Foreign body aspiration in children is a life threatening event and prompt bronchoscopy and extraction is essential for their survival. During a recent paediatric airway emergency at Torbay hospital, Devon, the theatre staff were unable to assemble the paediatric bronchoscope. We therefore investigated methods to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the assembly of the paediatric bronchosco...

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· AND CHARLES GOULDEN, O.B.E., M.A., M.D., M.Chir., F.R.C.S. (Ophthalmic Surgeon to the London Hospital.) The fate of eyes which have suffered a penetrating injury depends upon a number of factors. It will be clear that the actual extent of the wound is important and of the other factors which influence the condition the most serious are : 1.' Infection. 2. The inclusion of uveal tissue (iris a...

Anterior chamber foreign bodies are uncommon, making up only about I5 per cent. of all intraocular foreign bodies. The velocity and point of entry determine the site at which a foreign body comes to rest. Non-metallic foreign bodies usually have a lower velocity than metallic, and once they have penetrated the cornea tend to remain in the anterior chamber. Metallic foreign bodies lodge in the i...

Abstract There is a constant evidence of the growth of the foreign indebtedness in all the countries in transition, both EU member states and (pre)accession countries. Status and trends of external debt are important indicators of potential macroeconomic problems, which determines that the management of foreign debt should be a task for all governments. Thus, methodology and measurement of fore...

This paper considers a new-product firm’s choice between exporting and foreign direct investment (FDI) to access foreign markets. We find that, when quality is unknown to buyers, the firm may choose FDI over exporting to signal quality, even though FDI is a costlier mode of access than exporting. We then use the model to study the effect of local labor requirement policy imposed by the host cou...

We study the impact of foreign institutional investor (FII) flows on stock returns in India. We exploit stock-level daily trading data for FII purchases and FII sales during 2006-2011 to separate stocks into those experiencing abnormally high and low FII flow innovations. We find that stocks with high innovations are associated with a coincident price increase that is permanent, whereas stocks ...