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  2. Grape treading - Wikipedia

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    Grape-treading or grape-stomping is part of the method of maceration used in traditional wine-making. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Rather than being crushed in a wine press or by another mechanized method, grapes are repeatedly trampled in vats by barefoot participants to release their juices and begin fermentation .

  3. List of choking deaths - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable people who have died by choking. 405 BC: Sophocles (91), Diodorus Siculus claims Sophocles choked on a grape-seed in a cup of wine. [1] circa 200: Lucius Fabius Cilo, Pliny the Elder claims "Chilo" perished from choking on a single hair in a draught of milk. [2] 453: Attila the Hun (47), although cause of death is ...

  4. Abdominal thrusts - Wikipedia

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    The NHS recommends that victims subjected to abdominal thrusts should seek medical attention after the event. [15] Researchers at Royal Brompton Hospital have demonstrated that levels of intrathoracic pressures (50–60 cmH 2 O) exerted by inward abdominal thrusts are similar to those produced when the force is directed both inward and upward ...

  5. Choking - Wikipedia

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    For a conscious choking victim, [32] most institutions such as the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the NHS, [33] recommend the same general protocol of first-aid: encouraging the victim to cough, followed by hard back slaps (as described forward). If these attempts are not effective, the procedure continues with abdominal ...

  6. Foreign body aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Radiography is the most common form of imaging used in the initial assessment of a foreign body presentation. Most patients receive a chest x-ray to determine the location of the foreign body. [ 2 ] Lateral neck, chest, and bilateral decubitus end-expiratory chest x-rays should be obtained in patients suspected of having aspirated a foreign ...

  7. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

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    The Trust remained in special measures with ongoing challenges around governance and performance. The Trust was re-inspected in October 2016 and came out of special measures in March 2017 - the first Trust in London to do so. [10] In March 2014 The Trust was forecasting a deficit of £38 million for 2013-4 and a similar figure for 2014-5. [11]

  8. Phylloxera - Wikipedia

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    Phylloxera has a complex life-cycle of up to 18 stages, that can be divided into four principal forms: sexual form, leaf form, root form, and winged form. The sexual form begins with male and female eggs laid on the underside of young grape leaves. The male and female at this stage lack a digestive system, and once hatched, they mate and then die.

  9. Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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    CWP has around 15,000 foundation trust members. It employs more than 3,400 staff across 65 sites and serves a population of over a million people. In July 2013 the trust selected Ryhurst Ltd as preferred bidder for a comprehensive range of Facilities Management services in a partnership which will last for an initial 15-year period, with an ...