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Objective: To identify the disabilities among children under 16 years of age being managed in Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province in 2020. Methods: Cross-sectional study design was employed, there were 228 children with disabilities aged 1 to 15 years old in Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province. Regarding types of disability: Children with mobility difficulties made up the highest percentage (50.0%), followed by children with learning difficulties (17.1%) and difficulties in listening and speaking (14.0%). The levels of disability were mild (6.6%), severe (73.2%), and especially severe (20.2%). The most common cause of disability was congenital (91.2%). The percentage of children with a disability for 5 years was 71.0%. Among children with disabilities, 50% fall within the category of mobility difficulties. Most children had severe or especially severe disabilities. Most of these disabilities were congenital. It is crucial to develop programs for early detection and early treatment of children with disabilities in the community as well as to promote rehabilitation programs at home. It is essential to provide education for mothers about health during pregnancy in order to ensure adequate nutrition for mothers and children, periodical antenatal check-ups, and the prevention of infection and injury which will all help reduce congenital disabilities. Keywords: Children with disabilities, under 16 years old, Thanh Hoa province.

The study was carried out with the objective of describing the knowledge and attitudes about medical incident reporting of medical staff at Gia Lai Provincial General Hospital in 2021. The study was carried out according to the cross-sectional descriptive research method, on 332 research subjects from 10/2020 to 5/2021. Results: Nearly one third (31.33%) of healthcare workers have inadequate knowledge about medical incidents 23.19%. The majority (80.73%) of healthcare workers are not aware of medical problems. The majority (76.81%) of healthcare workers have a positive attitude about medical incident reporting and 23.19% of healthcare workers have a negative attitude about medical incident reporting. Conclusion: The rate of understanding and attitude of medical staff about incident reporting is still limited. From there, the study makes recommendations including: It is necessary to develop policies to encourage and motivate medical staff to report medical incidents; Develop a medical incident reporting process that is concise, specific, full of information, easy to implement and suitable to the actual situation. Organize training courses for various types of medical staff in the hospital's departments and rooms on medical incidents; focus on training and guiding medical staff to practice reporting medical incidents according to the prescribed form. Keywords: Medical incident, medical staff, Gia Lai province general hospital, ...