St. Mary's Lying-in Hospital

Continued construct validation of the St. Marys CVA Evaluation: Bilateral Awareness Scale.

Previous research suggested that scores on the Schenkenberg Line Bisection Test of unilateral neglect should correlate significantly with bilateral awareness ratings on the St. Marys CVA Evaluation, but that scores on both of these instruments should not correlate with St. Marys perceptual scores. To test this hypothesis, occupational therapists at St. Marys Hospital Medical Center administered...

Measurement of lying and standing blood pressure in hospital.

Measuring lying and standing blood pressure (BP) is an important clinical observation in older hospital inpatients. This is because a drop in BP on standing, known as orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common in older people and in acute illness and, therefore, in hospital patients. OH increases the risk of a fall in hospital. Simple measures such as changes in medication or rehydration can reduce...

Population Characteristics and Spawning Migration Dynamics of Pink Salmon in U.S. Waters of the St. Marys River

Population attributes and migratory dynamics of spawning pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha were examined in U.S. waters of the St. Marys River from 1998 through 2002. Spawning migrations were monitored twice each week from late August through early October of each sampling year using a single gill net set immediately below their spawning grounds. Pink salmon were captured between 23 August and...

St. Thomas's Hospital Armorial Bearings

whole matter is dealt with in full. From "it I reproduce the following :? It ia probably known to most St. Thomas's men past and present that for some years St. Thomas's Hospital has been using an heraldic device supposed to be the arms of the hospital. Eighteen months ago the writer being unable to find any authority for this device, he and the Secretary (G. Q. Roberts, C.B.E., M.A.) spent som...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.