On Trinidad pitch

The First Use of Trinidad Pitch for Road Making.

The Trinidad Platform

Preface Before u lays the master thesis that covers the internship on the Trinidad Platform, carried out for Capgemini Nederland B.V. This internship is a conclusion to the Master Software Engineering taught at the University of Amsterdam (UVA). Even though writing this thesis is an individual task, guidance and support do influence the final result. I would like to thank Capgemini for making t...

Adult intussusception in Trinidad.

A review of 10 cases of adult intussusception seen over 6 years in Trinidad shows that most patients have underlying gut pathology as the aetiologic factor; this is significantly different from the pattern seen in Nigeria, where adult intussusception is very common and usually idiopathic. Because of its rarity, there is often considerable delay in making the diagnosis, but variation in the size...

Resuscitation on the pitch

When an athlete dies suddenly this is a very tragic event, raising media attention and a discussion on how to protect athletes. As a result more pre-participation screening is requested to identify athletes with very rare inherited cardiovascular disorders at risk of the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia i.e. ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation (VT/VF) [1]. The incidence of sudden cardiac de...

Thyroid disease in Trinidad.

There is considerable geographical variation in the pattern of thyroid disease '-• The identification of a malignant goitre amidst numerous benign or apparently benign goitres has always been a problem facing the surgeon and surgical treatment is often necessary to exclude malignancy. Thyroid disease is common in Trinidad, our pathology department receiving about two surgical specimens each wee...