News tagged with emergency procedures

Chevron faces $145 million in possible Brazil fines

Brazil could slap fines of more than $145 million (105 million euros) on Chevron over its oil spill, and the US energy giant could be barred from operating in the country's deepwater fields, officials said ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Disaster survivors sought for evacuation study

A British expert on human behaviour in major disasters has called for survivors, especially those of the 2005 London bombings, to come forward to help improve evacuation procedures.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Working overnights by physicians not linked to significantly increased risk of complications

Attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists who worked nighttime hours did not have a significantly greater rate of complications for procedures performed the next day, but having less than six hours of opportunity ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn

Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0