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S Wells

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Fentanyl-induced chest wall rigidity in a neonate: a case report.

Fentanyl-induced chest wall rigidity occurred in an 8-week-old infant girl recovering from surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta. The neonate received 30 minutes of a moderate dose continuous infusion of fentanyl before chest wall rigidity developed. Association of the chest wall rigidity with the fentanyl infusion resulted in the appropriate intervention of narcotic reversal and prevented irreversible hypoxic sequelae. Patients receiving fentanyl, even at moderate doses, are at risk for the development of chest wall rigidity.

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Who chooses prepaid medical care: Survey results from two marketings of three new prepayment plans.

Employees joining or not joining three newly marketed prepayment plans were surveyed during the first marketing period and during another open enrollment period 18 months later. In the 1973 survey the respondents were 149 subscribers (family contracts covering 568 persons) to the new plans and 224 nonjoiners (a total of 802 persons in their families)--all employees of Rochester's largest industry. In the 1975 survey the respondents were employees of several companies. They included 326 joiner families (1,101 persons) and 145 nonjoiner families (483 persons). There were no significant differences in previous out-of-pocket health expenditures between joiners and nonjoiners. Their self-reported health ratings did not differ; disability over the last 2 weeks was about the same. Physician utilization rates and inpatient rates were similar, except for the spouses of subscribers to one plan. However, the joiners were younger, had lived in Rochester for a shorter period, and had made less use of physicians in private practice. The three prepayment plans appealed to different population groups. The Network joiners were young, low-income families, mostly from the city. The Group Health joiners were young families with few children who especially valued availability, accessibility, and comprehensiveness. Health Watch joiners were older couples who preferred to use the traditional avenues to health care.

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Introduction of high-alcohol beer in Ontario: preliminary observations on its use by underage drinkers.

Preliminary data are reported on the use of high-alcohol beer by underage drinkers in Ontario. Students in grades 11 and 12 with a valid driver's licence completed a questionnaire between January and May, 1994 (i.e., between three and seven months after the introduction of high-alcohol beer). About one-half of students who had drunk alcohol within the previous four weeks reported consuming high-alcohol beer within that period. In this group, males were much more likely to report high-alcohol beer consumption in the previous month. Both male and female high-alcohol beer consumers drank alcohol more frequently, got drunk more frequently, and drank five or more drinks on the same occasion more frequently than non-consumers. One reason for trying high-alcohol beer, "wanted a higher alcohol content", was endorsed by more than one-third of high-alcohol beer consumers. Our data suggest that the users of high-alcohol beer among this underage drinking sample tend to be heavier drinkers and more likely to experience alcohol-related problems.

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