Background The best way to assess the sobriety of a person is, of course, the direct analysis of blood sample collected at time of crime. But it is very often, that the driver that perpetrated the accident, escaped from the place of crime and the alcohol analysis is performed on blood samples taken several hours after he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident or in some form of crime. ...

A widely used method in the planning of protective actions is to establish a stakeholder network to generate a comprehensive set of generic protective actions. The aim is to increase competence and build links for communication and coordination. The approach of this work was to evaluate systematically protective action strategies in a case of nuclear accident. This was done in a way that all ke...

Sodium hypochlorite is widely used as an irrigating solution in dental practice. Despite its safe properties, serious complications can result from inadvertent use. We report a patient presenting to the accident and emergency department for sodium hypochlorite accident during dental root canal therapy. The management of this dental emergency condition is discussed. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2010;...