Disease relevance of Protective Devices

• Since the NMDA-mediated cell death in hippocampal slices is considered relevant to ischaemia-induced brain injury, these results indicate that mGluRs may be important safety devices used by neurons to decrease their sensitivity to excitotoxic stimuli and increase their chance of survival [1].
• Atopy, smoking, chronic illnesses, type of work, working hours, working conditions, personal and professional use of hair products, and the use of personal protective devices were assessed [2].

High impact information on Protective Devices

• A symptomatic worker can reduce allergen exposure with personal protective devices [3].
• The conversion of 2'-deoxyadenosine to adenine might represent a protective device, emerging when the activity of adenosine deaminase is reduced or inhibited [4].
• For this reason, repair and turnover events are apt to be more important protective devices than are the actions of molecules which scavenge hydroxyl radicals [5].
• The role of the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Medicine and Medical Devices Safety Authority in evaluating complementary and alternative medicines in Australia and New Zealand [6].
• Two workers were poisoned following exposure to methyl iodide with inadequate protective devices [7].

Biological context of Protective Devices

• We surveyed training, the use of protective devices, personal and environmental exposure levels and self-reported short-term health complaints amongst 165 health care workers (response = 76 per cent) using ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilizers in 27 hospitals in the province of Alberta, Canada. Data were collected via self-administered questionnaires [8].

Associations of Protective Devices with chemical compounds

• The relationship between air concentrations and the absorbed dose is confounded by dermal exposure, personal protective devices, movement throughout the workplace, and interindividual differences in toluene uptake and elimination [9].
• Air bags, fitted in the majority of new automobiles, are safety devices activated when a sudden deceleration causes the ignition of a propellant cartridge containing sodium azide [10].
• Workers were found to be mostly exposed to Celphos, DDVP, Malathion, Pyrethrum, etc, and the use of protective devices were very limited [11].

Gene context of Protective Devices

• Inadequate supplies of protective devices and the death of a nurse infected with SARS triggered nurses' negative emotions [12].
• LIM YAG laser protective device for reading glasses or loupes [13].
• They suggest that an approach to improving vehicle safety measures for AI may involve better safety devices and mechanisms for reducing that fraction of Impact Energy dissipated on V1 for a given delta V1 which is focused on the upper portion of the subject's thoracic cage between the levels of ribs1-8 [14].
• Vigorous preventative campaigns using the triad of (a) public media education and campaigns, (b) better safety standards and safety devices, and (c) safety legislation, can reduce both the population risk and the individual clinical severity of immersion accidents.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)[15]
• Although most occupational musculoskeletal disorders respond to conservative measures such as ice or heat, protective devices such as, neutral splints for carpal tunnel syndrome, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and progressive strengthening, resolution may take months [16].

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