An evaluation of nursing practice models in the context of the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in Hong Kong: a preliminary study

The purpose of the present study was to determine the validity of the 20-meter multistage shuttle run (MSR) for predicting peak VO2 in Hong Kong Chinese students, ages 12–17 years. Fifty-five subjects, 27 boys and 28 girls, performed the MSR in the school environment and had peak VO2 determined in the laboratory. A correlation of 0.72 (p<0.001) was found between peak VO2 and predicted peak VO2 using an equation previously developed with Canadian children (6). However, maximal shuttle run speed alone was a better predictor in this group (r=0.74, SEE=4.6 ml · kg−1·min−1, p<.001). Multiple-regression analysis (best-subsets) was performed and the best predictor variables were maximal speed and sex with either triceps skinfold or weight. For practical application in the school setting, the equation peak VO2 = 24.2 − 5.0(sex) − 0.8(age) + 3.4(maximal speed) (r=0.82, SEE=4.0), where for sex, male = 0 and female = 1, is suggested.

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Whole genome amplicon sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from lineage B.1.36.27 isolated in Hong Kong

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics ◽

10.1080/14737159.2022.2015330 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hin Fung Tsang ◽

Allen Chi Shing Yu ◽

Heong Ting Wong ◽

Wai Ming Stanley Leung ◽

Jiachi Chiou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Amplicon Sequencing ◽

Whole Genome

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Medical Transport for 769 COVID-19 Patients on a Cruise Ship by Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2020.187 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hideaki Anan ◽

Hisayoshi Kondo ◽

Ichiro Takeuchi ◽

Tomoki Nakamori ◽

Yu Ikeda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Classification System ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay ◽

Cruise Ship ◽

Medical Assistance ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Medical Transport ◽

Polymerase Chain

ABSTRACT The Diamond Princess cruise ship, carrying 3711 passengers and crew members, docked at Yokohama Port in Japan on February 3, 2020. A quarantine was immediately instituted because 1 passenger who had disembarked in Hong Kong was confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After the quarantine began, all passengers and crew were tested using the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction assay on the ship, 696 of whom tested positive. In total, 769 patients, including 696 with COVID-19, required transport to a hospital. The Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) successfully picked up and safely transported the COVID-19 patients using a novel classification system to prioritize patients. The Japan DMAT transported 203 patients to hospitals in Kanagawa and another 566 patients to hospitals in 15 different prefectures.

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