Doctors Are Inconsistent in Estimating Survival after CPR and Are Not Using Such Predictions Consistently in Determining DNACPR Decisions

Background: It is unclear whether doctors base their resuscitation decisions solely on their perceived outcome.Through the use of theoretical scenarios, we aimed to examine the ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) Feet decision-making.Methods: A questionnaire survey was sent to consultants and specialty trainees acros

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Towards an early warning system for Rhodesian sleeping sickness in savannah areas: man-like traps for tsetse flies.

BackgroundIn the savannahs of East and Southern Africa, tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) transmit Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense which causes Rhodesian sleeping sickness, the zoonotic form of human African trypanosomiasis.The flies feed mainly on wild and domestic animals and are usually repelled by humans.However, this innate aversion to humans can be

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