Subdural haemorrhage sustained in a baby-rocker? A biomechanical approach to causation

An unconscious 8 weeks old infant was admitted to hospital and found to have bilateral, subdural and retinal haemorrhages. He died the following day. The explanation for the subdural haemorrhage put forward by his carers was that the infant had been in a baby-rocker and that the carers had seen the rocker being rocked vigorously by their 14 months old daughter on two separate occasions. This paper describes the biomechanics of an infant model in the particular baby-rocker used and determines the maximum forces generated, comparing them with the 'forces' thought to be compatible with the causation of subdural haemorrhage.     

肺动脉栓塞猝死的法医病理学检验

对５０例肺动脉栓塞猝死案例分析,结果显示：引起肺动脉栓塞猝死的主要原因为创伤（４２％）,心脏疾病（３２％）,外科手术（２０％）等。血栓栓子多来源于下肢静脉（８０％）;其次为心腔内附壁血栓（２０％）。发生猝死高峰季节为１０～１２月;低峰季节为４～６月。猝死场所多见于医院内。最后提出了该病的法医学鉴定注意事项     

度冷丁滥用者毛发分段分析及其结果评价

以度冷丁滥用者为研究对象,在度冷丁滥用者毛发中检出度冷丁及代谢物去甲度冷丁、N一羟甲基度冷丁和N-乙酰度冷丁。60例度冷丁滥用者头发中度冷丁和去甲度冷丁的含量分别为103±130ng／mg和117±143ng／mg。度冷丁稳定地存在于头发中,检出时限至少为药后20个月,而去甲度冷丁则随着离头发根距离的增加而降低。头发分段分析揭示度冷丁在毛干中的分布和滥用史、剂量和含量存在相关性。     

脑死亡脑外器官病理变化的实验性研究

选用34只家猫研究脑死亡后脑外器官（心、肺、肝、肾）的病理学变化。经任内持续加压造成脑死亡模型,根据人工维持心跳和呼吸的时间分3组。结果脑死亡后出现：（1）缺血性心肌病变,心内膜下出血,心肌局灶性坏死及线粒体、微丝破坏;（2）肺淤血,水肿,间质炎症;（3）肝小叶中央带、中间带缺血性病变;（4）肾近曲小管缺血性病变。     

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Legal obstacles to alternative work-force designs

GIven the changing industrial realities we now face, more and more employers and their employees are becoming involved in cooperative work ventures such as work teams, quality circles, and joint employer-employee committees. Successful ventures of ths sort minimize the adversary nature of the relationship between management and labor and enhance employees' sense of responsibility and authority. The result is better working relationships and increased productivity. In both union and nonunion settings, however, employers face legal obstacles to work-force redesign. In the following article, the author discusses these obstacles and offers some suggestions on how they may be avoided.     

Dealing with a changed regulatory climate: OSHA under the Auchter administration

Traditionally, the relationship between OSHA and the employer faced with an OSHA inspection has been an adversarial one. Employers have tended to perceive OSHA inspectors as nitpicking and antagonistic rather than helpful in performing their functions as agents monitoring occupational safety and health in the work place. With the appointment of Thorne Auchter as assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, however, the climate for cooperation between employers and OSHA has substantially improved. Auchter has taken steps to improve the image of the Agency and its inspectors while at the same time correcting federal overregulation of the work place. In the following article, the author outlines the changes Auchter has brought to OSHA in his efforts at redirecting the Agency's operations. He also provides a step-by-step guide for employers to follow during an OSHA inspection.