ORGANIZATION OF MEDICAL CARE FOR VICTIMS ON THE HIGHWAY M-4 «DON»

Purpose: To clarify the number of traffic accidents on the federal highway M-4 «Don» in the Rostov region and to justify the necessity of principal approach to the solution of medical care problems to the victims on the highway.Materials and methods: The analysis of traffic accidents on the federal highway M-4 «Don» from 2007 to 2012 was carried out; the results of the regional law action “Improving of traffic safety on the Rostov region” from 11.01.2007 № 609 and the basic indices of Rostov region medical institutions activity according to the realization of measures aimed at the organization of medical care for victims on the highway were analyzed.Results: the positive dynamics by the main indices of medical care organization, reducing of the death-roll at the pre-hospital stage and during the transport by ambulances and reducing the number of deaths in traumatology centers were noted.Summary: being equipped with modern medical transports, modern medical X-ray equipments, the availability of experienced medical personnel and an efficient interaction of all levels traumatology centers the hospitals can improve the quality of medical care to the victims on the highway

ATP, chlorophyll a, and size structure of phytoplankton in seawater at stations in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Chlorophyll "a" and adenozine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations together with size structure of microplankton were investigated in January-April 1989 in the Indian Ocean and in the Weddell Sea. ATP values varied from 11 to 92 ng/l, and chlorophyll "a" concentrations varied from 0.04 to 0.27 µg/l in the Indian Ocean, with prevailing nanoplankton and picoplankton fractions. Both ATP and chlorophyll "a" concentrations increased 2 times to the south of 40°S; in the Weddell Sea they exceeded 400 ng/l and 0.6 µg/l, respectively. Cells of nanophytoplankton and microphytoplankton (mainly diatoms) prevailed in size spectra. Spatial variabilities of the parameters were within one order of magnitude; their values decreased 3-4 times during 1 month. Size structure changed due to increased portion of nanoplankton and picolankton. ATP concentrations in the photic layer (0-200 m) varied from 31.96 mg/m**2 in February to 8.02 mg/m**2 in March to April. ATP concentrations were 61.5 and 98.8 mg/m**2 at depths of 4200 and 4700 m, respectively