What should we consider when applying termination of resuscitation rules?

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Should We Consider another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination ...

When Should We Consider Lens Distortion in Camera Calibration

In this paper, calibrating a camera refers to the process of determining the transformation between a 3D object coordinate system and the 2D image coordinate system of the camera. Knowing this transformation, 3D position of a feature point seen in two cameras can be determined by using triangulation. Suppose a distortion-free lens is had, this 3D-2D transformation can be well approximated by a ...

Erythema nodosum: what should we consider about it?

Dear Editor, Erythema nodosum (EN) or panniculitis is a cutaneous reaction consisting of inflammatory tender erythematous nodular lesions, spontaneously regressing located primarily over the extensor surface of lower extremities (1). EN can occur at any age but its peak incidence is between the third and fourth decades (2). Prevalence of EN is 3-5 times higher in women than men (3). Erythema no...

When should we stop resuscitation efforts after blunt traumatic arrest?

In a recent issue of Injury, Galluccio et al. presented a stimulating case 8 which should provoke us to reconsider the boundaries of what is possible after cardiac arrest secondary to apparent blunt trauma. This report follows a previous study in Injury reporting survival after cardiac arrest after trauma. 24 Their patient, a 42-year-old male driver, crashed his vehicle at 60 km/h and was found...