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Patil, Amit
- Analysis of Pattern of Emergency Cases in the Casualty of a University
Authors
1 Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 3rd Floor A wing, New Medical College Building, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Sector 5, Nerul (East), Navi Mumbai, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 7, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 4-8Abstract
Objective: To study the case mix pattern of emergency cases attending the casualty department by grouping them under various specialties and to analyze the disposition of such patients. Another objective was to determine the pattern of medicolegal cases attending the casualty department.Materials and Method: A total 500 cases of patients attending the casualty were studied from the casualty records. The data was collected from the casualty registers/records and the medical record department. To study the case mix pattern, the patients coming to the casualty were grouped under the broad speciality headings of Medical, Surgical, Orthopedic, Pediatrics and Others.
Results: The analysis revealed that highest number of patients attending casualty belonged to Medicine and its allied speciality. It was found that large proportions of patients attending the casualty department were casual attenders and as such did not constitute real clinical emergencies.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that almost 50% of the patients attending the casualty department had trivial complaints which did not required much attention. The massive influx of such casual attendees results into increase workload on the staff especially on the junior medical and paramedical staff.
Keywords
Casualty, Emergency Medicine Department, Case Mix Pattern, Casual AttendersReferences
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- Unusual Weather Condition Causing the Transfer of Seahorses Hippocampus kuda onto the Sandy Beach of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra
Authors
1 Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Annaikatty Post, Coimbatore 641 108, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 792-793Abstract
While surveying for raptors along the Achara beach in Malvan taluk of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, seahorses Hippocampus kuda belonging to the family Syngnathidae were noticed on the beach on 23 June 2015. All seahorses belong to one genus Hippocampus, in which there are 34 species recognized all over the world. Despite their small size, seahorses form a valuable fisheries resource in some areas and support a sizeable international trade. Hence all Hippocampus species are listed under Appendix II of the CITES and are categorized as vulnerable in the IUCN 2015 Red List of species.- Alteration of Serum Biochemical Parameters Due to Cow Urine Distillate in Triazophos Intoxicated White Leghorn Cockerels
Authors
1 Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar – 263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, IN
2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar – 263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, IN
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Toxicology International (Formerly Indian Journal of Toxicology), Vol 25, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 59-67Abstract
In this study twenty five white leghorn male chicken of one month and one week old weighing about 244 to 248 gms were procured and were kept at Instructional Poultry Farm Nagla, Pantnagar. The birds in poultry shed were reared in deep litter system, were kept under standard managemental conditions and were randomly divided into five groups of 5 birds each. After one week of adaptation period, different doses of Triazophos were administered via feed at 2.5, 5 ppm level and cow urine distillate was administered via feed. At 2.5, 5 ppm level and cow urine distillate was administered through drinking water at the rate of 1ml per bird per day to groups G4, G5 respectively for 100 days daily. White leghorn cockerels are layers not broilers and can sustain for a period of 2-3 years. The birds of group “G1” served as control. After every 25 days blood was taken from each bird including day zero for study of different. viz. glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, cholesterol, creatinine, uric acid, alanine aminotransferase ALT and aspartate aminotransferase AST.
Total protein, Albumin, globulin, parameters showed significant (P<0.01) decrease while in Cholesterol, Creatinine, Glucose, Uric Acid, ALT, AST showed a significant increase (P<0.01) in different doses of Triazophos treated birds in comparison to birds of control group while a significant increase (P<0.01) in Total protein, Albumin, globulin and a significant decrease (P<0.01) Cholesterol, Creatinine, Glucose, Uric Acid, ALT, AST was observed in cow urine treated groups (G4, G5) as compared to non cow urine treated groups (G2 and G3).
Keywords
Alanine Aminotransferase ALT, Aspartate Aminotransferase AST Test, Albumin, Cholesterol, Creatinine, Globulin, Glucose, Total Protein, Triazophos Toxicity, White Leghorn Cockerels, Uric Acid.References
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- HR Interventions in Reducing Accidents in the Mechanical Engineering Industry
Authors
1 Symbiosis International (Demmed University), Pune, IN
2 Health Safety & Environment Global Director Honeywell Middle East Ltd, Dubai, AE
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Journal of Applied Management- Jidnyasa, Vol 11, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 26-34Abstract
Henrich, father of Industrial Accident Prevention, studied 75,000 cases of insurance claims and accident records of industrial plant owners. He found that 88% of accidents were caused due to unsafe actions of human beings. The objective of the present study was to analyze the reasons for accidents related to unsafe behavior of personnel. It further aimed to develop and recommend a workable model to the engineering industry to reduce accidents caused due to unsafe human behavior. Data were collected on accidents and their causes from 5 mechanical engineering companies selected in and around Pune region of India. Only those companies which had more than 100 employees working for it were selected. Only accidents of high potential and those resulting into man-days lost were selected from the list of accidents. A total of 17 accident cases were selected. A personal interview cum questionnaire method was used to collect data from the workers who met with the accident, line supervisors, safety officers and factory managers of the concerned factory. Results showed that in most accidents, working conditions were proper, the design and equipments were safe to work with and it was possible to operate the equipments safely. Hence this weakened the fact that accidents are mainly caused by unsafe conditions. In most accidents, unsafe actions had played a major role. ―Hurry up attitude‖ encouraged the worker to take shortcuts and bypass safety procedures. Majority of workers who met with the accident had no disease/stress and were of average physical fitness levels. Their unsafe behavior was due to there being a lacuna on the part of the management in imparting ―On the job training‖ for performing the job safely, which would have given more information about the hazards present in the job and the risks, their levels along with the safe way of performing the job. This training would have played a vital role in accident prevention and forced the worker to think and act on the safe line of action. Based on the above research, an Accident Reduction Model was developed. This model focuses mainly on identifying and correcting the unsafe behavior of workers. The model will help in dealing with these requirements in a systematic Plan-Do-Check-Act manner; hence, users will find it as a very useful tool to comply with related requirements.Keywords
Accidents, Engineering Industry, Unsafe Actions, Accident Reduction Model.References
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- A Correlational and Comparative study on Empathy and Altruism Across Gender and Age
Authors
1 Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College, Ujire, Affiliated to Mangalore University, Karnataka, IN
2 SVJCT's Samartha Educational Institute, Dervan, Maharashtra, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 13, No 3 (2022), Pagination: 275-278Abstract
Altruism acts as a signal of cooperative intentions, accessibility, and, by extending, copulating or collaborating potential on a larger social scale. By anticipating people's behaviour and responses individuals may act swiftly and effectively in response to their constantly shifting expectations and requirements. The current study aims to examine the relationship between altruism and empathy as well as the differences between altruism and empathy across gender and age groups. There were 116 participants overall, with the purposeful sampling approach being used. The data was not normally distributed so to see the correlation Non-parametric test Spearman's correlation was used and to see the difference Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U Test was used. Based on the study's findings, altruism and empathy were positively correlated, and there was no noticeable difference in either characteristic across the two age groups. While there was evidence of a definite difference in empathy between males and females, there was no suggestion that there was a sizable difference in altruism.
Keywords
Empathy, Altruism, Gender, Young Adults, Adolescents.References
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