Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a frequent cause of death in the developed world. Early defibrillation, preferably within the first minutes of the incident, significantly increases survival rates. Accessible automated external defibrillators (AED) in public areas have been promoted for many years, and several locations are equipped with these devices.
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November 2003
Specialists Advisory Board for the first time was funded of July 20th 1950, followed by the establishing country and share specialists. Advisory Board since the beginning is responsible for increasing medical knowledge and prophylactic. First country specialist was elected Mieczysław Justyna MD, PhD, in 1951.
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January 2001
Objective: Although no dose-response relationship exists for the health risks associated with the occupational exposure to inhaled anaesthetics, public health authorities recommend threshold values. The aim of the present study was to assess whether and to what extent these threshold values are exceeded in surgeons and circulating nurses of an Eastern European university hospital, before and after measures had been taken to reduce occupational exposure.
Methods: At nine workplaces, occupational exposure to nitrous oxide and the volatile anaesthetic used (halothane or isoflurane) was measured within the breathing zones of surgeons and circulating nurses by means of photoacoustic infrared spectrometry.
Background: Although no dose-response relationship for the health risks associated with the occupational exposure to inhaled anaesthetics exists, public health authorities recommend threshold values. The aim of the present study was to assess if and to what extent these threshold values are exceeded in an eastern European university hospital before and after measures had been taken to reduce occupational exposure.
Methods: At nine workplaces occupational exposure of anaesthetists to nitrous oxide and halothane or isoflurane was measured by means of photoacoustic infrared spectrometry.
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Anaesth Resusc Intensive Ther
November 1975
Anaesth Resusc Intensive Ther
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