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  1. Fulltext Keberkesanan program keselamatan berasaskan tingkahlaku terhadap pencapaian keselamatan di industri minyak dan gas di Malaysia
    Halimatus Sakdiah, M., Krishna Gopal, R.
    Malaysian Journal of Community Health, 2010;16(2):36-46.
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    Introduction: Behavioural-based safety (BBS) programme is an accident prevention programme emphasized on the aspect of unsafe behaviour, which considerably new in Malaysia. The oil and gas industry is among the industries in Malaysia that has successfully implemented and sustaining the programme. The aim of this study is to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of BBS towards the safety performance in the oil and gas industry in Malaysia that certainly has owned an outstanding safety performance.
    Methodology: A cross-sectional study using secondary data involving five indicators in the safety performance in the department of health, safety and environment (HSE) was performed at one of the oil and gas refinery companies in Malaysia. These indicators were chosen based on the frequency of its occurrence from January 2004 to December 2008.
    Result: The results of the study show the presence of a significant difference in the incidence rates of near misses (p=0.008) and medical treatment cases (p=0.035) before and after the implementation of BBS and a very strong negative relationship (r=-0.885) between the incidence rates of near-misses and the rates of BBS observations done. However, analysis on unsafe behaviour does not show a significant reduction from 2006 to 2008. Instead, a significant reduction was seen on equipments failure from year 2006 to 2007 (p=0.021) and 2006 to 2008 (p=0.032).
    Conclusion: The study has proven that the BBS is effective towards the reduction of the indicators in the safety performance, involving only the incidence rates of the nearmisses and the medical treatment cases. However, a very strong negative relationship only involves the incidence rate of near misses. A significant reduction was also seen on the occurrence of instrument failure, which is one of the root causes of near-misses. Although there is no significant reduction on thye unsafe behaviour, the reduction of equipment failure is expected to be related to the increase in the level of awareness and safe behaviour as a result of BBS implementation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  2. Fulltext Variants of Monteggia Type Injury: Case Reports
    Kamudin N, Firdouse M, Han CS, M Yusof A
    Malays Orthop J, 2015 Mar;9(1):23-27.
    PMID: 28435591 MyJurnal DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.1503.001
    BACKGROUND: Monteggia fracture-dislocation is rare in children. Various reports attest to its rarity, while recording the many variant of this injury. It is, therefore, easy to miss the diagnosis in the absence of proper clinical examination and radiographs.

    CASE REPORT: This report highlights two rare variants of Monteggia fracture-dislocation seen in children. The first case was a 12-year old girl alleged to have fallen from a 15- feet tall tree and sustaining a combined type III Monteggia injury with ipsilateral Type II Salter-Harris injury of distal end radius with a metaphyseal fracture of the distal third of the ulna. The second case was a 13-year old who had sustained a closed fracture of atypical Type I Monteggia hybrid lesion, in a road traffic accident.

    CONCLUSION: This report highlights the rare variants of Monteggia fracture dislocation which could have been missed without proper clinical examinations and radiographs.

    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Traffic
  3. Fulltext The Physical And Psychological Morbidity In Maxillofacial Trauma Patients
    Au Yong, S.W. L., Ummu Aiman, Y., Rahman, Z.A.A.
    Ann Dent, 1999;6(1):-.
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    The aim of this research is to study how the physical changes in the maxillofacial trauma patients affect them psychologically in patients of different ages, sexes, races, socioeconomic backgrounds, types and severity of injury. The study was conducted by doing a questionnaire survey, which was divided into physical and psychological components. In the physical component, the questions were mainly related to the physical injuries to the patient, which could be visualized clinically and functionally. The psychological component consisted of analyzing the impact of the maxillofacial trauma to the psychological profile. Twenty patients of both sexes and ages, ranged from 15 to 62 years old were interviewed. The main cause of trauma was from motor vehicle accidents. This study appears to show that maxillofacial trauma may have a psychological impact on patients.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Traffic
  4. Fulltext Prehospital care in traumatic brain injury: review of current perspectives
    Palur, Ravikant
    Medical Health Reviews, 2010;2010(1):5-22.
