results there was a significant difference in follow-up rates at the due date between the intervention group (50.7%, 34of 67 participants) and the control group (17.5%, 11 of 63 participants) (or = 4.871, 95% ci = 2.172 to 10.924, p < 0.0001). in the control group, the call interviews significantly increased the follow-up rate from 17.5% to 66.7 % (42 of 63 participants) (p < 0.0001), although ...

BACKGROUND The public health system continues its efforts to prepare for bioterrorist events, such as a smallpox outbreak, but may need to call on other health professionals to ensure sufficient capacity to implement preparedness plans. OBJECTIVE The goal was to understand the willingness of primary care physicians to participate in possible smallpox pre- or post-event activities. METHODS A...

A Qualidade deve ser um dos objectivos prioritaI"ios das organizaC6es, sendo o planeamento da Coating6ncia uma forrna de contribuiAo real na procura desse objectivo. As altera(;s na organizaC&o devem sec feitas tendo como objectino o aurnento global da Qualidade; para o conseguir e necessario a exist6ncia de metodologias ,, e norrnas adequadas. A implementaC&o do Plano de Coatingcia e RecuperaC...

The science-focused mission of the Landsat 8 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) requires that it have an accurate radiometric calibration. A calibration methodology was developed to convert the raw output from the instrument into an accurate at-aperture radiance. The methodology is based on measurements obtained during component-level and instrument-level characterization testing. The radiometric a...

AIM To assess the benefit of immediate call or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). METHODS Of 952,288 OHCAs in 2005-2012, 41,734 were bystander-witnessed cases without prehospital involvement of physicians but with bystander CPR (BCPR) on bystander's own initiative. From those OHCAs, we finally extracted the following three call/BCPR ...

The effectiveness of a “staged aftbody” proposed by Toyoda et al. (AIAA J., Vol. 52, 2014, pp. 2899–2901) was further investigated using an aeroballistic range with a free-flight Mach number of 1.7. Near-field pressure signatures were obtained from a pressure transducer that was flush-mounted on a flat plate. From these signatures, far-field pressure signatures were obtained by the waveform par...

Referring patients to other physicians is one of the most fundamental and frequently performed tasks in clinical practice. In 2009, referrals to other physicians weremadeduringalmost 1 in 10ambulatoryvisits in the United States for a total of more than 100 million referrals.1 Despite the routine nature of referrals, there is significant variation in how and when physicians choose to ask for spe...

Serotonin syndrome is a life-threatening reaction associated with serotonergic agents. Its mortality is estimated around 11%, hence prompt diagnosis is necessary [1]. Given the variability of its presentation, physicians often misdiagnose this devastating condition. We present a case of serotonin syndrome seen in the Emergency Department by an on-call psychiatric resident and review the Hunter ...

The predicted shortfall of primary care physicians and the millions of newly insured beginning in 2014 call for an increase in the number of advanced practice nurses (APRNs). Advanced practice nurses can significantly improve their clients' quality of life and increase their life expectancy through tobacco cessation education. The purpose of this study was to educate APRN students on smoking in...