This case study of an injury sustained by a 22-year old boxer who was knocked out in the ring demonstrates two aspects of medical care for boxers: the potential for cervical spine fracture and the importance of ringside emergency medical services. The injury, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed. (Author/JL)

A comprehensive multivariate assessment model for long-term therapeutic adherence and for management of recurrent pain in children and adolescents is presented. Model factors include child psychosocial adjustment, family psychosocial functioning, health related behaviors, and medical parameters. (Author)

Only six states have enacted qualified immunity statutes protecting volunteer team physicians from civil liability. A few states have expanded their Good Samaritan laws to include physicians rendering energency care at athletic events. Precautions for medical personnel to take before volunteering their time at school athletic events are suggested.…

Presents a historical account of health care and services in the San Francisco Chinatown community. Reports on a study of current health status and health service utilization among Chinatown residents, which found that, despite marked improvements in health services, a disproportionate number of Chinatown residents reported low health status. (KH)

Evaluated the effects of increased methodological rigor on the validity of the Observation Scale of Behavioral Distress and on findings concerning whether children habituate to painful procedures. Data were scored with and without refinements. Results indicated that children do habituate but that refinements had little effect on validity. (BH)

"Dying and Death in Critical Care Practice" was a one-day continuing education offering designed for registered nurses who practiced in settings such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, coronary care units, and operating rooms. The workshop was part of a continuing education curriculum in critical care nursing. (SSH)

Discusses emotional, social, medical, and nutritional needs of older people, and stresses the need for education of the families of the elderly and the need for a coordinated approach to service delivery to this population. In this way, maximum independence of the aged can be achieved. (NRJ)

Presented is an overview of advances in biomedicine, education, and language for the deaf over the past decade. (SB)

Evaluated was the effectiveness of primary pediatric care delivered to a sample of 250 low-income inner-city families. (Author/DB)

The compulsory medical treatment of adults is discussed with regard to the legal authority relevant to the problem. Attention is directed toward the "right to die" issue, the public interest and individual freedom of conscious or religion, and the courts' dealing with the freedom of the individual to control his own body. (LBH)

Type 1 diabetes in U.S. children and adolescents may be increasing and many more new cases of type 2 diabetes are being reported in young people. Standards of care for managing children with diabetes issued by the American Diabetes Association in January 2005 provide more guidance than previously given. To update primary care providers and their…

For the past decade, the practice of evidence based research (EBR) in treatment decisions has been a standard in the medical field, and is quickly becoming a standard of practice in other human service fields. Counselor educators are faced with the necessity to begin to implement EBR into their teaching and scholarship, but have limited knowledge…

Over 20 years of research and clinical practice in music therapy with premature infants has been compiled into this text designed for Board Certified Music Therapists specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care clinical services, for NICU medical staff incorporating research-based music therapy into developmental care plans, and for parents of…