Utilizing Telehealth to Support Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder in a Theater of War: Prolonged Exposure via Clinical Videoconferencing.

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder are prevalent mental health diagnoses associated with the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and are especially significant in service members returning from combat. Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy is a highly effective behavioral treatment for these symptoms, and providing this treatment as soon as possible, even in the midst of a soldier's combat deployment, has strong potential benefits.

Materials And Methods: In the current case study, telehealth technology was used to support the delivery of PE therapy to treat a service member diagnosed with acute stress disorder in a war zone.

Dental anaesthesia for a child with complete amelia.

A four year-old boy born without limbs (amelia) presented for dental restorations under general anaesthesia as an outpatient. Following intramuscular atropine administration anaesthesia was induced using halothane, oxygen and nitrous oxide inhaled by mask. Next, intravenous access was secured by external jugular vein catheterization.

Needle tracheostomy: a laboratory study.

Percutaneous needle tracheostomy and transtracheal ventilation continues to be advocated for the management of upper airway obstruction. Recent studies recommend the use of artificial ventilation. However, as apparatus for this is not always available and because there remains some doubt regarding conditions for successful use of needle tracheostomy during spontaneous respiration, we undertook such a study in dogs.