Motorists practice "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" on America's roads: According to the AAA Foundation's 2008 Traffic Safety Culture Index, nearly ten percent admit to driving drunk within the past month

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
The Past

Patient Safety Culture in Emergency Departments of Yemeni Public Hospitals: A Survey Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alsabri ◽  
Mervat Abdulaziz AlGhallabi ◽  
Farouk Abdulrahman Al-Qadasi ◽  
Asma Abdullah Yahya Zeeherah ◽  
Adekemi Ebo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
The Past ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
University Degree

Introduction: Quality and safety is an important challenge in healthcare systems all over the world particularly in developing parts. Objective: This survey aimed to assess patient safety culture (PSC) in emergency departments (EDs) in Yemen and identify its associated factors. Methods: A questionnaire containing the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) was distributed to ED physicians, nurses, and clinical, and non-clinical staff at three public teaching general hospitals. The percentages of positive responses on the 12 patient safety dimensions and the summation of PSC and two outcomes (overall patient safety grade and adverse events reported in the past year) were assessed. Factors associated with PSC aggregate score were analyzed. Results: finally, out of 400 questionnaires, 250 (64%) were analyzed. In total, 207 (82.3%) participants were nurses and physicians; 140 (56.0%) were male; 134 (53.6%) were less than 30 years old; and 134 (53.6%) had a university degree. Participants provided the highest ratings for the “teamwork within units” PSC composite (67%). The lowest rating was for “non-punitive response to error” (21.3%). A total of 120 (48.1%) participants did not report any events in the past year and 99 (39.7%) gave their hospital an “excellent/very good” overall patient safety grade. There were significant differences between the hospitals’ EDs in the rating of “handoffs and transitions” (p=0.016), “teamwork within units” (p=0.018), and “frequency of adverse events reported” (p=0.016). Staff working in intensive care units (8.4%, n=21) had lower patient safety aggregate scores. Conclusions: PSC ratings appear to be low in Yemen. This study emphasizes the need to create and maintain a PSC in EDs through the implementation of quality improvement strategies and environment of transparency, open communications, and continuous learning.

Measuring Traffic Safety Culture toward Achieving Road Safety Performance: A DEA Approach with Undesirable Inputs-Outputs

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mahdi Mozaffari ◽  
Mohammadreza Taghizadeh-Yazdi ◽  
Salman Nazari-Shirkouhi ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Asadzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Dea Approach

A Strategic Approach to Transforming Traffic Safety Culture to Reduce Deaths and Injuries

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Center for Health and Safety Culture Western Transportation Institute ◽  
Cambridge Systematics ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Strategic Approach

In consideration of traffic safety culture

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 291-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Ward ◽  
Türker Özkan
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Traffic Safety

scholarly journals Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
Matus Sucha ◽  
Lucie Viktorova ◽  
Ralf Risser
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road User ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Safety Index ◽  
First Case ◽  
Safety Cultures ◽  
Threat To Life

Background: There is agreement that road user behaviour is the most important contributing factor for traffic accidents. It is therefore essential to understand better the causes of accidents and design remedies that can efficiently treat them. The fatality rate per 10,000 people is about 30 times higher in developing countries than in high-income countries These differences, beside other factors, can be explained in terms of different traffic safety cultures. Objective: The general mission of this work was to contribute to traffic safety by gaining an understanding of the differences in traffic culture in countries worldwide. Furthermore, we sought to explore and understand the needs and beliefs concerning traffic safety in different countries worldwide and the implications for the objective traffic safety situation (Traffic Safety Index – TSI) and for the stage of the economic development of the country (Gross Domestic Product – GDP). Methods: A simple questionnaire with three questions focused on beliefs and opinions about traffic safety was used. Altogether, 142 respondents from 36 countries filled in the questionnaire. The data was analysed using both statistical methods and qualitative analysis of the responses. Results: The results indicated major differences in the traffic safety cultures embraced by different countries. In general, two approaches to traffic safety culture can be identified. In the first case, traffic safety culture is viewed as an objective reality which the respondents conceive of as leading to greater safety. The second case involves the emphasis being placed particularly on the elimination of a threat to life and health. Conclusion: People from countries with a poorer traffic safety record tend to underline the importance of traffic safety. No evidence of a relationship between the economic performance of the country (GDP), the traffic safety culture standard, and the Traffic Safety Index was found. Finally, the implications of the results for practice are discussed with a view to the practical implementation of measures to improve traffic safety.

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