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C Ferracci

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PubMed2001

[Calls to the SAMU Centre 15 (Emergency Medical Service Center 15): an indicator of peak pollen concentrations].

A retrospective analysis of the calls received by the emergency services in Montluçon and the outpatient dossiers in the Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments for June 3 to 5, 2000 evidenced an increase in the number of requests made for assistance regarding pollinosis symptoms. These symptoms and the associated requests for assistance seem to have been caused by Poaceae pollen peaks, ozone peaks and specific weather conditions. Hence, the number of calls received by the emergency services can be viewed as an unfavorable indicator for pollen-related diseases.

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PubMed1997

Benefit of active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a prehospital advanced cardiac life support. A randomized multicenter study.

BACKGROUND: We compared short-term prognosis of active compression-decompression (ACD) and standard (STD) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. METHODS AND RESULTS: We randomized advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) with ACD ACLS CPR on odd days and STD ACLS CPR on even days. We measured the rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival at 1 hour (H1), at 24 hours (H24), and at 1 month (D30): hospital discharge (HD); neurological outcome; and complications. Mean times from collapse to basic cardiac life support CPR was 9 minutes and from collapse to ACLS CPR was 21 minutes. Compared with the STD ACLS patients (n = 258), ACD ACLS patients (n = 254) had higher survival rates (ROSC, 44.9% versus 29.8%, P = .0004; H1, 36.6% versus 24.8%, P = .003; H24, 26% versus 13.6%, P = .002; HD without neurological impairment, 5.5% versus 1.9%, P = .03) and a trend for improvement in neurological outcome at D30 (Glasgow-Pittsburgh Outcome Categories = 1.6 +/- 0.8 versus 2.3 +/- 1.1. P = .09). Sternal dislodgements (2.9% versus 0.4%, P = .03) and hemoptysis (5.4% versus 1.3%, P = .01) were more frequent in the ACD ACLS group. CONCLUSIONS: Despite long time intervals, ACD significantly improved short-term survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests compared with STD CPR.

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PubMed1984

Comparative study of two regimens of combined chemotherapy of one year duration in multibacillary leprosy. Results after four and five years' follow-up.

Two therapeutic regimens of one-year duration were administered to two groups of 20 previously untreated multibacillary leprosy patients. Regimen A was rifampin 600 mg twice weekly, prothionamide 500 mg, and dapsone (DDS) 100 mg daily for six months, followed by 100 mg DDS daily for another six months. Regimen B was identical to Regimen A but without prothionamide. Follow-up was for 4 1/2 and 5 years in 15 and 14 patients, respectively. Clinical improvement was rapid, and the bacterial index (BI) of the patients diminished by one unit per year after stopping treatment. Five patients were skin-smear negative at 54 months. The BI in the nasal mucosa became negative after 48 months. There were many attacks of erythema nodosum leprosum between month 3 of treatment until 13 and 21 months. Up to now no relapses have been observed. These results have confidence limits of 20% and 23%, respectively. However, when the results of the two regimens are added, the confidence limit for six months' twice weekly rifampin together with DDS and followed by six months of DDS and 4 1/2 years follow-up is 12%.

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