ICD - implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Christian Eriksen (seethis previous post) is being fitted with an ICD (a " heart starter " , according to a Guardian report. He suffered a cardiac arrest during the recent Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland.A cardiac arrest, as discussed in that previous post, is not a heart attack. In a cardiac arrest the heart stops beating regularly, and a defibrillator or ICD shocks it back into a regular rhythm.The British Heart Foundation, as before, come to our aid, withthis page about ICDs, with detail about how they work, how they are fitted, and links to information about them and to information about ab...
Source: Browsing - June 17, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: cardiac arrest defibrillators Source Type: blogs
Cardiac arrest
I was watching the Euro 2020 game between Denmark and Finland, I am sure encouraged by the presence of a Norwich City player on one side and a Leicester City one on the other. I did not see Christian Eriksen fall but I watched as his teammates formed a barrier round him, and perhaps saw too much as the television companies made a decision what to do.I was, along with everyone, so pleased that the prompt treatment given to Christian Eriksen brought him back and that he is now recovering.It was a cardiac arrest - not the same thing as a heart attack - and theBritish Heart Foundation have a useful page about what ...
Source: Browsing - June 17, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: cardiac arrest defibrillators Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 15th June 2021
So much for helping you keep on top of recent research. A bit of a gap (again), so have been a bit selective.CQC inspectionThe CQC conducted an unannounced inspection of the Jessop Wing, Sheffield ' s maternity hospital, following information received. They gave the service an overall rating of Inadequate, making comments about staff skills and patient safety. Read the CQC report at COVIDA systematic review looking atdifferences in presentation, management and prognosis of COVID in pregnant women and women who were not pregnant.Theincidence, characteristics and outcomes of pregnant wo...
Source: Browsing - June 15, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 18th May 2021
Rather a gap since the last one. Apologies for that.First two things relating to COVID. The Nuffield Trust have investigatedadverse outcomes for babies born during the pandemic. And ascoping review about vertical transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.And other research. A systematic review of the maternal, fetal, and child outcomes of mental health treatments in women, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the USA. ARCT of delivery mode after manual rotation of occiput posterior fetal positions. Two Cochrane reviews: ...
Source: Browsing - May 18, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
A health librarian watching television: tuberculosis
I watched some of an interview with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, who wrote Hancock ' s Half Hour, a 1960s comedy radio and television show which my Dad was a fan of, and Steptoe and Son, a 1970s television show which he definitely was not!Both writers had been in a sanatorium, with TB, at the age of 18 or so, so I am guessing in the 1940s or 1950s - that was how they had met.There were no antibiotics, so no treatment except bed rest. The sanatorium where they were had a radio station, and its own newsletter. The patients undertook work for outside organisations.I ' ve looked in PubMed to see what lit...
Source: Browsing - May 3, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: tuberculosis Source Type: blogs
A health librarian at the cinema: The Dig
This is a film about the excavations at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, of what turned out to be Anglo Saxon burial mounds. The excavations were initially done by Basil Brown, a local " amateur " " excavator " .I was attracted to this one as it ' s set near where I grew up, and also because we had seen aBBC video about the dialect coach who helped Ralph Fiennes with his Suffolk accent. The dialect coach is from Sudbury, and has the sort of accent I heard growing up. I was impressed that Ralph Fiennes wanted to learn the accent and dialect, and that the coach had an input into the script to ma...
Source: Browsing - May 3, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: East Anglia language Source Type: blogs
A health librarian at church: Doubting Thomas
Thomas, one of Jesus ' 12 disciples, did not believe the other disciples when they told him Jesus had risen from the dead, and would not believe until he had seen Jesus for himself.Jesus appeared to him (and to the group he was with) and invited Thomas to put his hands into his wounds, something portrayed in several works of art. And then he did believe.So, he gained the name " Doubting Thomas " , a name in English that is, or was, anyway, applied to people who were sceptical or would not believe without seeing for themselves.I am not sure how fair the name is applied just to him, as in the Gospel accounts, the ...
