Early Attempts at Storm-Warning

Tehran Dust Storm Early Warning System: Corrective Measures

On June 2, 2014 a sandstorm hit Tehran, the capital city of Iran which killed 5 and injured 44 people. The early warning system did not operate properly and the alarm was not transferred to at risk population and the related organizations in time and in a right manner. Additionally, people who were exposed to the winds didn't know the appropriate safety measures. Focusing much more on establish...

Early Warning System at Work

Since we spend so much of our time at work it is there that the first warning signs of impending mental illness are likely to appear. So, ideally, the factory floor and the office should become the 'front line' of positive mental health.

An early warning on early warning systems!

Brugada Syndrome: An Electrical Storm without Warning.

Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is an inherited channelopathy causing sodium channel dysfunction in cardiac myocyte. These patients are prone to develop Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) or polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). Next to coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathies, BrS is an important cause of sudden cardiac death. We report here a case of 22 year unmarried female with "unexplained" card...

Early warning scores: a health warning.

Early warning scores are frequently used in UK adult emergency departments (EDs) and are gaining traction in paediatric emergency care. Like many innovations with inherent face validity, they have great appeal to clinicians, managers and commissioners. However, it is important to ensure unintended consequences and balancing measures are mitigated. We review the background to their development a...