An in-service evaluation of the performance, reliability, maintainability, and durability of antilock braking systems (ABSs) for semitrailers. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Traffic calming, auto-restricted zones and other traffic management techniques: their effects on bicycling and pedestrians. Case study #19.

Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

Motorcycle handling. Volume I: summary report. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Motorcycle handling. Volume II: technical report. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

An evaluation of signs for sight-restricted rural intersections. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research, Washington, D.C.

Maintenance comparison on FMVSS no. 121 configured vehicles versus non 121 configured vehicles. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Road tests of alertness variables. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

User's manual for QUEWZ-92.

Texas Department of Transportation, Austin

Human factors requirements for fingertip reach controls. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Accident and speed studies in construction zones. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Human factors requirements for real-time motorist information displays. Volume 4: bibliography and selected annotations: visual systems. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research, Washington, D.C.

Human factors requirements for real-time motorist information displays. Vol. 1 - design guide. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research, Washington, D.C.

Regulatory signs for lane occupancy and parking. Final report.

Mode of access: Internet.

Evaluation of flashing traffic signal operation. Final report.

Texas Department of Transportation, Austin

Factors predictive of intravenous fluid administration errors in Australian surgical care wards

Background: Intravenous (IV) fluid administration is an integral component of clinical care. Errors in administration can cause detrimental patient outcomes and increase healthcare costs, although little is known about medication administration errors associated with continuous IV infusions. Objectives: ( 1) To ascertain the prevalence of medication administration errors for continuous IV infusions and identify the variables that caused them. ( 2) To quantify the probability of errors by fitting a logistic regression model to the data. Methods: A prospective study was conducted on three surgical wards at a teaching hospital in Australia. All study participants received continuous infusions of IV fluids. Parenteral nutrition and non-electrolyte containing intermittent drug infusions ( such as antibiotics) were excluded. Medication administration errors and contributing variables were documented using a direct observational approach. Results: Six hundred and eighty seven observations were made, with 124 (18.0%) having at least one medication administration error. The most common error observed was wrong administration rate. The median deviation from the prescribed rate was 247 ml/h (interquartile range 275 to + 33.8 ml/ h). Errors were more likely to occur if an IV infusion control device was not used and as the duration of the infusion increased. Conclusions: Administration errors involving continuous IV infusions occur frequently. They could be reduced by more common use of IV infusion control devices and regular checking of administration rates.