OBJECTIVE To examine risk factors associated with borderline pathology in latency-age children. METHOD The subjects were 98 children assessed for day treatment. Borderline subjects were identified in a chart review using the Child Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines, which divided the sample into borderline (n = 41) and nonborderline (n = 57) groups. Functional levels were assessed by Childr...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationships between chronic physiologic instability, as assessed by the cumulative daily Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology (SNAP), and neurodevelopmental morbidity in premature infants at 1 year and at 2 to 3 years of age. DESIGN The subjects of this retrospective study were extremely premature (</=30 weeks' gestational age [GA]) i...

BACKGROUND Hip fractures are very painful leading to lengthy hospital stays. Conventional methods of treating pain are limited. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are relatively contraindicated and opioids have significant side effects.Regional anaesthesia holds promise but results from these techniques are inconsistent. Trials to date have been inconclusive with regard to which blocks to use an...

This study aimed to describe the severity of injury (RTI), length of stay, costs, financial burden, and sources of payment for RTI patients in the Kunming area, Yunnan Province, China. Information was collected from interviewing 420 patients admitted with RTI during January to May 2005 and from medical records reviewed of all the patients admitted from January to 30 May 2005. The costs and fina...

The article is a bibliographic review which intends to present the actual range of researches comparing the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the New Injury Severity Score (NISS). Databases were searched using the keyword NISS, with 42 articles, 23 of which didn't compare the two indexes. Most part of the 19 selected articles showed that NISS has been more accurate in predicting the outcomes (dep...

Studies have shown that reduced neuromuscular control or strength increases the risk of acute injuries. It is hypothesized that a non-functional movement pattern can predispose for injuries. In the present paper a detailed description of a test battery consisting of nine different tests to screen athletic movement pattern is provided. The aim was to evaluate the inter- and intra-rater reliabili...

INTRODUCTION Proper management of mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) relies on triage as a critical component of the disaster plan. OBJECTIVE [corrected] The objective of this study was to assess the precision of triage in mass-casualty incidents. METHODS The precision of decisions made by two experienced triage officers was examined in two large MCIs. These decisions were compared to the real ...

BACKGROUND Triage at the site of a major incident is key to effective scene management. A number of triage algorithms have been suggested to assist the triage officer to determine triage priorities. However, many advocated scores were not specifically developed for use in major incidents, nor are they designed for multiple age groups. Many of these algorithms have not been validated: those that...

pain in neonates can be associated with various risks and it seems essential to find a simple and acceptable method for relieving pain. pharmacologic agents are not recommended in neonates for pain relief in minor procedures but orally administered glucose solution is found to be effective. the objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of oral 30% glucose during intramuscular injection...