Figs. 1. 4, and 5 were produced in the Department of Medical Illustration in Makerere University College Medical School: Figs. 2 and 3 were produced by Dr. E. H. Williams, a companion in the road safari, and have been included by permission of the Editor of the British Jouirnal of Cancer. REFERENCES Burkitt, D. (1958). Brit. J. Surg., 46, 218. (1962a). Postgrad. med. J., 38, 71. (1962b). Ann. r...

1 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, 2 Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, 3 Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of Ame...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has established a system of collaborating centers known as the Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network (REMPAN) to promote radiation emergency medical preparedness, assistance, and advice to countries in cases of overexposure of populations from any source of radiation. This network consists of 13 specialized institutions located in 10...

The results of yearly medical examinations of a group of 65 senior officials is reviewed in terms of new pathological conditions defined by the physician. The percentage of such conditions diagnosed was high, and a plea is made that periodic examinations should be continued and expanded, and that research into possible low-dosage syndromes in the management group of industry should be initiated.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Emergency medical services routing of patients with acute stroke to designated centers may increase the proportion of patients receiving care at facilities meeting national standards and augment recruitment for prehospital stroke research. METHODS We analyzed consecutive patients enrolled within 2 hours of symptom onset in a prehospital stroke trial, before and after re...

Usability testing is increasingly being recognized as a way to increase the usability and safety of health information technology (HIT). Medical simulation centers can serve as testing environments for HIT usability studies. We integrated the quality assurance version of our emergency department (ED) electronic health record (EHR) into our medical simulation center and piloted a clinical care s...

distance learning is expanding and replacing the traditional academic medical settings. managing trauma patients seems to be a prerequisite skill for medical students. this study has been done to evaluate the efficiency of distance learning on performing the initial assessment and management in trauma patients, compared with the traditional learning among senior medical students. one hundred an...

nowadays, many researches in the field of medicine are conducting all around the world and medical journalism is a way to share the results. in fact, dissemination of the related manuscripts can prevent the repetitive research or may even lead to conducting a better survey. therefore high quality medical journals are considered as up-to-date resources for further investigations. medical journal...

the police are competent and always present contact persons who have direct knowledge and experience and act as role models in the area of road traffic. one of the focuses of police work is to increase tolerance and consideration, especially for more vulnerable road users. the priorities of the police are geared at emphasizing how relevant and appropriate the decisions made by road traffic auth...