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    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is responsible for causing global deaths exceeding 1.27 million per year. Various aspects of traumatic brain injuries have been studied worldwide in order to reduce the mortality and morbidity statistics. One such strategy has been to manage these patients at the scene of the accident itself. This pre hospital strategy has been shown to reduce the mortality in severely head injured patients. The pre hospital “team” consists of paramedics, nursing personnel and occasionally clinicians who are trained in resuscitation as well as managing initially the traumatic brain injury. Though definitive treatment for TBI is started in the intensive care at the trauma unit, primary management of these patients at the accident site itself has its advantages. This article reviews the current practices, pros and cons and the future directions in pre hospital care for TBI.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  5. Emergency response programme in a petrochemical company in Malaysia
    Jefferelli Shamsul Bahrin, Mohamad Husain Sajahan, Mohd. Nazri Hamad
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2004;1(1):3-8.
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    Malaysia is blessed with oil and gas resources, which form raw materials for the petrochemical industry. The petrochemical industry creates added value to this resource and is an important contributor to the national economy. The petrochemical industry however also creates hazards of which fire or explosions and chemical release are of special concern. These hazards pose a risk not only to workers but also to the surrounding population and environment. To ensure industry is prepared to cope with emergencies, a comprehensive emergency response programme is necessary. This is inline with both the Malaysian Occupational Safety and Health (Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1996 and the Responsible Care initiative of the chemical industry. This paper describes elements to be considered in an emergency response programme for industry such as the concept of emergency management, organisation, duties and responsibilities, emergency system, training and mutual aid plans and agreements. We shall provide related examples based on a multinational petrochemical company practice.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Occupational
  6. Fulltext Religion and spirituality as intervention for post traumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents
    Rafidah, B., Muhammad Najib, M.A., Muhammad Radhi, A.M., Ismail, M.S.
    Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014;23(2):81-85.
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    This case series reports four patients who used religion and spirituality to relieve symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following motor vehicle accidents. Their symptoms subsided after a few weeks and the recovery is sustained after one month. This demonstrates that in a country where psychological help is still scarce and religion is central to its culture, intervention based on spirituality and religion can be used as an alternative early intervention to relieve symptoms of PTSD and hence protects them from developing the condition.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Traffic
  7. [Environmental health in Malaysia]
    Jörgensen HS
    Lakartidningen, 1978 May 17;75(20):2034-7.
    PMID: 661431
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  8. Fulltext Concomitant Traumatic Peroneal Tendon Dislocation and Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Case Report
    Vosoughi AR, Erfani MA
    Malays Orthop J, 2018 Mar;12(1):57-59.
    PMID: 29725517 DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.1803.014
    Peroneal tendon dislocation in association with medial malleolus fracture is a very rare traumatic injury to the ankle. A 19-year old male patient was referred after injury sustained in a motorcycle accident with car, with concomitant traumatic peroneal tendon dislocation and medial malleolus fracture. The possible mechanism of this unusual injury could have been sudden external rotation force to the pronated foot in full dorsiflexed position of the ankle. Diagnosis of peroneal tendon subluxation or dislocation should be carefully evaluated in patients with single medial malleolus fracture.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  9. Fulltext Review of cyber security applications in nuclear power plants
    Muhammad Adil Khattak, Muhammad Khairy Harmaini Shaharuddin, Muhammad Saiful Islam Haris, Muhammad Zuhaili Mohammad Aminuddin, Nik Mohamad Amirul Nik Azhar, Nik Muhammad Hakimi Nik Ahmad
    Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 2017;7(1):43-54.
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    It is essential to ensure the nuclear power plant system are not compromise and avoid
    failure that can result in significant economic loss and physical damage to the public.
    However, a very little attention was given to software and cybersecurity hazard. This
    review paper discusses about the cybersecurity in nuclear power plant, history of
    accident, implementation and future plan on cybersecurity deeply. About 51 published
    studies (2006-2017) are reviewed in this paper. It is marked from the literature survey
    articles that it is important for the cybersecurity of a nuclear power plant to be at par
    with the evolution of hardware and software and to counter the increasing risk on
    cyber vulnerabilities. Moreover, it should be addressed as a concern and major priority
    for researches and policy-makers.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  10. Fulltext Perceived work environment and the occurrence of accidents: a study based on Kuching area of Sarawak
    Li, Sa Lau, Talwar, P.Y., Shahren Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Yin, Bee Oon
    Journal of Cognitive Sciences & Human Development, 2016;2(1):37-48.
