... the main program is busy doing something, the other threads can handle the user inputs and perform the tasks. For example, if a user wants to
cancel bringing ina large amount of data from a web ... threads to handle individual tasks. For instance, if a
thread performing activity A spends a significant amount of time waiting for an I/O operation to complete, another thread can be created ... pressing a button or constantly interacting with the
program, are independent activities. The performance of an application can be improved by creating a separate thread for performing each of...
... critically ill patients in
emergency situations. As part of their HEMS training
programme, intraosseous training was given using man-
ual needles, Bone Injection Guns, and EZ-IO® on both
manikins and ... Heltne
1,2,3
Abstract
Background: Intraosseous access (IO) is a method for providing vascular access in out-of-hospital resuscitation of
critically ill and injured patients when traditional intravenous access ... Newer intraosseous techniques may enable faster and more reliable vascular access, and this can
lower the threshold for intraosseous access on both adult and paediatric patients in critical situations....
... objective was to gain insight
into the care and management of patients with muscu-
loskeletal chest pain as experienced by both those with
chiropractic training, medical training or combined train-
ing.
Methods
Data ... competencies,
and standards for referrals and sharing of clinical informa-
tion that may improve current and future cross-discipli-
nary coordination of care for chest pain patients.
Clinical and health ... hospi-
talization in patients with chest pain. JAMA 1997,
278:1670-1676.
41. Bing ML, Abel RL, Sabharwal K, McCauley C, Zaldivar K: Imple-
menting a clinical pathway for the treatment of Medicare
patients...
... studies in conflict settings as
diverse as Angola [27], Afghanistan [28], and Burma
(Myanmar) [29]. If a study omits children in addressing
population mortality, findings may exclude a large por-
tion ... Uppsala Conflict Database Program (a
database that contains information on armed conflicts of
the world since 1989) [5], and the Database on the
Human Impact of Complex Emergencies (CE-DAT) [6].
Using ... determine the validity of the study and the applicability of the findings to their
settings.
Public health scenario
You are a physician working for an international human-
itarian medical organization...
...
Alvaro Mauricio Quintero
3
, Luis Gabriel González
3
, Nora Elena Saldarriaga
4
, Marisol Bedoya
1
,
Juan Manuel Toro
5
, Jorge Byron Velásquez
4
, Juan Carlos Valencia
4
, Clara Maria Arango
5
, ... glycaemic control in patients hospitalised ina mixed
medical and surgical intensive care unit: a randomised clinical trial
Gisela Del Carmen De La Rosa
1
, Jorge Hernando Donado
2
, Alvaro ... Arango
5
,
Pablo Henrique Aleman
1
, Esdras Martin Vasquez
4
, Juan Carlos Chavarriaga
4
, Andrés Yepes
4
,
William Pulido
4
, Carlos Alberto Cadavid
1
and Grupo de Investigacion en Cuidado intensivo:...
... clinically relevant and irrelevant findings, and simply
reported on all abnormalities [12]. At present, in many ICUs
CXRs are still routinely obtained on a daily basis, at least in The
Netherlands ... [summarized in Table 1] were absent or
present and, if an abnormality was present, whether it was
judged to be an 'old' or 'new' finding). In case an abnormality
was worsening, ... relevant abnormalities, and they rarely
prompt action. We propose that this diagnostic examination be
abandoned in ICU patients.
Introduction
Chest radiographs (CXRs) are frequently obtained in intensive
care...
... than O-level).
Furthermore, the use of medication within the last seven
days before the examination was ascertained by an instru-
ment for database-assisted online collection of medication
data ... Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
7
Central
Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry,
Augsburg, Germany.
8
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Institute of Medical
Data Management, ... analysis indicates that
BBL medication and not any other antihypertensive treat-
ment is associated with reduced lung function ina gen-
eral adult population. Thus, our findings may serve as a
basis...
... quality assurance survey
Natalie Chahine-Malus, Thomas Stewart, Stephen E Lapinsky, Ted Marras, David Dancey,
Richard Leung and Sangeeta Mehta
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Correspondence: ... Gray et al found that clinicians were
fairly accurate in determining the placement of subclavian or
internal jugular (IJ) vein pulmonary artery (PA) catheter intro-
ducer sheaths, but the clinicians ... beneficial to patient care. Brainsky et al
observed that 20% of routine CXRs performed ina medical
ICU had ‘major important’ findings, and 8% prompted a
change in management [4]. The majority of changes...
... communicated by the switchboard operators
through the hospital loudspeakers and paging system, and a
detailed log of all calls is maintained.
Criteria for medical emergency team activation
Calling ... this to aspects of nursing and medical
daily routine.
Materials and methods
The hospital
Austin Health is a university-affiliated teaching hospital with
three hospital campuses situated in Melbourne, ... man-
uscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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