Source: Browsing - May 3, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: science and religion Source Type: blogs
Something you might be interested in
My son has been working on a project for the past year or so and has finally begun to start working on it again, he has been striving towards getting his school to have Sanctuary Status (meaning they will accept refugees into his school) and he posts regularly on his blog, the link is below if you want to support him:https://ahdfizhum.blogspot.com/ (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - May 2, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 23rd April 2021
#whatsnewinmidwifery is a tag I shall use on Twitter (@knockels) if retweeting things of interest. Let ' s see how that goes.Some retweeted things may be in these blogposts as well.Here are some things you might need to know.COVID-19Pregnant women to be offered the vaccine.NewsIn the news, stories about thesix week check not looking at the health of the mother, abouthealth and safety at work and pregnancy, and perhapsan indication of your future workload!And a report aboutone consequence for women attending prenatal appointments alone.One woman ’s experience of postpartum psychosis, . And related,...
Source: Browsing - April 23, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Decolonising Nelson
I wrote in an earlier post about Admiral Lord Nelson, who, being a Norfolkman like my Dad, did get talked about in my house growing up.And I have written a few posts about decolonisation. Here is one about both.Nelson, English (maybe British) hero, victor over the French, standing proud on his famous column in central London.And Nelson, famous Norfolkman.Are there other viewpoints from which to view his life?Well, although he fought in battles against another European power, they were not always in European waters. He is remembered for Trafalgar, but there was also the Battle of the Nile. &...
Source: Browsing - April 6, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: decolonisation Source Type: blogs
A health librarian and music: Billie Holiday
My Dad was in the habit of playing music on records (those have made a comeback) or cassette tapes (those have not) around the house, and if it was not folk music, it was traditional jazz. And one of the singers was Billie Holiday, so I have been listening to her for some years. When I left home I took with me tapes of some of some things from his collection, including two of Billie Holiday, one from early in her career, with sparse jazz accompaniment, and one from much later, where her voice had become deeper, huskier and slower, with an orchestra.I knew something of her life, but not, as it turns ...
Source: Browsing - April 5, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: decolonisation jazz Source Type: blogs
The Antiques Roadshow does decolonisation
BBC1 ' s Antiques Roadshow is usually on, although I often don ' t watch it as such. Last night (3rd April) I did, and there were two items that are actual practical examples of decolonisation, which show how you can look at existing British history from a new viewpoint.The programme was fromCulzean Castle in Ayrshire. If you are not familiar with it, members of the public take along an antique or collectible that they have, and someone expert with that sort of art or craft talks about it, and values it. The programme visits different venues. That is relevant to example 1, ...
Source: Browsing - April 5, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: decolonisation Source Type: blogs
Decolonisation - what it is and what it is not
I lead a group at work to look at decolonising the Library ' s collections, and practices, and at how we can help academic colleagues who want to decolonise their teaching.What is " decolonising " ?It certainly is not ditching " traditional " things like Chaucer or the British Empire. It certainly does not mean the Library will throw away all the Chaucer. I doubt many in academia think it means that, and we are explicit in our group ' s publicity that we do not mean that either. You do not have to remove Chaucer from the curriculum in order to decolonise the curriculum. Keep Chaucer ...
Source: Browsing - April 5, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: decolonisation Source Type: blogs
COVID vaccination
Being of a certain age I recently had a (national NHS, I think) letter inviting me to book my COVID vaccination. I booked both jabs online and went today for the first one. For the historical record, here is what happened.I went to the Sheffield Arena. It was signposted on the approach as an NHS Vaccination Centre and there were security staff (I suspect a company that usually work at gigs) at the entrance to direct you to the car park and tell you where to go next.Then to a desk where I put on a new face covering (and had it pointed out to me that I had it on inside out!) and sanitised my...
Source: Browsing - April 3, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 31st March 2021
COVID-19Two that appeared in a Medline alert I have running for Long COVID:Kotlar B; Gerson E; Petrillo S; Langer A; Tiemeier H. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal health: a scoping review. Reproductive Health. 18(1):10, 2021 Jan 18.Vardhelli V; Pandita A; Pillai A; Badatya SK. Perinatal COVID-19: review of current evidence and practical approach towards prevention and management. European Journal of Pediatrics. 180(4):1009-1031, 2021 Apr.Then, a systematic review looking atintrauterine fetal death in women who had tested positive for COVID on admission for delivery. A systematic review from...
Source: Browsing - March 31, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
