Objective To investigate and document the disaster medical response during the Gyeongju Mauna Ocean Resort gymnasium collapse on February 17, 2014.Methods Official records of each institution were verified to select the study population.All the medical records and emergency medical service run sheets were reviewed by an emergency physician.Personal
Military personnel are often required to wear ballistic protection in order to defend against enemies.However, this added protection increases mass carried and imposes additional thermal burden on the individual.Body armor (BA) is known to reduce combat casualties, but the effects of BA mass and insulation on the physical performance of soldiers ar
A spontaneous tracheal rupture is rare and life-threatening.We postulate that long-term steroid administration 910-005270 is an under-reported risk factor.We present a case of an impending spontaneous tracheal rupture in a 51-year-old female with a significant medical history of systemic lupus erythematosus and interstitial lung disease, and a drug
Recent lichenological fieldwork in the Czech Republic resulted in cactus tiki mug the discovery of two previously unrecognized entities in the genus Psilolechia which are described below as new species: the saxicolous P.cretacea and the lignicolous P.torii.Both taxa regularly produce a hyphomycetous anamorph in the form of erect, elongate conidioge