About the anatomical term Refimprove date June 2008 Infobox Anatomy Name Chest Latin thorax GraySubject GrayPage Image Chest.jpg Caption Chest anatomy Image2 Surface projections of the organs of the trunk.png Caption2 Surface projections of the organs of the Torso trunk , with chest region seen stretching ... The chest lang el , lang la thorax is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals ... ref ref MeshName Thorax ref Chest anatomy humans and other hominids Prose date June 2008 In Hominidae hominid s, the chest is the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen , along with its ... , vertebral column spine , and shoulder girdle. Contents of the chest include the following organs heart lungs Thymus File Chest labeled.png thumb right 300px An X ray of a human chest area, with some ... s external structures nipple s mammary gland s The V of the chest is the area exposed by open necked ... In humans, the portion of the chest protected by the ribcage is also called the thorax . Chest injury Injury to the chest also referred to as chest trauma, thoracic injury, or thoracic trauma results ... . http www.emedicine.com med topic2916.htm Penetrating Chest Trauma . eMedicine . Retrieved 2005 02 05. ref Chest diseases Different types of diseases or conditions that can be experienced in the chest include pleurisy , flail chest , atelectasis , and the most common condition, chest pain. These conditions ... to cough is considered a chest disease or condition. Chest pain Chest pain can be the result ... of the pain. ref http www.chestdiseases.net Chest Diseases Retrieved on 2010 1 26 ref While cardiac issues cause feelings of sudden pressure in the chest or a crushing pain in the back, neck and arms ... if the symptoms are something mild or serious. Chest pain may be a symptom of myocardial infarction . If this condition is present in the body, discomfort will be felt in the chest that is similar to a heavy .... Some people, especially those who are elderly or have diabetes, may not have typical chest pain ... more details
Chest compression may refer to The prevention of the expansion of the chest , see Asphyxia Compressive asphyxia Compressive asphyxia A technique used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for the Choking Modified chest thrusts treatment of choking disambig ... more details
Wiktionary chestChest may refer to Things Chest , anatomical Chest furniture Places Chest Creek , a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, United States Chest Township, Pennsylvania disambiguation , name of two towns in Pennsylvania Other Chest journal , a scientific medical journal http www.chest.ac.uk CHEST , an academic licence negotiation service in the UK part of Eduserv See also lookfrom Chest disambig ca Pit de Brust Begriffskl rung es Chest fr Poitrine nl Boezem ja pl Chest ... more details
Community Chest may refer to any of the following The Community Chest of Hong Kong The Community Chest of Singapore Community Chest organization , a forerunner of the United Way of America Chance and Community Chest cards , an aspect of the game Monopoly and named after the American charity Community Chest, a French communication agency specialized in implementing brand presence in Second Life The Community Chest, an Australian rock band featuring toy keyboardist Adem K . disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2008 Wooden chest is a rigidity of the chest following the administration of high doses of opioid s during anaesthesia . DEFAULTSORT Wooden Chest Category Diseases and disorders Disease stub ... more details
The University Chest is a term used at the University of Oxford in connection with the financial aspects of the university and its administration. There has traditionally been an actual chest, an iron box that can be locked and used for storage. ref name morris Jan Morris , Oxford . Oxford University Press , 1987. ISBN 0 19 282065 6. Page 41. ref The current Chest was made in the 17th century and is officially called The Painted Chest . Today, the modern Chest is in practice the finance department of the university. The central administration is located in modern buildings in Wellington Square, Oxford Wellington Square . ref name morris See also An Oxford University Chest by John Betjeman 1938 . References reflist External links http www.admin.ox.ac.uk finance history A history of the University Chest Category Terminology of the University of Oxford Category History of the University of Oxford Category Economy of Oxford ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 A Kuwaiti chest is a large wooden chest, usually having been made in India , and covered in various brass studs and designs. It was primarily used by a captain of Arabian dhows for their personal possessions. DEFAULTSORT Kuwaiti Chest Category Chests India hist stub ... more details
Infobox journal title Chest cover editor Richard S. Irwin discipline Pulmonology and cardiology peer reviewed language English language English abbreviation Chest publisher American College of Chest Physicians country United States frequency 12 year history 1935 present openaccess license impact 5.154 impact year 2008 website http www.chestjournal.org link1 http chestjournal.chestpubs.org content by year link1 name Archives link2 link2 name RSS atom JSTOR OCLC LCCN CODEN ISSN 0012 3692 eISSN 1931 3543 boxwidth Chest is a scientific journal scientific medical journal published by the American College of Chest Physicians on the subject of chest disease s and related issues pulmonology , cardiology , thoracic surgery , Organ transplant transplantation , breath ing, airway disease, emergency medicine , etc . . The 2008 impact factor was 5.154. The journal has a circulation of some 21,000 copies. Editor in chief is Richard S. Irwin . References http www.chestjournal.org misc about.shtml Chestjournal.org About Chest External links http www.chestjournal.org Journal homepage Category Pulmonology journals med journal stub es Chest revista ... more details
Barrel chest generally refers to a broad, deep chest found on a man. A man described as barrel chested will usually have a naturally large ribcage, very round torso, large lung capacity , and will potentially have lots of upper body strength. It can sometimes be a sign of acromegaly a syndrome resulting from excess levels of Growth Hormone in the body . Barrel chest also refers to an increase in the anterior posterior diameter of the chest wall resembling the shape of a barrel, most often associated with emphysema . There are two main causes of the barrel chest phenomena in emphysema Increased compliance of the lungs leads to the accumulation of air pockets inside the thoracic cavity. Increased compliance of the lungs increases the intrathoracic pressure. This increase in pressure allows the chest wall to naturally expand outward. ref name MayoClinic cite web url http www.mayoclinic.com health barrel chest AN00359 title Barrel chest What causes it? MayoClinic.com format work accessdate 2008 11 20 ref See also Barrel Respiratory examination Pectus carinatum References reflist medicine stub Category Respiratory system ... more details
