Outline of the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines

Resuscitation guidelines are revised and updated about every 5 years and this happens because resuscitation science continues to advance and clinical guidelines must be updated regularly to reflect these developments and advise healthcare providers on best practice. To date, the 2000 resuscitation guidelines are followed in Malta and other countries worldwide. These guidelines have been now revised by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and a consensus has been reached resulting in the publication of the 2005 guidelines. The ILCOR was formed in 1993 and its mission is to identify and review international science and knowledge relevant to CPR, and to offer consensus on treatment recommendations. A total of 281 experts completed 403 worksheets on 276 topics. Three hundred and eighty specialists from 18 countries attended the 2005 International Consensus Conference on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Science, which took place in Dallas in January 2005. Science statements and treatment recommendations were agreed by the conference participants and the results are now the new 2005 Resuscitation Guidelines. These ILCOR guidelines will be published internationally on the 28 th November 2005 for the first time. The Malta Resuscitation Council (MRC) participated in meetings of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) where the dissemination of these new guidelines was discussed. This article will try to summarize the major changes incorporated in the new guidelines.peer-reviewe

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

A 6-week old baby was brought to A&E by her parents, after a 3 week history of frequent vomiting, not tolerating feeds, and weight loss. She was well for the first 3 weeks of life, before she stopped tolerating any feeds. Despite several changes with the feeds given, the baby’s symptoms did not improve. Moreover, she started losing weight, while she became increasingly irritable and inconsolable. Her consultant paediatrician decided to admit her for a trial of other formula feeds, and further investigations. In hospital, examination was unremarkable, except for an intermittently palpable mass in the RUQ. An ultrasound of the abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis. She was kept nil by mouth, an NG tube inserted for drainage, and intravenous fluids administered, with close monitoring of fluid input and output. Pyloromyotomy was performed and the patient was discharged after ensuring that she was tolerating feeds.peer-reviewe

A survey of fungal diseases associated with Vitis vinifera L. in the Maltese Islands

A survey was carried out between July and September 2000 in l'Ovineyards, (8 in Malta and 2 in Goro) to investigate which fungal diseases were present. Samples, which included leaves, berries and stems infected by the fungi, came from both traditional and modem vineyard cultivation. Pathogenic fungi identified included 26 different fungi belonging to 21 genera; 21 taxa were reported on Vitis vinifera L. for the . first time in the Maltese Islands. It was observed that the intensity of diseases was much more pronounced in the traditional rather than in the modem method of vine-training.peer-reviewe

L-arti sagra

L-awtur jitkellem dwar l-arti sagra li tirreferi għal dik is-sengħa li tmiss mal-ħwejjeġ imqaddsa.peer-reviewe

San Franġisk t'Assisi u l-għasafar

F’waħda mit-taħditiet tiegħu l-awtur kien tkellem dwar il-Fjuretti ta’ San Franġisk u qal li dawn huma siltiet meħudin minn ġrajjiet il-ħajja tal-qaddis San Franġisk t’Assisi. Fost il-ħlejjaq li jsemmi fil-Fjuretti u li tant kien iħobb kienu l-għasafar.N/

Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges

Jeffrey Tabone reviews Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges by John Swinton, published by Eerdmans, 2020

Instructional planning and new technologies in teacher education: the initial phase of a research project

The purpose of this work is to present the initial phase of a research project focused on the integration of technologies in the education of kindergarten and primary school student teachers through instructional planning. Firstly, we illustrate a tool designed for planning integrated learning units and describe the training path in which it was used. Secondly, we report the results of a preliminary study conducted with 96 students attending a university course that investigates two personal traits considered as prerequisites for using the tool: perceived proficiency in technology use, and opinions on the importance of each constituent element of the tool. With regard to both traits, some statistically significant variations emerged. The results obtained are an encouragement to continue the research project to verify whether the tool could be suitable to help student teachers develop an integrated planning procedure

COVID-19: Enough About Humans, What About the Animals?

This article will provide examples of how zoo animals and domestic animals around the world have both benefited and suffered during this pandemic, and the actions taken by their caregivers to protect them from the adverse impacts of COVID-19. It will then examine how the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the PREPARED Act, have both failed to protect zoo animals. This article will also examine how the PETS Act and other legislation enacted during COVID-19 have better protected domestic animals during this time, and how the PREPARED Act would be a beneficial addition to the PETS Act because it would add commercial animals to the list of animals protected during emergencies. Finally, this article will assert that more regulations like the PREPARED Act, are needed to better protect animals impacted by COVID-19 and other future emergencies by creating stricter guidelines for emergency planning

Elytrigia repens L. Desvaux ex Nevski (Poaceae), a new record for the Maltese Islands

The discovery of an indigenous population of Elytrigia repens extending for 420m through the valleybed of Wied il- Guasri, Gozo, is reported. The accompanying vegetation is described. The species' distributional range and local status are also given.peer-reviewe