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    Perceived work environment could be described as the opinions and attitudes of workers towards their work condition. Elements of perceived work environment such as physical environment, supportive work environment, and perceived work tasks may possibly be important factors that influence the occurrence of accidents. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived work environment and the occurrence of accidents within an electronic manufacturing industry in Kuching, Sarawak. A cross-sectional survey utilizing a bilingual self-report questionnaire was conducted to garner data from 50 workers. Independent t-test and Pearson moment correlation were used to assess data. The results indicated that the occurrence of accidents was not affected by age group. Although physical environment and perceived work tasks did not demonstrate significant relationships with the occurrence of accidents, supportive work environment exhibited a significant inverse relationship, thereby indicating that accidents could be lowered in the presence of higher supportive work environment. Thus, support and help from co-workers are essential determinants of safety at the workplace.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  11. Fulltext A Case of Medialized Lateral Maxillary Sinus Wall: A Pillar of Support
    Othman IA, Hashim ND, Nazimi AJ
    Case Rep Med, 2018;2018:4053531.
    PMID: 29861735 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4053531
    The number of maxillofacial trauma (MFT) cases attended in the Emergency Department is progressively increasing in trend, owing to the rising statistics of motor-vehicle accidents (MVAs) and urban assaults in addition to occupational-related injuries. Prompt and thorough assessment is important for accurate diagnosis and paramount treatment plans. We will be discussing a case of unusual presentation of an orbital floor fracture post-MVA which was treated conservatively based on the clinical assessments during follow-ups, supported by radiological findings. We will also briefly discuss the different radiological modalities available in assessing MFT and late presentation of enophthalmos.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Traffic
  12. Fulltext Occupational accident cost estimation: a case study in wood based related industries
    Jafri Mohd Rohani, Hood Atan, Wan Harun Wan Hamid, Mohamed Fitri Johari, Edly Ramly
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2015;12(1):109-116.
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    This objective of the study is to estimate occupational accident cost in manufacturing industries, especially in
    wood based related industries. The study attempts to identify, define, and classify the cost components of occupational
    accident related cost and to catalogue the various economic approaches used to estimate the entire costs of occupational
    accident and to propose the risk prevention plan. The study uses local specific approach by reviewing company
    historical records on occupational accident as reported in JKKP 6, JKKP 8, JKKP 9 and company internal investigation
    reports. For each occupational accident, the site safety officer in charge, human resource and, account employee,
    supervisor, victim, related co-workers and relatives were interviewed in order to estimate direct costs, indirect costs,
    prevention costs and other personal cost related to the accident. Other related information such as personal data of the
    victim, type of injuries, location of injuries and cause of injuries were recorded. A total of 24 occupational accidents
    data for the past five years were analyzed in the cost of accident summary report to determine the overall ratio of direct
    to indirect cost and ratio of total cost of accident to prevention cost. A further analysis was carried out to determine
    the most significant cost of accident related to demographic profiles for Malaysian and Non Malaysian employees. In
    conclusion, this study has determined the ratio of direct to indirect cost of occupational accident and has proposed the
    risk prevention plan with additional information on cost of accident and cost of prevention.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Occupational
  13. Fulltext Relationship between safety climate perception and safety and health management system with occupational accident at small medium industries in Selangor
    Noradila Mohamed, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2016;13(2):63-69.
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    The frequency of occupational accident in small medium industries decreased from 2008 in general, but fluctuated each year,
    which shows that improvement is needed in handling safety and health of the employees. It is believed that safety climate perception
    and occupational safety health management system (OSHMS) influence occupational accident in an organization. A safety audit
    checklist and self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the involved small medium industries. The findings show that safety
    climate perception was high in small medium industries while OSHMS show low compliance. Findings also showed that there were
    significant relationships between safety climate perception and OSHMS with occupational accident in the organizations (p
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Occupational
  14. Fulltext An initial study of knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of pesticides use among oil palm workers in Johor
    Marina Mior, S.N., Leman, A.M., Masripan, R., Baharudin, M.R., M. Faazir T., M. Ifwat A.
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2016;13(2):117-121.
