Covid19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Chris Nickson Covid19 airway management: better care through simulation
Editor’s note: Health services around the world are faced with the challenge of preparing for the impact of Covid19 on their communities as we all prepare for a potential global pandemic. I, like many others, see a great role for simulation in process development and testing and see Covid19 as a prime example of how […] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Simulation Airway Management albert chan coronavirus covid19 hong kong Intubation novel prince of wales hospital Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Chris Nickson COVID-19 airway management: better care through simulation
Dr Albert Chan from shares practical tips & resources for using simulation for Covid19 airway management based on the Hong Kong experience. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Simulation Airway Management albert chan coronavirus covid19 hong kong Intubation novel prince of wales hospital Source Type: blogs
Handouts, Helicopters, Hong Kong Dollars, and Hogwash
George SelginThis morning, upon logging in to my Twitter account, I found it brimming with reports that the Hong Kong government was about to embark upon an unprecedented experiment with helicopter money. " Helicopter Money is Here, " blurtsanFT Alphavilleheadline. " Hong Kong Embraces Helicopter Money, "saysZero Hedge. The foreign press has also chimed in: " Helicopter Money Comincia a Hong Kong, " writesItalian financial journalist Maurizio Blondet.In typically understated fashion,Zero Hedge' s report concludes thus:So Hong Kong is about to unleash the mother of all stagflations on its people—who were already on the br...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 26, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Census Finds U.S. Population Will Decline Without Immigration
David BierThe U.S. Census Bureau releaseda report today that concludes that population of the United States will fall by 2060 if the government stops immigration. The report —which projects the future American population under different immigration scenarios—also finds that “higher international immigration over the next four decades would produce a faster growing, more diverse, and younger population for the United States. ”Figure 1 graphs the numbers provided in the report using the labels that the Census uses for its four scenarios. The Census states that its “main” series—originally calcula...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 14, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
Where Does China's'One Country, Two Systems' Stand in 2020?
Hong Kong and Macau live under “ one country, two systems, ” and China aspires to include Taiwan in the future as well. But President Tsai Ing-wen ' s landslide re-election in Taiwan on January 11 resoundingly demonstrates that the arrangement is dead on arrival there. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 12, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
The Taiwan Election: Dealing with Disinformation while Protecting Speech
ConclusionThis development is testimony to a simple though important fact: cultures are not stable, unchanging entities, and no nation, be the US, China or Taiwan is by nature endowed with a genetic disposition toward dictatorship or democracy. Culture is something people acquire, not something they are born with. Both in Taiwan and in Chin a more than 90 percent of the population are ethnic Han Chinese, but the countries have developed very different political cultures, and the difference seems to be growing. (Source: Cato-at-liberty)
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 7, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Flemming Rose Source Type: blogs
Agriculture Purchase Commitments Under the U.S.-China Trade Deal: The Case of Beef
Simon Lester andHuan ZhuYesterday, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a " phase one "U.S.-China trade deal. A " phase two " deal may be coming, although the timing is unclear, and many people (including us) are skeptical that it will happen any time soon. There are some technical and complicated parts of the phase one deal, and it will take some time to digest it all and come up with an overall evaluation. But it ' s worth exploring some specific aspects right away. One of the most talked about parts of the phase one deal is the commitments by China to purchase large amounts of U.S. products, including ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 16, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Simon Lester, Huan Zhu Source Type: blogs
New York's Government Is Twice the Size of Florida ’s
Chris EdwardsNewCensus data show that Americans are continuing to move from high-tax to low-tax states. One of the largest migration flows is from New York to Florida, as discussedin this Cato study.The exodus from New York is sad, but the blame falls on the politicians who impose high-cost government on the state. New York ’s high taxes are a side effect of excessive state and local spending.The excess is clear when comparing New York to Florida.The table below showsCensus data for state and local spending in 2017. New York and Florida have similar populations of 20 million and 21 million, respectively. But governments ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 13, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
What to Expect from China in 2020
Last year was an eventful one in China, with U.S. – China trade tensions escalating, protests in Hong Kong reaching a crisis point, and President Xi Jinping further consolidating power. What might the rest of the world expect from China in 2020? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 2, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Ali Wyne; James Dobbins Source Type: blogs
New Human Freedom Index: U.S. Is 15, New Zealand and Switzerland Freest
Ian V ásquezThe United States ranks 15 in theHuman Freedom Index 2019 released today by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute in Canada, and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Germany. The five freest jurisdictions are New Zealand, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Canada, and Australia.The annual Index uses 76 indicators of personal, civil, and economic freedom in 162 countries for 2017, the most recent year for which sufficient, globally comparable data are available. The report finds that global freedom has declined slightly since 2008, with more countries (79) seeing a fall in their lev...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 18, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Ian V ásquez Source Type: blogs
Hong Kong, Reducing Crime, Medical Marijuana: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on what the U.S. can do about Hong Kong, reducing crime in Chicago, medical marijuana, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Give the Gift of P. J. O'Rourke
David BoazThe Cato Institute offers lots of greatChristmas gifts -- Pocket Constitutions (also a good gift forBill of Rights Day!), books, apparel, even Cato-brandedLands' End merchandise. But I have my own holiday recommendations that I've made before.I decided one year to give a young colleague a post-graduate course in political science and economics —P. J. O ’Rourke’s booksParliament of Whores andEat the Rich. So I went to my local Barnes& Noble to search for them. Not in Current Affairs. Not in Economics. No separate section called Politics. I decided to try Borders (RIP). But first — to avoid yet more driving...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 5, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
U.S. Policy Options for Hong Kong
After six months of escalating police violence and protester resistance, matters in Hong Kong have come to a head in the past two weeks. What steps could the United States consider to reduce the prospect of a resurgence in violence? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - December 1, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott W. Harold Source Type: blogs
Hong Kong's Historic Election Probably Won't Reverse Current Trends
Whatever fate awaits Hong Kong, recent trends leave little reason for optimism. It is becoming an increasingly violent and polarized place that might prompt Chinese military action, and the crisis has opened a new wound in U.S.–China relations. The best hope is that the recent election reminds all sides why Hong Kong is worth saving. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 26, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Wireless Skin VR System For Prosthetic Users
Researchers
from City University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University have developed a
wearable “skin” that can impart a sense of touch through vibrations on the user’s
skin beneath. The device is powered and controlled wirelessly, and could
provide a sense of touch for prosthetic users and aid in rehabilitation.
Imparting a sense of touch for their prosthetic limbs could be a game changer for prosthetic users. However, current technologies to achieve this, which typically use vibratory actuators that stimulate the skin, often require cumbersome batteries and wires to power electric motors. This has limited th...
Source: Medgadget - November 22, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs
