OBJECTIVE To identify rates of abusive head trauma and associated clinical risk factors in patients with an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study of infants, 0 to 12 months, admitted for an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE; 1999-2003). Patients with abusive head trauma were identified at presentation or on follow-up; statistical analysis identified char...

One of the first priorities of a police department is to handle 911 calls in a timely, efficient, and effective fashion. The department had been plagued with complaints of citizen dissatisfaction in the timeliness of answering emergency calls through the 911 telephone system, and a comprehensive review was initiated by Deputy Superintendent Duane D. Johnson. Daily statistical reports indicated ...

Abstract Introduction the septal perforating arteries of heart usually branch off from anterior and inferior interventricular supply septum conduction system therein. Aim we present case hypertrophic in a 71-year-old man who experienced dyspnoea which was initially misinterpreted as defect. Materials methods transthoracic echocardiography without with contrast, coronary angiography angioTC 3D r...

Introduction. Bystanders at overdose events often hesitate to call 911 due fear of police involvement. To address this, in 2016, British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) introduced a policy not routinely inform events. This study explores change attended after the was implemented. Methods. Data on were derived from naloxone administration forms BC’s Take-Home Naloxone (THN) kits retur...

Gendron, M., Roberson, D., van der Vyver, J. M., & Barrett, L. F. (2014). Cultural relativity in perceiving emotion from vocalizations. Psychological Science, 25, 911-920. (Original DOI: 10.1177/0956797613517239 ).

Telomeres, the termini of linear chromosomes, are exceptional in that they are DNA ends that do not normally trigger a DNA-damage response (DDR) and are compatible with normal cellular proliferation. Mammalian telomeres are nevertheless a physiological substrate of the DDR apparatus, as shown by the fact that the inactivation of genes encoding certain DDR factors results in telomere dysfunction...

Multiple forms of liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 isolated from immature male rats pretreated with phenobarbital or 3-methylcholanthrene are described. Afraction of low specific content (Fraction A. 1.7 TO 4.0 nmol of cytochrome P-450 per mg of protein) and a fraction substantially purified (Fraction B, 9.0 TO 11.0 NMOL of cytochrome P-450 per mg of protein) are obtained by DEAE-cellulose chr...

Este artículo tiene como objetivo evidenciar que el Sistema Integrado de Seguridad (SIS) ECU 911, implementado en Ecuador, es resultado una adecuación socio-técnica, cuyo diseño, implementación y decaimiento han estado influenciados por las alineaciones política exterior los distintos gobiernos del país. Se recurre a dos perspectivas teóricas provenientes campos conocimiento, cuya complementari...