Electrocardiographic Responses to Deer Hunting in Men and Women

Verba, Steven D.; Jensen, Brock T.; Lynn, Jeff

doi:10.1016/j.wem.2016.03.005

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“…The development of limits with respect to physical hazards in food, including meat products, is still lacking worldwide (Azuamah et al 2018). While clear evidence exists around the size of a physical hazard and its ability to cause harm has been documented, some consumers may be affected by the smallest hard particle or foreign material found in products being eaten (Verba et al 2016). The question remaining is -to what size are physical hazards supposed to be regulated?…”

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“…Like other processes of food manufacturing, game meat production could have similar or more physical hazards that need controlling. In reference to game meat production, processes such as game farming, hunting, slaughter practices and game meat product processing could all introduce physical hazards at any stage of the process (Verba et al 2016). The dominant source of these hazards may be extraneous contributors, such as bullets used for hunting, slaughter equipment and the slaughter environment.…”

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Meat safety includes the absence of physical hazards that has a potential of causing physical harm to consumers. Whilst there are physical hazards introduced in most in meat products, it is clear that some of the hazards, such as bullets particles and bone splinters, find their way in hunted wild ungulates in processes employed during killing. To assess the physical hazards that may occur in the game meat/venison industry, a systematic review of scientific literature published in English between 2000 and 2021 is conducted. The majority of studies evaluated and identified the risks of wild animal killing, which included fragmented bullets particles and bone splinters due to bones fracturing due to the killing process of game meat animals. Despite alternatives, such as the adoption of less fragmenting bullets, its compulsory implementation is proving a challenge in most countries.

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“…In common with any other process of food manufacturing, game meat production could introduce similar, or more dangerous, physical hazards that must be controlled. Game animal farming, hunting and the manufacture of game meat products could introduce physical hazards at any stage of the process [6].…”

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Physical Hazards in Aepyceros melampus Carcasses Killed for Meat Purposes by Aerial and Thoracic Shots

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Physical hazards, such as bullet particles and bone fragments, in wild meat could be introduced by processes applied whilst killing game meat animals. These hazards may pose a health risk to non-suspecting consumers and must therefore be identified, evaluated and removed from meat and meat products. The extent of dispersion of these hazards in carcasses has not been sufficiently investigated with respect to game meat safety. This study aims to describe and quantify the occurrence of these hazards in animals shot by aerial (helicopter) shotgun targeting the head and higher neck region (n = 12) and single-projectile/free-bullet rifle shots targeting the thorax region (n = 36) of impala killed for meat consumption. To quantify the occurrence, particle sizes and dispersion surface of bullet fragments and bone splinters in the forequarters, radiographs were taken from top to bottom (dorsal ventral) and from the side (lateral) in the sequence of the skull, neck and forequarters. A t-test (p < 0.05) was conducted to compare the association of averages from the killing methods with the occurrences of bullet fragments and bone splinters. Bullet particles and bone splinters of significant sizes were introduced by the killing methods adopted. The results show a high incidence of harmful bullet particle and bone splinter sizes from the rifle thorax shots (p = 0.005). The dispersion of both physical hazards could cover a wide distance of >332 mm between particles on hunted game meat animals. Game meat animal killing methods with a rifle targeting the chest cavity should be refined and implemented. These should include the selection of bullets less prone to fragmentation, and compliance with regulated game meat animal-killing protocols, including regulating the placement of shots to allow only head or high neck shots for game meat animals slaughtered/culled for human consumption.

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Frontiers in premature beats research: a bibliometric analysis

Wu,

Xia

2024

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the scientific results and activities of premature beats research from a global perspective.MethodsPublications related to premature beats published between 2003 and 2024 were identified and selected from the Web of Science core collection. VOSviewer was used to conduct co-authorship, co-citation, and co-occurrence analyses of the authors, organizations, countries/regions, references, sources, cited authors, and keywords.ResultsIn total, 5,283 publications on the topic of premature beats were identified from the Web of Science core collection. The number of publications on this topic has steadily grown since 2003. Fred Morady, Frank Bogun and Krit Jongnarangsin were the top three researchers with the strongest total link strengths. The University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Minnesota are the top three organizations with the strongest total link strengths. The United States has made the greatest contributions to the field of premature beats. Haïssaguerre, M et al.'s publication in The New England Journal of Medicine in 1998 entitled “Spontaneous initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating in the pulmonary veins” is the most cited reference. The most cited references come from the journal named Circulation. Haïssaguerre, M has the highest number of citations. The keywords for all current publications can be divided into four categories: “mortality rate,” “risk and prevention,” “mechanism,” and “classification and treatment.”ConclusionsThis bibliometric study provides insights into the current status and research trends in premature beats over more than 20 years. Future research will focus on an in-depth exploration of the nature of premature beats, especially ventricular premature beats, mastering the development law of premature beats, and optimizing existing detection methods.

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Electrocardiographic Responses to Deer Hunting in Men and Women

Abstract: Men and women with and without CVD recorded substantial increases in HR and clinically relevant arrhythmias while deer hunting.

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