Techniques incident reporting procedures

The prevailing opinion was that stress corrosion should occur in atmospheric storage tanks [1278]. Therefore, it was somewhat surprising when cases of stress corrosion in atmospheric ammonia tanks were reported [1279]-[1281], Descriptions of further incidents, inspection techniques, and repair procedures can be found in [1276], [1282]-[1289], [1290],... 

Reports in the literature suggest that powered sheaths are more effective than mechanical sheaths [10] in some experiences, their use is associated with a higher incidence of major complications and is undoubtedly more expensive. In the near future, the cost/benefit ratio of both techniques will require careful evaluation probably, most procedures could be performed by mechanical techniques, whereas powered sheath techniques should be reserved for select cases. 

The above-mentioned results demonstrate the high effectiveness of the laser-assisted technique. Although no clearly significant improvement in success rate was observed compared with mechanical dilatation, procedural time was reduced. Concern was raised by the slightly higher incidence of major complications, mainly due to venous or myocardial wall injury, but mortality was very low. The latest reports suggest that highly experienced centers and operators increase the safety of laser-assisted lead extraction. 

Essentially, the incident recall technique may be used to identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, non-compliance with safe systems of work, and near-miss accidents by following a confidential interviewing procedure to a stratified random sample of employees. Each interviewee is asked to recall and report verbally any of the above-mentioned situations in which he was involved or has knowledge. Details of near-miss accidents are then obtained to enable remedial action to be taken before further similar accidents result in both damage and injury. 

The end product of any examination is the radiological report. A successful examination includes a clear and well-built report. Blais and Sanson (1995) published an excellent guide for reports that refers to the model of a scientific article. Introduction puts examination in the clinical context. The referring physician can check that the question was properly understood. The Patients and Methods section describes the technique. The procedural features, amount and nature of contrast medium, venous access, and incidents are indicated. Such information is valuable in case of follow-up. Then, in the Results section, pertinent radiological... 

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