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    An awareness of possible risk factor in pesticides, by changing attitude towards the correct technique during spraying and
    changing behavior can increase safety of workers safety as well as performance. However, there is a limited study and not highlighted
    deeply in knowledge, attitude and practices of workers in palm oil plantation issue. Therefore , the objective of this paper is to identify
    the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practices of pesticides among the plantation workers. The quantitative method were
    used in this paper whereby 132 respondents as pesticide sprayer which represent 90% of the population of palm oil workers in Johor.
    The result of spearman correlation indicates that there is significant relationship between knowledge and practices. It shows the
    common pattern of high knowledge resulting high practices of the workers during spraying the pesticides at plantation. There is no
    relationship between knowledge and attitude and between attitude and practice of the workers at the workplace. This paper shows that
    knowledge need to be strengthen in agricultural communities of Johor in order to reduce health problem and sosial issue statistic and
    prevent for any future accident. Human exposure to pesticides is an important health and sosial issue as it usually results in serious
    health problems such as stroke, epilepsy, respiratory disorders and cancer. Death has been known to occur in some places as a result
    of exposures to pesticides. Therefore, more impact knowledge-focused programs need to be arranged and implemented to inculcate
    the better awareness of pesticides among palm oil workers, as without knowledge, people may become less careful and therefore are
    exposed to pesticide poisoning and other long term exposure illness in the future.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  15. Fulltext Malaysian construction industry: trends of occupational accidents from 2006 to 2015
    Nur Nadia Adila Abdul Halim, Mohd Hafiidz Jaafar, Kadir Arifin, Kadaruddin Aiyub, Muhammad Rizal Razman, Mohd Haizzan Yahaya
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2016;13(2):35-54.
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    The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in Malaysia. This industry has become one of the main contributors
    for national economic development and consistently contributes 3% to 5% to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This
    sector has also opened up job opportunities for various levels of employment. High demands and rapid urbanization offer huge
    opportunities for registered contractors. Despite contributing in enhancing national economics, this sector has been regarded as one
    of the most dangerous and hazardous workplaces due to the type of nature and the job activities at construction sites. According to
    the International Labour Organization (ILO), 2.3 million fatalities related to occupational accidents and illnesses are estimated to
    occur each year. Furthermore, 4 percent of world GDP is estimated to be lost due to occupational accidents and illnesses. The number
    of fatality accidents in the construction industry was the highest with 652 cases of non-permanent disability (NPD) and permanent
    disability (PD) accidents in the period 2007 to 2015, equivalent to 72.44 cases per year and representing 48.77% of the construction
    industry. The huge gap between the number of accidents reported to SOCSO and DOSH becomes a major concern due to a rising
    number of underreported cases of fatalities and injury in the construction sector, especially those involving foreign labour. The margin
    between accidents reported to SOCSO and DOSH is 97.49%. Regards to rapid developments, safety measures to improve performance
    management of OSH should be emphasized to reduce losses of life, property and productivity.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Occupational
  16. Fulltext Undiagnosed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in two cats
    Lau , S.F.
    Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 2016;28(1):12-15.
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    Two cases of diaphragmatic hernia in cats caused by road traffic accident were undiagnosed during the initial presentation. Both cats showed no evidence of respiratory distress and clinicians did not notice the diaphragmatic hernia on thoracic radiographs. Later on, both cats showed signs of dyspnea and diaphragmatic hernia was diagnosed with repeated thoracic radiograph and ultrasound. Diaphragmatic hernia is rather common in veterinary practice, however, its diagnosis can be clinically challenging. This case report highlights the importance to re-evaluate and monitor the patient closely after the traffic accident. Repeated radiograph, different diagnostic modalities and techniques such as ultrasound, computed tomography and positive contrast peritoneagraphy should be used in order to diagnose the diaphragmatic hernia conclusively.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Traffic
  17. Fulltext Analysis of the perception of occupational accidents in mining and quarrying sector towards a safe and healthy working environment
    Nur Azlina Abd Rahman, Muhamad Arifpin Mansor, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2015;12(1):165-170.
