Resuscitation attempts in asystolic patients: the legal tail wagging the dog?

Behavioural responses of Canis familiaris to different tail lengths of a remotely-controlled life-size

The tail of dogs and allies (Canidae) is important for intraspecific communication. We used a life-sized dog model and varied the tail length and motion as an experimental method of examining effects of tail-docking on intraspecific signaling in domestic dogs, Canis familiaris. We videotaped interactions of 492 off-leash dogs and quantified size and behaviour of approaching dogs to the model’s ...

The tail is wagging the dog: body culture, classification and the paralympic movement

Tail Wagging the Dog: Is China’s Mto the Driving Force behind Methanol Pricing?

Asystolic Cardiac Arrest from Near Drowning Managed with Therapeutic Hypothermia

An estimated 200,000 cardiac arrests occur out-ofhospital annually in the United States.1,2 The survival rates are 0-11% depending on the presenting rhythm.3,4 Following cardiac arrest, the brain can tolerate anoxia up to 2-4 minutes, upon which irreversible neuronal damage commences in the absence of re-establishment of circulation.5 Brain reoxygenation with successful return of spontaneous ci...

Analysis of “Do Not Resuscitate” Order in Patients without Established Life based on the Article 372 of the Islamic Penal Code

Introduction: In the present era, it is possible to maintain vital organs considering the major advances in medical science. Saving the lives of patients and resuscitation their life is possible through medical science and instruments. Although the use of medical instruments is beneficial in most cases and have satisfactory results, but in some cases, severe disorders are observed in function o...