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Diving Medicine has earned a worldwide reputation as the definitive source on diving safety and the management of diving-related health conditions. The New, 4th Edition has been completely revised and updated while still retaining its practical clinical orientation. It covers basic diving physiology the pathophysiology of decompression sickness assessment of physical fitness for diving diagnosis and treatment of diving-related disorders and much more. Discusses special considerations for female, elderly, and pediatric diversCovers diving-related problems in people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as pulmonary, cardiac, and neurologic diseaseIncludes information about marine toxicology.

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This book is a comprehensive source for technical information regarding ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) and its application to air and surface disinfection for the control of pathogens and allergens. The primary focus is on airborne microbes and surface contamination applications for hospitals, commercial facilities, and residential homes. All aspects of UVGI systems, including design methods, sizing methods, modeling, safety, installation, testing, guidelines, and disinfection theory are addressed in detail. An extensive database of over six hundred UV rate constant studies is included as well as tabular performance data for UV lamps and products. Providing this information in one single source simplifies the design and installation of UVGI systems, helps guarantee effective performance of new systems, and facilitates their use on a wide scale for the purpose of improving human health. This book is organized to provide systematic coverage of all related issues and will serve equally well as both a textbook and a handbook for general reference.

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The environments in which people live out their later lives have a strong impact on their identity and provide opportunities for nourishing social interactions. This volume translates the insights derived from contemporary research on residential environments and public spaces that enhance well-being into practical recommendations for the design of such beneficial community environments. The text is grounded in the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of current research on place attachment, environmental meaning, and community living in later life. Emphasis is placed on how to design resi

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Inadequate humidification of inspired gases can cause a variety of serious problems, and humidification has accordingly become an important aspect of modern intensive care medicine. The array of available devices is now formidable, and appropriate advice on their use is essential. Accordingly, this book is designed to serve as a practical guide for clinicians, providing information on the theoretical background of humidification, the equipment, and its optimal application. The book starts by examining the physiological basis of humidification. Current devices are then discussed, with careful attention to factors influencing their performance and methods to evaluate their effectiveness. The two scenarios of mechanical and non-mechanical ventilation are considered, and the issue of ventilator-associated pneumonia is addressed in detail. Further chapters focus on such topics as humidification following tracheostomy, humidification of the artificial airway during secretion management, measurement of inspired gas temperature in the ventilated neonate, and humidification in the home care setting. This unique monograph on the current techniques of humidification and their indications has been written by internationally acclaimed experts and will prove of great value to practitioners.

Airway (Medicine). --- Artificial respiration. --- Humidity -- Control. --- Respiratory intensive care. --- Respiratory therapy --- Artificial respiration --- Intensive care nursing --- Environment, Controlled --- Respiratory Therapy --- Airway Management --- Investigative Techniques --- Weather --- Patient Care --- Resuscitation --- Health Services --- Therapeutics --- Atmosphere --- Environment --- Emergency Treatment --- Meteorological Concepts --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services --- Environment and Public Health --- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena --- Health Care --- Biological Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Critical Care --- Respiration, Artificial --- Humidity --- Intensive Care --- Methods --- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy --- Medicine --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Anesthesiology --- Respiratory System Diseases --- Intensive care units. --- Control. --- Critical care units --- ICUs (Health facilities) --- Control of humidity --- Dehumidification --- Humidification --- Humidity control --- Medicine. --- Anesthesiology. --- Critical care medicine. --- Respiratory organs --- Pediatrics. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. --- Pneumology/Respiratory System. --- Diseases. --- Hospital wards --- Critical care medicine --- Air conditioning --- Dampness in buildings --- Pneumology. --- Paediatrics --- Pediatric medicine --- Children --- Intensive care --- Intensive medicine --- Emergency medicine --- Intensive care units --- Anaesthesiology --- Surgery --- Diseases --- Health and hygiene --- Respiratory organs—Diseases.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference On Smart Homes and and Health Telematics, ICOST 2009, held in Tours, France, in July 2009. The 27 revised full papers and 20 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cognitive assistance and chronic diseases management; ambient living systems; service continuity and context awareness; user modeling and human-machine interaction; ambient intelligence modeling and privacy issues, human behavior and activities monitoring.

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