Early warning signs of violence often overlooked, study finds
...- go to their ball games and observe themin school hallways -- and when a confrontation occurs, adults should watch forrepeated physical, emotional or social scenarios." Adults also should pay close attention to children on the receiving endof name-calling and teasing and be more aware of signs such a...Researchers devise ways to reduce noise, improve sleep in nursing homes
... interventions reduce echoes and reverberations in hallways and rooms," said Krishan Ahuja, a Regents researcher at GTRI and a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. "We have the noise-absorbing panels, ways to reduce the noise of banging doors, special hooks for curtains, and we even wrap the ic...Summa Health System improves stroke care using ace model of care
... meet to discuss confidential issues; and carpeted hallways that promote patient mobility. The dedicated 34-bed Summa stroke unit discharges nearly 1,000 patients per year who have suffered hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Summa treats more patients for stroke than any othe...Patient privacy at risk in hospitals' hallways, lobbies, cafeterias
...search shows that casual conversations in hospital hallways and waiting rooms poses a threat to the confidentiality of patients' medical information. Research conducted at Purdue University by Maria Brann, assistant professor of communication studies at West Virginia University, and Marifran Mattson, associat...