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    The occurrences of occupational accidents and incidents are increasing in parallel with the growth of industries
    such as mining and quarrying. The main objective of this study was to analyze data on the perception of occupational
    accidents in the mining and quarrying sector in Malaysia. The data was collected and examined based on the
    questionnaires on the level of perception of accident investigation in mining and quarrying sector. Statistical data
    reported by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) was also reviewed. The findings of this study
    prove that the level of perception of workers towards occupational accident issues in mining and quarrying sector
    is still in the moderate level with the mean value of 3.28. The findings show that 51.7% of the workers agree while
    25.9% totally agree to the accident occurrence. Only 1.7% of the workers are not aware of accident occurrence at the
    workplace. Employers and employees must carry out their responsibilities to prevent accidents by adhering to health
    and safety practices at the workplace.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Occupational
  18. Fulltext An examination of commuting accident in Malaysia
    Mohd Nasir Selamat, Lilis Surienty
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2015;12(1):171-177.
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    Recent statistics from the Social Security Organization (SOCSO) of Malaysia shows Commuting Accident (CA)
    increased consistently by 1500 cases per year from 2008 to 2012. This has resulted in the rising of fatality rate,
    extensive claims of compensation payment and not to mention loss of valuable talents. However, little is known
    about the contributing factors to the occurrences of CA in Malaysia because CA is never considered to be work
    related before. This study aims to explore work related factors with occurrence of CA using 5-year statistical data
    from SOCSO, Malaysia. Moreover, we also reviewed studies published between 1990s and 2014 to support the
    statistical findings. Motorbike is found as the most common vehicle used which involved in CA. Individual factors
    concerning workers behaviour is a main risk factor of CA. Family related factors (parenting responsibility), work
    burden, workplace support as well as environmental factors such as bad weather and bad road conditions are also
    significant contributions of CA. It is very important to develop behavioural intervention strategies and provide proper
    training. Hence, more attention should be directed to young individual workers in balancing them with capabilities and
    organization performance demand. This may lead to the elimination of the other causes of CA. In conclusion, solutions
    to this problem involve not only a particular party to ensure the wellbeing of workers in Malaysia, but all authorities
    should play roles in enhancing safety and health matter of workers especially on the occurrence of accident.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  19. Fulltext Web-based interactive accident cost calculator for manufacturing industry
    Jafri Mohd Rohani, Hood Atan, Wan Harun Wan Hamid, Mohamed Fitri Johari, Wan Lokman Wan Bedurdin, Hafizah Ithnin
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2015;12(1):155-160.
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    Currently accident cost calculations involve lengthy process of data collection procedures. Accident cost
    calculations can be categorized into direct and indirect costs. Many manufacturing industries are having difficulties
    in identifying and quantifying the accident cost category. Besides, it involves manual data collection which is time
    consuming and has high tendency to make errors throughout the process. The data collection process also involves
    various parties. For example, getting direct cost data from human resource department while indirect cost data need
    to be obtained from manufacturing and safety department. The objective of this study is to propose Web-Based
    interactive Accident Cost Calculator (WBACC) for manufacturing industries. This WBACC has two options; option
    1: calculations based on input data at the time of accident. Option 2: calculations based on historical data such as
    previous accident records. Option 1 is much simpler because it only requires accident demographic data while option
    2 is much more complex. However, option 2 is more accurate compared to option 1. This proposed WBACC can be
    used by safety and health practitioners to convince their top management in making decisions especially on safety
    budget allocation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents
  20. Fulltext A case of missed thoracic fracture masquerading as intra-abdominal injury
    Amin,O., Nik Azlan, N.M., Afliza, A.B.
    Medicine & Health, 2017;12(1):127-130.
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    Altered mental status in the setting of polytrauma poses a challenge to the emergency team managing the patient. The tendency to miss positive findings in these circumstances increases several folds due to multiple factors such as depressed mental status/intoxication, presence of distracting injuries and concurrent life-threatening injuries that require more urgent attention. In view of this, NEXUS (National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study) criteria of clearing the cervical spine was adopted and used worldwide. Consensus on clearance of the other parts of spine is still lacking. This case reports highlights the findings in a 18-yrs-old male who presented with altered mental status, facial pain and abrasion, following a motor vehicle accident. Facial bone fracture was diagnosed and he was discharged. Three days later, he came with severe epigastric pain. Tenderness on palpation was noted at the spine and Computed Tomography (CT) scan was done. Multiple thoracic vertebra fractures were seen. As a conclusion, thorough primary and secondary survey should be done in patients who have regained full consciousness prior to discharge in order to avoid overlooking other serious injuries.
    Keywords: altered, CT scan, fracture, mental status, thoracic vertebra
    Matched MeSH terms: Accidents, Traffic
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