The technician by virtue of his profession plays an important role in fabricating silicone tongue prosthesis for a total glossectomy patient. The technician, with his skills and specialized knowledge in handling material, plays a valuable role as a member of the oncology team. A patient with total glossectomy can be rehabilitated by silicone tongue prosthesis as an aid to improve his speech and...

At the time of discharge, recovery room nurses discontinued the infusion through the epidural so that the infusion could be started in the ward through the ward infusion pump. In the ward, the recovery room nurses handed over the patient to the ward technician. The ward technician unknowingly connected the infusion to the intravenous cannula and started the infusion at 1930 hrs. At 0500 hrs the...

BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest that some medications, including proton pump inhibitors and β-agonist inhalers, are administered to hospitalized patients and sometimes continued without indications. Medication reconciliation has been offered as one mechanism to reduce the frequency of such medication errors and is now mandated by the Joint Commission (NPSG.03.06.01). We hypothesized that (1...

OBJECTIVES A prospective trial of echocardiography was conducted on six crew members onboard the International Space Station. The main objective was to determine the efficacy of remotely guided tele-echocardiography, including just-in-time e-training methods and determine what is "space normal" echocardiographic data. METHODS Each crew member operator (n = 6) had 2-hour preflight training. Ba...

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training and education are vital and vibrant aspects of a young and evolving profession. This article provides a perspective on this effort in the United States and reviews current activity in Rhode Island.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of the technician run open access exercise electrocardiography service at Freeman Hospital. DESIGN Questionnaire analysis of the responses of the general practitioners of randomly selected patients who used the service. SETTING A tertiary care cardiac centre, providing an open access service to general practitioners in the communit...