Gender and Work Hours Transitions in Australia: Drop Ceilings and Trap-Door Floors We introduce the ideas of “drop ceilings”, that full-time employees who switch to reduced hours thereafter face an hours ceiling such that a return to full-time employment is difficult, and of “trap-door floors”, that full-time employees may be denied the opportunity to reduce their hours and instead face a choic...

Neutropenic sepsis is a life-threatening condition with mortality rates reported to range between 2 and 21% in adults. It can occur following chemotherapy treatment, due to disease (such as haematological conditions affecting the bone marrow) and in patients on disease-modifying agents (such as patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis). Appropriate emergency treatment is essenti...

OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and efficiency with which the accident and emergency (A&E) department provides thrombolytic treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS A prospective observational study based in a teaching hospital for one year. All patients who presented with the clinical and electrocardiographic indications for thrombolytic treatment were studied. ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Today, treatment of acute stroke consists of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), admission to a stroke unit, and aspirin. Although tPA treatment is the most effective, there is substantial undertreatment. Centralized care may affect rate, timing, and outcome of thrombolysis compared to decentralized treatment in community hospitals. The present study aimed to assess ...