OBJECTIVE To study the incidence, outcome and potentially avoidable causes of inpatient cardiopulmonary arrests in a hospital with a "mature" rapid response system (RRS). DESIGN Retrospective observational study of all cardiopulmonary arrest events in 2005. SETTING University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital, a 730-bed academic, urban, tertiary care adult hospital in the U...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies investigating the role of fine particulate matter (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm) in triggering acute coronary events, including out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and ischemic heart disease (IHD), during wildfires have been inconclusive. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the associations of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, IHD, acute myocardial infarction,...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the potential impact of public access defibrillators on overall survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using data from an electronic register. A statistical model was used to estimate the effect on survival of placing public access defibrillators at suitable or possibly suitable sites. SETTING Scottish Ambulance Service. SUBJ...

This research evaluated effects of stricter 0.08% BAC drunken driving law on changes in sex-specific DUI arrest rates, controlling for increased law enforcement resources and shifts in DUI-related behaviors. Another main purpose, the study assessed female/male differences in arrest increases due to broader enforcement standards and efforts. Panel data was assembled for 24 states over 1990-2007 ...

Larval molluscs commonly use ciliated vela to swim and feed. In this study we used immunohistochemistry to demonstrate innervation of velar cilia and muscles by monoaminergic and peptidergic fibres in the caenogastropod, Ilyanassa obsoleta. Photoelectric recordings from pre-oral cilia on isolated pieces of velum revealed that serotonin increased, whereas catecholamines (dopamine and norepinephr...

This study meta-analytically examined the effect of macro-level concentrated disadvantage on individual-level recidivism. Search results indicated research to date is designed assess incremental recidivism above other risk factors. Using a multilevel random effects model, we found estimated was nonsignificant (log odds ratio = 0.03, p .15, k 48). However, varied by and offense type. Concentrate...