INTRODUCTION There are inconsistent data about the effectiveness of prehospital physician-staffed advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) on the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Furthermore, the relative importance of bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) and ACLS and the effectiveness of their combination have not been clearly demonstrated. METHODS Using a p...

Traditional UNIX-like operating systems use a very simple mechanism for determining which processes get access to which files, which is mainly based on the file mode permission bits. Beyond that, modern UNIX-like operating systems also implement access control models based on Access Control Lists (ACLs), the most common being POSIX ACLs. The ACL model implemented by the various versions of Wind...

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE To test registered nurses' abilities to retain basic or advanced life support psychomotor skills and theoretical knowledge. DESIGN A repeated-measures, quasi-experimental design was used. METHODS Written and performance tests (initial, post-training, and final testing) used scenarios requiring performance of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) or basic life support (BLS)...

To protect terrestrial ecosystems and humans from contaminants many countries and jurisdictions have developed soil quality guidelines (SQGs). This study proposes a new framework to derive SQGs and guidelines for amended soils and uses a case study based on phytotoxicity data of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) from field studies to illustrate how the framework could be applied. The proposed framework...

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection is widely considered an anthroponosis, although it has also been found in wild and domestic animals. Thus, fauna could act as reservoir, constraining the elimination of the parasite in hypo-endemic foci. To better understand the possible maintenance of T. b. gambiense in local fauna and investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation, we generat...

BACKGROUND Soccer athletes are at risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. To date, there are limited studies on the mechanisms of ACL injuries in soccer athletes and no video-based analysis or sex-based comparison of these mechanisms. HYPOTHESIS There is no difference in ACL injury mechanisms among soccer athletes by sex. STUDY DESIGN Case series. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 4. ME...

BACKGROUND Quality of chest compressions (CC) is an important determinant of resuscitation outcome for cardiac arrest patients. PURPOSE To characterize the quality of CC performed by hospital personnel, evaluate for predictors of CC performance, and determine the effects of audiovisual feedback on CC performance. METHODS Seven hundred and fifty four individuals participated in a CPR quality...

An evaluation was conducted on the knowledge gained by pediatric residents on CPR, before and after a PALS (Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support) course. Following an examination of all pediatric residents at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, they were divided into two groups: non-trained (Group 1) and a group scheduled to undergone training (Group 2). A course on ACLS was conducted. Ex...