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«Фашизм не пройдёт» — за этот плакат московский суд оштрафовал на 50 тысяч рублей активистку Анну Кречетову. Судья посчитала, что фраза на плакате «дискредитирует вооруженные силы России» (ч. 1 ст. 20.3.3 КоАП).

Впервые российский суд прав, фашизм действительно не пройдёт, потому что фашизм уже победил

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Лавров:

▪️ Украина была выбрана как инструмент подавления российской самостоятельности;
▪️ Происходящее сейчас в мире «не только и не столько про Украину», это попытка создать новый миропорядок;
▪️ Евросоюз полностью слился с НАТО, даже внеблоковые страны предоставляют инфраструктуру для учений альянса;
▪️ Запад хочет реализовать, является сдерживание любого конкурента. Сейчас России, Китай объявлен следующим. И целью этого миропорядка, основанного на правилах, является ни много, ни мало полное возрождение однополярного мира;
▪️ Всё, что происходит сейчас — это «культура отмены» российского общества;
▪️ Нынешняя русофобия в странах Запада — это приговор западной цивилизации;
▪️ Россия потребует от Украины отменить законодательство, направленное против русскоязычного населения

(via Stalin Gulag on Telegram)

Opinion: Let’s think about the Russians we are canceling. Not all deserve it.

Opinion: Two questions to ask before joining the culture war on Russia


And an almost-prescient book from 2006, I suppose the author saw the patterns and extrapolated as to where they would lead:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Oprichnik

Opinion: Why Russia won’t soon recover from Putin’s Ukraine blunder

Russia’s Economic Blackout Will Change the World:
Like all novel experiments, the group punishment of Russia is a leap into the unknown.

How to Talk to Your Children About Russia Invading Ukraine, and What You Can Do To Help

(includes donation links to international and Ukrainian organizations)

Here’s how Americans can donate to help people in Ukraine

And also this

how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/donate

ukrainewar.carrd.co/

Please share...

Hello everyone,

I'm back and yes I'm OK.

Apologies for the prolonged absence, and many thanks to everyone who had sent cards and messages.

*Hugs*

For my DW friends--I post primarily to LJ and import the entries to DW every week or two, so if you are interested in reading what I post, check my DW (or LJ) sometimes; I understand the imported entries don't show on the DW friends feed pages.

For all my LJ and DW friends, wanted to let you know--as you likely already noticed--that I'm behind with reading and commenting, and it'll likely be that way for a while, as I'm busy with a few other things both at work and in my free time. If there's a post you specifically want me to see/read, please PM me with the link :)

Best wishes for your week ahead!

...if there is nothing else one learns in this profession in general, and in this specialty in particular--it is this:

One must be grateful

for every year
every week
every day
every moment
every unassisted breath

(and no, I don't always remember that, either...)

(and 'assist-control', in case you wondered, is the most common mode used on the ventilators)

Study shows best places to have in-house cardiac arrest
Patients who have an in-hospital cardiac arrest have the best neurological outcomes if it occurs in an operating room or a post-anesthesia care unit, University of Michigan researchers reported in the journal Anesthesiology. Data showed patients with pulseless electrical activity events had poorer survival to discharge rates in ICUs, compared with general units, but the ICU or telemetry were the best places for pulseless ventricular tachycardia.
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...So, if you're going to go into a V-tach cardiac arrest, make sure you're in ICU first, but if PEA is your preference, you'd better be in OR or PACU...:P

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Improved hand hygiene has no impact on superbug rates, study says
The rate of hand hygiene compliance at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, increased from 2008 to 2011, but the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections did not decrease over the same time period, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Rates of Clostridium difficile cases declined in 2009, but not in 2010 or 2011, the study said. The study evaluated data from 166 acute-care hospitals from October 2008 through December 2011.
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Ah, so we can all stop with the handwashing, sounds like? :P
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And here's a novel approach to preventing childhood allergies:
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Parental sucking on pacifiers may help ward off childhood allergies
Babies whose parents cleaned their pacifiers by using their own mouths were 12% and 37% less likely to develop asthma and eczema at age 18 months, respectively, Swedish researchers found. At age 3, children whose parents cleaned their pacifiers with their mouths were still about half as likely to have eczema as other children. The study was published in the journal Pediatrics.

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A sampler from last two weekends at work:

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I'm not in UK, but I'll still join you...


WHAT ON EARTH???!!!!

The petition has already gathered 102 signatures!

Мы с друзьями собираем электронные подписи для того, чтобы Джереми Бретт получил награду БАФТА--Награду Британской Академии за Фильмы и Телевизионные Передачи. Он был выдающимся актёром (самая известная его роль--Шерлок Холмс в английском телесериале, но он также играл во многих других кинофильмах и театральных пьесах), и хотя, к сожалению, его уже нет в живых, тем не менее...

Я прошу Вас, если это возможно, поставьте свою подпись под электронной петицией. Мы уже собрали более ста подписей; хотелось бы достичь по меньшей мере 500...

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Огромное Вам спасибо!

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Hi, everyone,

I am doing a project for school/work which is as follows: I'm going to take a telemetry class later this Spring, and as I'm finishing my MSN/Ed and the tele class instructor knows this, asked me to do a brief presentation for the class.  She and I agreed that I could present a brief historical perspective on CPR and how cardiovascular illness was diagnosed and treated in general, from early 19th century to today. Does anybody happen to know of any suitable resources off-hand, as I know several people on my f-list are interested in medical matters? :)

Thanks very much!
Cat

EDIT: actually, found a link that looks interesting ;)  Here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2329859/

EDIT #2: (Feb. 4, 2010)--thanks to everyone for your assistance; as you may see in comments below, the project wasn't for school, but I didn't want to give away the fact that I was working on a story for watsons_woes ;)

A senior colleague posed this question the other day...

I wonder...

This has been the subject of much discussion in several courses I've taken for my Master's degree in nursing. And in one of the classes, someone made this comment (don't recall who, which class, or the original source of the comment):

The public sees the nurse as one of the four:

1. The ministering angel (Lady with the lamp)
2. The doctor's handmaiden (Yes, Sir, let me fetch the chart and hold the towel for you)
3. A battleaxe (like Nurse Ratchett)
4. A sex symbol (No comment)

So! I'd love to hear others' opinions :)