Nurses' care for Paddington rail crash victims ran 'like clockwork'

Article Abstract:

Nurses at London hospitals were well prepared to care for the victims of the Paddington rail crash on October 5 1999. According to a sister from the accident and emergency department at St. Mary's Hospital, where 51 victims were treated, there had been an alert earlier in 1999 in anticipation of treating victims of the Soho bombing, and the hospital's major incident plan worked well. Chelsea and Westminster and University College also treated victims, coping well.

United Kingdom, Railroads, London, England, Accidents

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Special mixture

Article Abstract:

Former health visitor Margaret Bowen has opened Homeland Day Nursery for able-bodied and disabled children in Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Four out of 28 attending children have Down's syndrome. Bowen considers integration essential for the social development of both disabled and able-bodied children. However, costs potentially restrict admission of disabled children as the nine pound sterling session fee is inadequate for extra staffing requirements.

Education, Interview, Disabled children, College admissions, Nursery schools

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Q. Why are women who are eating healthily getting fatter?

Article Abstract:

New research from the Nurses' Health Study in the US show that women who eat healthily are becoming fatter because of lack of exercise. The study of almost 90,000 nurses, undertaken by Harvard University, shows that the percentage of overweight nurses rose to 51% in 1992, from 37% in 1980.

Health aspects, Nurses, Overweight persons

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