Electronic fetal monitoring is used during labor and birth to monitor the babyâs heart rate in relationship to the motherâs contractions. During labor, a variety of factors can influence the babyâs heart rate, including the motherâs contractions, body temperature, and position, and the babyâs movements and activity.
Also referred to as disparate impact, adverse impact occurs when facially neutral employment practices negatively affect some selected groups of people more than others. Example: A job description with a minimum height requirement as a selection criterion could adversely impact females and Asian/Pacific Islanders, even though, on the surface, itâs a facially neutral employment practice.
1 Second Impact Syndrome, also termed recurrent traumatic brain injury, can occur when a person sustains a second traumatic brain injury before the symptoms of the first traumatic brain injury have healed. 2  The second injury may occur from days to weeks following the first. 3  Loss of consciousness is not required.