9/10/2008· Medical - Medicine
Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Tubes: Application to Aortic Rupture
Blunt impact to the thorax often results in traumatic rupture of the aorta, leading to immediate exsanguination. Current interest in the mechanisms of this failure is great (Roberts and Beckman, 1970), particularly with regard to vehicular fatilities in which passengers are subjected to high levels of deceleration
9/10/2008· Medical - Medicine
Dynamic Deformation Experiments on Aortic Tissue
THE NUMBER of fatalities due to automobile collisions in the United States has reached an annual level of 55,000, according to the statistics of the National Safety Council. Of these, 16 per cent have been estimated by Greendyke (1966) to be due to traumatic rupture of the aorta, on the basis of a sample of 1253 automobile fatalities in Monroe County, N.Y., over a four year perio
9/10/2008· Medical - Medicine
The lung constitutes a highly complex and selfregulating system for oxygenating man’s blood and removing its waste materials. It is at the alveolar level that the respiratory and circulatory functions interact and the important exchange processes occur
8/22/2008· Medical - Medicine
XECTCBF Should Be Performed Before TPA Administration In Acute Ischemic Stroke
NINDS Stroke Study Group has recommended intravenous (IV) or intra-arterial (IA) thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke utilizing recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtpa) for treatment of acute ischemic stroke, as approved by the U.S. FDA; provided that treatment is initiated within 3 hours for intravenous and within 4 hours via arterial catheters inserted into thrombosed cerebral vessels, timed from the time of stroke onset
8/20/2008· Medical - Medicine
By: Dr. Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FACP
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is the delivery of ventilatory support without the need for an invasive artificial airway. Mechanical ventilation via intubation is associated with many complications, including upper airway trauma, arrhythmia, hypotension, aspiration of gastric contents, sinusitis, pneumonia, and patients’ loss of ability to eat and communicate verbally
4/3/2008· Finance
Trustee's Report: Chapter 11 Reorganization, Likelihood Of Success
The Debtors consist of 13 nursing facilities and a management company. The Debtors operations commenced in May 2004. Due to the age of the facilities, substantial maintenance expenditures have been, and likely will be, required on a going forward basis
4/3/2008· Taxation
Excise Taxes For Unreasonable Compensation At Charities
By: Stephen D. Kirkland, CPA, CMC
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now keeps a close eye on charities and social welfare organizations to ensure that their tax-exempt status is not abused. One of the primary factors the IRS now examines is the amounts of compensation and benefits provided by charities to their key employees
11/15/2007· Professional Skills
10 Focusing Strategies for ADD Clients
It’s so hard for ADD people to concentrate on tasks some times, because every time something is touched, they think of something else to do. So just trying to say out loud to yourself, "Focus, focus, focus"—easier said than done, but give it a try
8/20/2007· Product Liability
Packaging and Product Liability
By: Sterling Anthony
A more appropriate term would be packaged product liability, because a packaged product consists of product + package, and either component (or both) can incur allegations of negligence, strict liability, and failure to warn
7/18/2007· Feng Shui
How Zen Can Shape Creative Thinking
By: Margo Berman
Introducing Zen into a creativity seminar provides stimulating discussions, invigorating stories, and compelling exercises. It is especially useful in shifting paradigms, redirecting participants’ thinking, and sharpening their focus
