To implement distress screening in routine radiotherapy practice and to compare computerised and paper-and-pencil screening in terms of acceptability and utility.
The French aviation regulatory authority (DGAC) said the aircraft did not issue a distress call, as initially reported, but that its sudden drop in altitude had led air traffic controllers to implement the "distress phase".
"The combination of the loss of radio contact and the aircraft's descent which led the controller to implement the distress phase," a spokesman said.
"The aircraft did not itself make a distress call, but it was the combination of the loss of radio contact and the aircraft's descent that led the [air traffic] controller to implement the distress phase," a representative of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said.
The aim of this work was to implement a computerised distress screening procedure in routine radiotherapy practice and to compare computerised and conventional paper-and-pencil assessment in terms of acceptability and utility.
Lung-protective ventilation was implemented for acute respiratory distress syndrome with tidal volumes (4 6 ml/Kg of ideal body weight).
In other circumstances, specific remedies, summarized in Table 2, may be implemented to diminish patients' distress and to enhance the likelihood of treatment adherence.
Screening for psychological distress is implemented for patients starting with chemotherapy, and 10 and 18 weeks later (S0, S10, and S18 – see Figure 2).
In addition to implementing medical treatment and other planned activities, the nurses had to deal with acute pain, nausea and other forms of distress.
Implementing the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan's, call for an immediate cessations of hostilities will be the most effective way to protect these children from further distress and provide an opportunity for their healing and recovery.
