Books on 'physiology'
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publisher: Springer, published: 2009-03-19
ISBN: 0387854746
sales rank: 615766
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TASERŽ Conducted Electrical Weapons are rapidly replacing the club for law-enforcement control of violent subjects within many countries around the globe. A TASER CEW is a hand-held device that delivers a 400-volt pulse with a duration tuned to control the skeletal muscles without affecting the heart at a distance of up to 6.5 meters over tiny wires. If necessary, it begins with an arcing voltage of 50,000 V to penetrate thick clothing; the 50,000 V is never delivered to the body itself. Due to the widespread usage of these devices and the widespread misconceptions surrounding their operation, this book will have significant utility. This volume is written for cardiologists, emergency physicians, pathologists, law enforcement management, corrections personnel, and attorneys.
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While I have some familiarity with TASERŽ Conducted Electrical Weapons and have read the book, I believe the following review from the Journal Of Academic Emergency Medicine says it ALL and better than I could. "This 457-page book, edited by Mark Kroll, a biomedical engineer, and Jeffrey Ho, an emergency physician, is a unique and rather fascinating compendium of science, clinical medicine, and electrophysiology. It is peppered with editorial comment, personal experience, and historical data from law enforcement personnel from New York City and Los Angeles. It is also a primer on the law related to conducted electrical weapons (CEWs). The prototype CEW is the TASER. This device is universally embraced by law enforcement; remains hated, feared, and loathed by the general public; serves as the source of infinite curiosity for the legal system; and spawns prolific fodder for YouTube that simultaneously entertains the voyeur, tweaks the corda tendinae of the American Civil Liberties Union, and definitely flummoxes the lay press. The text is authored by over 50 contributors, including pathologists, toxicologists, veterans of law enforcement, emergency physicians, and engineers. Kroll and Ho have assembled more erudite snippets than one can likely absorb on the first reading. The TASER has become the standard nonlethal use-of-force tool for the majority of law enforcement agencies throughout the world, but euphemistically, it has been the source of much controversy. The authors generally succeed in demystifying the TASER with detailed scientific data and a believable rationale for its deployment and longevity that is supported by cogent interpretations of current studies and accepted physiology, all this with the aid of some basic science that remains inscrutable to most clinicians. As an actively practicing emergency physician, I particularly appreciate, and echo, the introduction where the editors lucidly state the obvious: the public is essentially clueless with regard to the challenges faced by law enforcement officers, prehospital medical personnel, and emergency physicians who must protect and serve the general public in the hostile milieu of excited delirium. The danger to everyone from the onslaught of a gargantuanly strong 400-pound hapless raging lunatic in the ED is difficult and scary enough with grams of IV benzodiazepines in hand. Although empathetic, I am thankful not to be a police officer faced with such dangers on the street without a TASER. When your life is on the line, it does take some restraint to reach for the electric gun rather than one's trusty Glock. Although not an outright sycophant, this book does foster a generally positive tone, and some contributors are acknowledged consultants to TASER International, Inc. It includes the historical background of CEWs, as well as an overview of the forceful techniques and less reasonable alternatives often required by law enforcement officers to subdue violent and dangerous individuals as safely and quickly as possible. The potential adverse or untoward effects of CEWs are nicely examined via animal experiments and historical case reports, but despite the TASER's omnipresence, there is a paucity of human studies. It appears, however, that both the infamous Rodney King and this book's editors have been recipients of the TASER's output. The text explores cellular and cardiac physiology, contains a number of chapters on the toxicology of stimulants, and offers the pathologist's view of excited delirium. It would behoove all medical examiners to peruse this work prior to promulgating reports implicating law enforcement officers and CEWs as a direct cause of death in the scenario of excited delirium. All authors have their e-mail address listed, and I posit they are provided for ready communication. Contributors Jeffrey Ho, Theodore Chan, Robert Reardon, Donald Dawes, and Gary Vilke are no strangers to the emergency medicine literature, and their prior work with CEWs can be termed pioneering. The chapter on stimulant abuse and sudden cardiac death by Steven Karch, a well-known expert in this field, is brief but to the point and is nicely supplemented by a plethora of additional chapters on these topics. For the engineers in the audience, a variety of inscrutable electrical diagrams and charts are included but, sadly, electricity still befuddles me. I particularly enjoyed the chapters by Samuel Stratton and Charles Wetli on sudden unexpected death in custody and Michael Brave on the legal basics for the CEW. John Peters, founder for the Institute for the Prevention of In Custody Deaths, Inc., penned the aptly titled "Science and Logic Meet the Law." Michael White and Justin Ready relay the New York City/NYPD's many years of experience with the TASER. This book is a gem; you will not find such an in-depth treatise in any other source. It is a cornucopia of information, data, personal vignettes, and streetwise common sense. I suspect the most avid readers will be law enforcement personnel, toxicologists, emergency physicians, medical examiners, and of course, lawyers. One might intuit from this review that I really like this book. James R. Roberts, MD (JRoberts@MercyHealth.org) The Drexel University College of Medicine, the Department of Emergency Medicine Mercy Catholic Medical Center Philadelphia, PA"
I have never posted a review before, but this book cries out for one. There are very few books that speak to the issues surrounding the use of conducted electrical weapons, and this is the first I've seen that looks at the width and breadth of the issues. This collection of information is now -- and probably will be for the foreseeable future -- the definitive aggregation of information on CEWs and their use. Doctors Kroll and Ho have provided a great service to the law enforcement community, the legal community, the research community, and society at large, by pulling this information together. Yes, much of it is scholarly and detailed, but that is one element that is missing from much of the earlier literature in this field. This book belongs on the shelf of every police trainer, administrator, researcher, attorney, and government policy maker, that has any interest in CEW issues.
