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Children Need Different Dosage In Cardiac Arrest

...es to the base station. Additionally, base station personnel were taught to use a color-coded dosing chart. Prior to the "LA Kids" program, during the period 1994 to 1997, only 28% of 104 children with CPA received the correct dose, while 44% received a dose within ±20%. After the LA Kids program was started...

How To Prevent A Stroke

...ssive efforts to educate physicians, other medical personnel and their patients. Contact: Bridgette McNeill bridgette.mcneill@heart.org 214-706-1396 American Heart Association Source: Eurekalert<br...

Malaria Epidemic Forces Assam Rebels Out Of The Jungle

...a. "Malaria claims at least eight to 10 security personnel posted in Assam and other northeastern states every year," an official of the Central Reserve Police Force said. The northeast is a known "malaria zone" with the disease claiming an estimated 500 lives annually. At least 230 people died in Assam la...

Review of Reversal of Spread of Diseases in Africa

... more resources internally. The exodus of health personnel to the West in search of greener pastures has further undermined Africa's capacity to respond to Aids. Limited expenditures for the health sector in the budget, in addition to inadequate incentives have only meant that very few countries can replac...

Nurses Outsmart Surgeons When It Comes Safety And Team Wok

...rican College of Surgeons. Only 65 percent of OR personnel thought surgeons exhibited a high or very high level of teamwork. In contrast, 83.5 percent of those surveyed believed general surgical nurses exhibit a high or very high level of teamwork and 85 percent rated certified registered nurse anesthetists ...

Soldier of Revenge

...eparing to hit the bed. Gunmen dressed as security personnel came knocking just before 11 p.m. Rajinder, who was studying for his school-leaving examination, cannot forget those terrible moments when he along with his father and two brothers were asked to leave their house and proceed to the headman's. The...

Health Service Holds Fort on Safety Measures

... personnel. Adequate training has been imparted to personnel to handle tricky and sensitive situations well. <br...

Diabetes, The Silent Killer of New Zealand

...ke's Bay are overloaded with diabetics and medical personnel find it hard to meet the demand for medical service. In addition, thousands are being turned away from waiting lists. With this being the scenario in New Zealand, it might not be long before diabetics flood hospitals, leaving in very little resources...

Assam's Floating Hospital To Render Medical Services To Islanders

...bout their isolation. Akha - a boat with medical personnel and supplies - is a unique door-to-door service fo...activist, told IANS. Akha can accommodate health personnel and professionals. 'This vessel can be turned into a classroom to train paramedics during winters wh...

Paramedics save more lives following unconventional rules

...rest increased three-fold when emergency medical// personnel used a new form of CPR developed at The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center. Cardiocerebral Resuscitation, is how this new approach is christened and it is dramatically different from guideline-directed CPR procedures. In the words of Michael...

IMF considers Bird Flu to be a Dark Cloud

...demand for cash by the public and transport of key personnel whose functions cannot be done from home." "The outbreak of avian flu could threaten global financial markets," the IMF warned. It could also lead to a "significant but temporary reduction" in net capital flows to emerging economies, the IMF said. ...

Jalgaon: Third Phase Of Culling Operations Begin

... in a radius of three kilometres. About 400 police personnel were patrolling the periphery of the radius, Singhal said. The villagers have been discouraged from traveling or receiving visitors, while the culling team has been ordered to be isolated for a week. Even the vehicles that are being used by the culle...

Work Together For Better health

...ther. “Efforts should be made to train the health personnel properly so that they can give quality service,” S...dination among various health departments. “Health personnel should follow the directions of the doctors, strictly and honestly,” she said. She gave examples and...

Road to Health

... emphasized the need for proper training of health personnel in order to provide quality service with training programmes and increase in their remuneration, to attract talent and newcomers. Coordination between the various health departments was another important fact emphasized by them, at the CCL Hospital...

Sati Raises its Ugly Head in Madhya Pradesh

...34) and Deep Narayan (33) -- they prevented police personnel from rescuing the widow as she was being devoured ... case, the victim's relatives assaulted the police personnel and prevented them from removing the woman from the pyre. "The family of the deceased were aware o...

Strange Theft Of HIV Infected Blood Leaves Authorities Puzzled

...ocked and the area is part of the regular security personnel patrols, She said the hospital's security videotapes would be checked and security measures were being stepped up. The hospital authorities are still searching for a rational explanation for the theft, stating that they could come out with a lot of t...

Quake-Hit Pakistan Receives 30 Field Hospitals From Cuba

...ospitals. The first group of 2,463 Cuban medical personnel arrived in Pakistan a week after the Oct 8 quake t...y it would wind up its relief operation with 1,200 personnel in Pakistani Kashmir by March 31. Edited IANS...

Health Task Force For India

...nation gives it an opportunity to have its trained personnel meeting the healthcare needs of the demographically ageing countries,” the statement added. The prime minister has asked deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia to set up this task force that would have representatives fro...

Task Force Set Up By PM To Fill Up The Healthcare Sector

...nation gives it an opportunity to have its trained personnel meeting the health care needs of the demographically aging countries," said a release from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been given the task of setting up the task force tha...

Military-based Research Labs Needed To Manage Bird Flu Threat

...is however would not be possible without employing personnel from diverse disciplines. The establishment could then be used to provide valuable information about disease threats to a wide range of host countries, through collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). One such navy research unit loca...

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