Training nurses in trauma management.

Since major trauma networks were introduced, medical and non-medical staff have been required to undergo trauma training. The recommended training programme is the advanced trauma life support course, but its cost and the difficulties involved in securing study leave can make it unfeasible as a training option. This article discusses the trauma intermediate life support programme, an innovative, one-day programme for staff to acquire knowledge and skills in trauma management.

Nanostructured nickel phosphide as an electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction.

Nanoparticles of nickel phosphide (Ni2P) have been investigated for electrocatalytic activity and stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic solutions, under which proton exchange membrane-based electrolysis is operational. The catalytically active Ni2P nanoparticles were hollow and faceted to expose a high density of the Ni2P(001) surface, which has previously been predicted based on theory to be an active HER catalyst. The Ni2P nanoparticles had among the highest HER activity of any non-noble metal electrocatalyst reported to date, producing H2(g) with nearly quantitative faradaic yield, while also affording stability in aqueous acidic media.