Finally, a solid review of the science and law around electronic control devices. Anyone who wants to truly understand how TASER devices work and their physiological effects should definitely read this book.
by: David Shier
publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, published: 2009-01-08
ISBN: 007892636X
sales rank: 750578
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by David N. Shier, Jackie L. Butler and Ricki LewisHole?s Human Anatomy and Physiology assumes no prior science knowledge by students and places an emphasis on the fundamentals. This new edition updates a great Anatomy & Physiology classic. The twelfth edition focuses on Learning Outcomes and Assessments benefiting the student along with the teacher. Hole?s Human Anatomy and Physiology continues to provide technology that offers students and teachers an incredible course solution! Technology like Anatomy and Physiology Revealed and the new Online Learning Center bring unprecedented opportunities to the classroom! Visit the Online Learning Center
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by: Linda LeMura, Serge von Duvillard
publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published: 2003-12-01
ISBN: 0781726808
sales rank: 855582
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Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY. Presents a comprehensive review of the physiological principles and clinical applications associated with a wide range of diseases. Offers coverage of new developments in clinical research and technology associated with diagnoses and treatment. For students and clinicians. DNLM: Exercise--physiology.
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by: Campbell Reece Simon
publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing, published: 2005
ISBN: 0536959641
sales rank: 1162498
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by: Alastair H. Fitter, Robert K.M. Hay
publisher: Academic Press, published: 2001-10-31
ISBN: 0122577663
sales rank: 1245449
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This is the third edition of an established and successful university textbook. The original structure and philosophy of the book continue in this new edition, providing a genuine synthesis of modern ecological and physiological thinking, while entirely updating the detailed content. New features include a fresh, unified treatment of toxicity, emphasizing common features of plant response to ionic, gaseous, and other toxins, explicit treatment of issues relating to global change, and a section on the role of fire in plant physiology and communities. The illustrations in the text are improved over previous editions, including color plates for the first time, and the authors' continuing commitment to providing wide citation of the relevant literature has further improved the reference list. This revision of Environmental Physiology of Plants will ensure the reputation of this title as a useful and relevant text well into the 21st century. Key Features* Includes enhanced illustrations, now with color plates* Examines new molecular approaches which can be harnessed to solve problems in physiology* Features new topics such as the unified treatment of toxicity, an explicit treatment of the issues relating to global change, and a section on the role of fire
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publisher: Springer, published: 2009-06-25
ISBN: 9048123046
sales rank: 774822
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Grapevine is one of the most widely cultivated plant species worldwide. With the publication of the grapevine genome sequence in 2007, a new horizon in grapevine research has unfolded. Thus, we felt that a new edition of ?Molecular Biology & Biotechnology of the Grapevine? could expand on all the latest scientific developments. In this edition and with the aid of 73 scientists from 15 countries, ten chapters describe new aspects of Grapevine Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology and eleven chapters have been revised and updated. This book is intended to be a reference book for researchers, scientists and biotechnological companies, who want to be updated in viticultural research, but also it can be used as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate students, who are interested in the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Plants with an emphasis on the Grapevine.
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by: David L. Costill
publisher: Cooper Publishing Group, published: 2001-10-10
ISBN: 1884125182
sales rank: 1350130
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This is the best-selling basic book on the physiology of sports for avid athletes, runners, swimmers, & bikers. Covers the basics of body composition,nutrition & energy, training, peaking, and gender and age. Written by Dr. David Costill, Ph.D.
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by: Robert Broyles
publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, published: 2007-01-11
ISBN: 0073403547
sales rank: 558316
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The Workbook to Accompany Anatomy and Physiology Revealed by Robert Broyles is a workbook/study guide designed to help students get the most they can out of the Anatomy and Physiology Revealed (APR) CD, and out of their anatomy and physiology course. The Table of Contents closely follows the 4-CD APR set and is organized along the lines of a typical Anatomy and Physiology course. The individual exercises include art from APR and also have review questions, tables, terminology quiz questions, and reminders on key content.
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by: Gerard J. Tortora, Sandra R. Grabowski
publisher: Wiley, published: 2000-07-21
ISBN: 047136777X
sales rank: 654097
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Introduction to the Human Body 5e offers a balanced introduction to the study of anatomy and physiology. It successfully blends stunning art and clearly written text to illuminate the complexities of the human body and to provide you with a basic understanding of structure and function. Consider these benefits: * A clear focus on homeostasis as the underlying principle for understanding from and function * A concise writing style that emphasizes core content over extraneous detail.
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by: Robert K., Ph.D. Clark
publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, published: 2005-02
ISBN: 0763748161
sales rank: 826009
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Anatomy and Physiology: Understanding the Human Body offers students an innovative approach to anatomy and physiology through its informal, conversational style and its extensive use of simple analogies that carefully explain both the structure and function of the human body. Organized into seven sections, the text begins with an explanation of basic chemistry and builds on this background, covering cells, tissues, the body as a whole, and the concept of homeostasis. The next six sections develop students? understanding of the relationships between organ systems and enable students to grasp how these systems interact in the maintenance of homeostasis. This accessible text?s encouraging tone and excellent variety of pedagogical features, including What You Will Learn, What You Should Know, What Did You Learn?, and Breaching Homeostasis: When Things Go Wrong sections, will help students assess their learning and maximize their knowledge of the subject. A unique text, Anatomy and Physiology provides enough detail to satisfy well-prepared students, while the personal and friendly presentation will keep even the least-motivated students reading and learning. Robert K. Clark?s text gives students a solid foundation in the molecular and cellular concepts essential to achieving a complete understanding of anatomy and physiology.
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Total 44963 books of 4497 pages