Too Much of Air in the Lungs Results in VILI
According to researchers at the University of Vermont it was found that artificial ventilation should maintain a balance between over inflation and under inflation of the lungs. // ..If too much of air is pumped in to the lungs then it will result in the over distention of the lungs resulting in ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Doctors currently use small amounts of air (low tidal volume) t...Lack of Equipment and Skilled Doctors Costing Civilian Lives in Iraq
Doctors working in Iraq admit that more than half of the civilians killed could have been saved if better medical equipment and more experienced staff and were available.// ....Writing in this week’s BMJ, Bassim Al Sheibani and colleagues say that as the violence escalates, the reality is that they cannot treat many of the victims. ....Official figures from Iraqi authorities and UN agencies sug...New Delhi: The Health and Family Welfare pavilion at the India International Trade Fair 2006 was inaugurated by Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss//, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, here today. ....Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the ambience to the exhibition approximately reflects the rural necessities, as their focus in the National Rural Health Mission launched last year. Though subst...