The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of the conjunctival oxygen tension (PCJO2) monitor during the early assessment of injured patients in the A&E Department of a large District General Hospital. The conjunctival oxygen sensor provides a non-invasive continuous monitor of tissue oxygenation in the palpebral conjunctiva and has been shown to detect early hypovolaemia in animal and h...

introduction: disabled-adjusted life year (daly) makes it possible to calculate the time and duration of the disease and its non-fatal consequences along with the time lost due to premature death. this study was aimed to estimate the burden of road traffic accidents (rta) in kermanshah province. methods: to determine the mortality related to road-traffic accidents as well as years of life lost ...

Road traffic accidents are considered one of the important general health concerns, as they result in numerousinjuries and deaths worldwide. India is a developing nation which experiences very high rate such accidents.This study was planned to sociodemographic profile victims fatal RTAs involving different typesof vehicles, so widen database for preventive measures that could reduce morbidityan...

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have emerged as an important public health issue which needs to be tackled by a multi-disciplinary approach. The trend in RTA injuries and death is becoming alarming in countries like India. The number of fatal and disabling road accident happening is increasing day by day and is a real public health challenge for all the concerned agencies to prevent it. The appro...

Throughout the world, road traffic accidents (RTAs) and their consequences are studied to help develop new prevention and enforcement policies. Impaired driving among drunk or intoxicated drivers is a social and public health problem recognised worldwide and the presence of alcohol and drugs in drivers has been found to be frequent and the cause of fatal outcomes. According to US National Highw...

The negotiation and construction of a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) bears the elements of its future success. The agreement identifies the relative strength of the countries involved and the long-term internal functioning of the agreement. A comparison between the NAFTA and Mercosur RTAs highlights this concept. NAFTA appears to indicate the clear range of possibilities to the US, Canada and M...

A self-administered survey assessing the use of mobile phones among Saudi and non-Saudi drivers, was distributed by hand to 520 male drivers [Saudis (70.2%), non-Saudis (29.7%)] aged between 16 – 61years. 32% (Saudis) and 18% (non-Saudis) began driving at age<16 years while 80.3% (Saudis) and 72.3% (non-Saudis) had a valid driver’s license. 82.7% (Saudi) & 80.7% (non-Saudi) drivers use private ...

Renal acid-base balance may become deranged in a number of ways, some of which are the consequence of inherited disorders. Two main groups of distal renal acidopathies result either from a direct inability to secrete acid in the distal nephron (giving rise to type 1 renal tubular acidosis [RTA]) or as an inherited or functional consequence of hypoaldosteronism, leading to type 4 (hyperkalemic) ...