Start Of July Research Articles

Study of Electrocardiographic Changes Associated with Acute Poisoning in Tanta Poison Center

Poisoning or intoxication is the occurrence of harmful effects resulting from exposure to a foreign substance. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 1 million of the 110 million annual emergency department (ED) visits are related to poisoning and other toxic effects. Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a noninvasive, relatively inexpensive diagnostic test that provides important information regarding not only the heart, but also non-cardiac events impacting the cardiac system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the electrocardiographic changes conducted on 282 cases of acute poisoning admitted to Tanta Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta Emergency University Hospital during the period from the start of July - 2009 to the end of June - 2010. In order to fulfill this aim, each patient was subjected to history taking, complete physical examination, laboratory investigations and ECG analysis. This study found that poisons associated with ECG changes account for 58.5 % of patients included in this study. Furthermore, 36.17% of patients are mainly in the middle age group between 20 and 30 years. Organophosphorus compounds (34.4%) were responsible for most cases of intoxication of ECG changes. Sinus tachycardia (73.94%) was the commonest ECG change among them. Followed by prolonged QT corrected for heart rate (QTc) interval (21.82 %) and sinus bradycardia (11.51 %).

General practice CQC registration is to start in July

Providers of primary medical services will be able to begin filling in their online application form for registration with the Care Quality Commission from July this year. When setting up an account, practices will be asked to pick a 28 …

Ukraine Coal Sector Strategy: Analysis & Policy Options for Environmental Management to 2030

The purpose of this Report is to provide sector guidance for environmental policy options, based on constructing a “Business as Usual” (BaU) analysis tool that enables an assessment to be made of current & future operational practices, and forecasting their impact from 2010 to 2030.Historically (1930’s to 1980’s) coal mining in the Donbass region has provided one of the greatest boosts to economic growth and the well being of the population, achieved through intensive industrialisation, using coal as the fundamental source of the energy. However, the side effect of this, the environmental impact, has been disregarded in favour of industrial growth.Although the scale of coal related environmental losses are nowhere as significant as in related industry that uses coal, such as metallurgy, steel production and downstream products, the past practices have imposed heavy cumulative economic and environmental costs to coal mining. These costs arise from the production of excess mining spoil (per tonne of coal product) and its poor disposal management, the excess pumping of mine water and its poor disposal, the production of coal washing slurry and its poor disposal and finally, the venting of methane gas to the atmosphere, rather than its capture and utilisation. These by-products of mining were never given due attention required in favour of the priority given to production of coal. The Business as Usual analyser was used to test a series of scenarios to see what combination of cost reductions can be made, such that the environmental expenditures of coal mining bring the production costs below the market price, for business projections for the period 2010 to 2030. The scenario that will provide such opportunities is based on making significant, well planned and programmed improvements that will allow lower costs to be incurred in disposal and management of the by-products that cause the environmental impact. If such a plan was implemented, the BaU analyser indicates that the Sector could become profitable within 5 to 7 years after its implementation. Coupled with the adoption of such a business plan, a complete transformation of the institutional framework would be a prerequisite. The Government made a good start in July 2010, by issuing a Programme for the Sector 2010-2014 in which institutional changes are mentioned, and by dissolving the Ministry of Coal in December 2010. However the next steps are not clear and therefore an appropriate institutional framework has also been recommended in this Report.The implementation of the business strategy mentioned above, coupled with the suggested institutional framework would enable Ukraine to move into a new era of sustainable coal production till 2030, with significant environmental gains achieved in the same period.

Laying Claim to "Country": Native Title and Ownership in the Mainstream Australian Media

Laying Claim to "Country": Native Title and Ownership in the Mainstream Australian Media

Maintenance of Certification: How Will It Affect Pathology Practice?

Maintenance of Certification: How Will It Affect Pathology Practice?

The epidemiology of the sea lice, Caligus elongatus Nordmann, in marine aquaculture of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Scotland

Although Caligus elongatus is one of two major species of sea lice that parasitize farmed salmon, its epidemiology has not been extensively studied. In this communication, the abundances of the adult stage of C. elongatus in salmon populations from 33 farms in the West of Scotland between 1997 and 2000 have been analysed for evidence of seasonal and annual patterns. The findings indicate that the pattern of C. elongatus is remarkably consistent from year to year, and directly opposed to that reported for Lepeophtheirus salmonis, the other major caligid species. In particular, adult infestations rapidly increase from the start of July each year, and are more prevalent on salmon in the first year of production than the second year. Treatment is seen to have an effect on levels of infestation but it is not clear why this species should have significantly lower levels of abundance in the second year of production. There is also evidence that fallowing has no effect on abundance. Strategic management programmes for the control of sea lice on salmon farms, which are increasingly effective in controlling L. salmonis, may also have to give greater consideration to C. elongatus.