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EVER WONDERED WHO INVENTED BABY DIAPERS???

Marion Donovan was a young mother in the post-war baby boom era. She came from a family of inventors and inherited the inventing 'gene'.


The Boater
Unhappy with leaky, cloth diapers that had to be washed, she first invented the 'Boater', a plastic covering for cloth diapers. Marion Donovan made her first Boater using a shower curtain.

Disposable Diapers
A year later she carried her ideas further. Using disposable absorbent material and combining it with her Boater design, Marion Donovan created the first convenient disposable diaper.

Business For Herself
Manufacturers thought her product would be too expansive to produce. Marion Donovan, left unable to sell or license her diaper patent, went into business for herself. A few years later, she was able to sell her company for $1 million.

RESEARCH

J Athl Train. 2008 Apr-Jun;43(2):119-24.




Concussion history and postconcussion neurocognitive performance and symptoms in collegiate athletes.

Covassin T, Stearne D, Elbin R.



Michigan State University, Department of Kinesiology, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. covassin@msu.edu



Abstract

CONTEXT: Athletes are at an inherent risk for sustaining concussions. Research examining the long-term consequences of sport-related concussion has been inconsistent in demonstrating lingering neurocognitive decrements that may be associated with a previous history of concussion. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between concussion history and postconcussion neurocognitive performance and symptoms in collegiate athletes. DESIGN: Repeated-measures design. SETTING: Multi-center analysis of collegiate athletes. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-seven concussed collegiate athletes (36 without concussion history, 21 with a history of 2 or more concussions). INTERVENTION(S): All subjects were administered an Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) neurocognitive test battery, which measures verbal memory, visual memory, reaction time, and visual processing speed and 22 concussion symptoms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Subjects who sustained a concussion were administered 2 follow-up tests at days 1 and 5 postinjury. Independent variables were history of concussion (no history of concussion, 2 or more concussions) and time (baseline, day 1 postconcussion, or day 5 postconcussion). RESULTS: A within-subjects effect (time) on ImPACT performance (P < .001), a between-subjects multivariate effect of group (P < .001), and a group-by-time interaction (P = .034) were noted. Athletes with a concussion history performed significantly worse on verbal memory (P = .01) and reaction time (P = .023) at day 5 postconcussion compared with athletes who did not report a previous concussion. No significant group differences were seen at day 5 postinjury on visual memory (P = .167), processing speed (P = .179), or total concussion symptoms (P = .87). CONCLUSIONS: Concussed collegiate athletes with a history of 2 or more concussions took longer to recover verbal memory and reaction time than athletes without a history of concussion.

In kids, telling lies a sign of future success....

There is no need to worry if a child is lying, claim experts, as it proves the kid has reached an important step in his or her mental development. What's more, it's a sign of future success.


After studying 1,200 children, researchers from the Institute of Child Study at Toronto University, found that

CHOKING - FIRST AID

Occurs when foreign object is lodged in windpipe.This blocks oxygen supply to brain. In adults, choking occurs due to food. In children it also occurs on swallowing an object.Choking could be fatal, if first aid not given..

Symptoms


Hands will grasp throat
Breathlessness
Noisy breathing
Inability to cough
Skin, nails and lips may turn blue
Loss of consciousness

Treatment

Heimlich maneuver and CPR –2 techniques
If person is unable to talk, try Heimlich maneuver
Forces the diaphragm upto the lungs
Creates an artificial cough

Heimlich Maneuver on a standing person

Stand behind the person

Form a fist with one hand

Place fist below ribcage, thumb inward

Hold the fist with other hand

Keep arms off ribcage

Give four inward and upward thrust

Repeat till the object is ejected

Same method is used for a child too

Heimlich Maneuver On an Unconscious Person

If person is lying down, straddle the person with your knees

Place heel of one hand above waistline

Place other hand over the first

Give four inward and upward thrust

Repeat till object is coughed out

Heimlich Maneuver On an Infant

Place your forearm over your raised knees
Place the infant face down over your fore arm

Give four or five blows using the heel of your hand

Repeat till object comes out

If it does not work, turn the baby

Place two fingers an inch below the imaginary line connecting nipples
Give four thrusts forcefully to bring out the object
Repeat if required

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ANAESTHESIOLOGY

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CLINICAL ANAESTHESIOLOGY
CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN MEDICINE
ANAESTHESIOLOGY IN OBG
ANAESTHESIA MEDICATION GUIDE
ANAESTHESIA RESIDENT'S HANDBOOK

AIIMS/AIPGMEE

QUESTION:Calcium dipicolinate is found in


a. Aspergillus

b. Bacillus

c. Escherichia

d. Rickettsia

ANSWER: b, Bacillus