associated with electrical energy and to inspect electrical parts before use, avoiding the use of extension cords as a substitute for fixed wiring, and replacing the melamine connector with a connector that can take the abuse to which it may be subjected during use.Publication date provided by the authoring office. There is no publication date indicated on the resource

Commercial Fisherman Drowned After Fishing Vessel Capsized \u2013 Alaska

A commercial fisherman was trapped and drowned after the commercial fishing vessel he was on capsized while under tow. The 16-year-old male fisherman was a shareholding crewman aboard a 32-foot bowpicker. He had 5 weeks of experience on the vessel and had fished commercially with his family for several years. The vessel had become disabled and was anchored for 11 hours with only two men, the skipper, and the victim, on board. The vessel was carrying about 1000 pounds of salmon and slush ice. A tender arrived to tow the vessel to port and within 2 minutes of beginning to tow, the vessel capsized, trapping both men in the pilot house. The skipper escaped and swam to safety. Numerous attempts to reach the other man were not successful. It was recommended that training be given in vessel stability, including factors that could result in the deterioration of vessel stability and the measures that can be used to maintain or restore stability, especially under tow conditions; that a constant watch be kept while under tow; that all crew members wear a personal flotation device during a tow; that vessel preventive maintenance is performed and documented; and that all nonessential personnel are taken from a vessel being towed

DPW Worker Run Over by Pickup Truck Exiting the Vehicle to Open an Overhead Garage Door

On March 5, 2003, a 62-year-old male Department of Public Works (DPW) employee was run over by a 3/4-ton pickup truck equipped with a snowplow that he had stopped and was exiting. He drove the truck to the front of an overhead garage door on a snow and ice covered, unsalted blacktop apron that extended 10-feet in front of the overhead garage door. He was exiting the truck to open the overhead garage door. An automatic garage door opener was located inside the pedestrian entrance door located adjacent to the overhead door. It appears that the victim thought he had placed the truck in Park; it is unknown if he applied the parking brake prior to exiting. It is unknown if he completely exited the truck when the truck began to move in reverse. Footprints in the snow indicated he used his right foot to try to re-enter the truck. There were no footprints of his left foot leading to the conjecture that his left foot was in the truck. According to the city police chief, his first footprint was approximately six yards from the overhead door and was repeated three times. He placed the front half of the right foot on the ground. The impression in the snow indicated his foot slid to the right and back. It appears that he lost his balance, fell, and was run over by the truck. He was rolled by the truck undercarriage then struck by the plow. The truck continued in reverse and struck the garage wall. People across the street noticed the truck at the side of the garage and went to investigate. Seeing the victim in the snow, one of the individuals contacted the police who called 911. Emergency response arrived and the victim was declared dead at a local hospital. Recommendations: 1. Department of Public Works (DPW) standard operating procedures should address who and when snow/ice should be cleared from DPW pedestrian walkways and parking areas. 2. The Department of Public Works should explore assigning each operator or equip each vehicle with a remote garage door opener for the overhead door. 3. The Department of Public Works should develop a standard operating procedure for vehicle operations, including lowering any vehicle attachment to ground level prior to exiting, starting/stopping vehicles, etc. 4. Employees should be instructed never to try to stop a moving vehicle.Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.Cooperative Agreemen