The M stermyr chest is an important Viking era artefact from Sweden . It is a chest containing Viking era blacksmith ing and woodworking tools, found in Gotland , Sweden. The chest also contains several products of such work, including elements of a lock device lock . The chest is made of oak with iron hinges and lock. It is rectangular with a curved lid and flat bottom. The bottom is joined to the ends via a mortise and through tenon. Pegs are used to attach the sides to the bottom and end pieces. The ends and sides are trapezoid and are slightly angled. The chest is on display at the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. References Greta Arwidsson & G sta Berg, The M stermyr find a Viking Age tool chest from Gotland . Stockholm Kungl. Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademien, 1983. ISBN 917402129X DEFAULTSORT Mastermyr chest Category Archaeological artefacts Category Archaeology of Sweden Europe archaeology stub ... more details
A medicine chest is a container or Cabinet furniture cabinet for storing medicine . All ship s governed by the regulation s of the International Maritime Organization IMO are required to have medical supplies and suitable storage for them such as refrigeration and lock device lock s. ref citation url http books.google.co.uk books?id ptVjyRs7AdsC chapter The ship s medicine chest title International medical guide for ships including the ship s medicine chest publisher World Health Organization ref References reflist Category Medicine ... more details
Interventions infobox Name Chest radiograph Image Pneumonia x ray.jpg Caption Image A A normal chest ... In medicine , a chest radiograph , commonly called a chest X ray CXR , is a Projectional radiography projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures. Chest radiographs are among the most common films taken, being diagnostic of many conditions. Like all methods of radiography , chest radiography employs ionizing radiation in the form of X ray s to generate images of the chest. The typical radiation dose to an adult from a chest radiograph is around 0.06 mSv. ref name urlChest x ray vs. helical CT chest screening cite web url http hps.org publicinformation ate q2372.html title Chest x ray vs. helical CT chest screening ... by chest radiograph Pneumonia Pneumothorax Interstitial lung disease Congestive heart failure Fracture bone Bone fracture Hiatal hernia Chest radiographs are used to diagnose many conditions involving the chest wall, bones of the thorax , and structures contained within the thoracic cavity including ... diagnosed by chest radiograph. Chest radiographs are used to screen for job related lung disease ... chest radiography.html Using Digital Chest Images to Monitor the Health of Coal Miners and Other Workers . National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ref For some conditions of the chest ... on chest radiography, additional imaging of the chest can be obtained to definitively diagnose the condition or to provide evidence in favor of the diagnosis suggested by initial chest radiography. Unless ... and other tissue structures, x ray of the chest is not necessary as it will not alter patient management. The main regions where a chest X ray may identify problems may be summarized as ABCDEF by their first ... Chest X ray interpretation 2002 ref A irways, including hilar adenopathy or enlargement B reast ... Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kleinne Lapid takes a chest X ray of a patient during a Continuing Promise ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A Desk on a chest is an antique Portable desk made up of two chests, the bottom one usually having drawers and the top one having a hinged desk surface which also serves as a side mounted lid. A Vargueno or Bargueno desk is a specific form of the Desk on a chest when it is mounted on a chest of drawers called a Taquillon . The Desk on a chest was popular during the Renaissance and to some extent during the Middle Ages , in much of Europe . It was also used by officers as a form of Campaign desk during much of the 18th and 19th centuries. When the top and bottom chests are permanently attached or built as one piece there is a desk form called a Fall front desk . It is supposed that the Fall front desk form gradually evolved from the Desk on a chest towards the end of the Renaissance. See also the list of desk forms and types . DEFAULTSORT Desk On Chest Category Desks ... more details
unreferenced date November 2010 The Chest of Oxford aka Chest of Courtrai, in English literature Courtrai Chest is an oak chest. The chest was discovered around 1909 in New College, Oxford . On the front of the chest are carved scenes of the Battle of the Golden Spurs and the Bruges Matins history Bruges Matins . The maker of the chest is unknown, although it is assumed that it was a Fleming, which, based upon all the details found on the scenes, has fought in the battle himself. The processed front measures 107 cm by 71 cm. Scenes gallery File Brugse metten.jpg center the Bruges Matins history Bruges Matins center File Kist van oxford 2.jpg arrival of Guy of Namur and William of J lich at Bruges center File Kist van oxford 3.jpg center siege of Wijnendale Castle center File Kist van oxford 4.jpg center line up of the town militias on the battlefield center File Goedendag on chest of Kortrijk.jpg center the Flemish line of battle during the Battle of the Golden Spurs center File Kist van oxford 5.jpg center the attack of a French garrison at Courtrai center File Kist van oxford 6.jpg center collect of the booty the golden spurs center gallery Category New College, Oxford Category Chests fr Coffre d Oxford nl Kist van Oxford ... more details
Interventions infobox Name PAGENAME Image Caption The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest. ICD10 ICD9 ICD9proc 34.04 MeshID ... Size of Chest Tube br Adult or Teen Male 28 32 French catheter scale Fr br Pp Adult or Teen Female ...?p 7 ref A chest tube chest drain or tube thoracostomy in British medicine or intercostal drain is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the side of the chest into the pleural cavity pleural ... of image on CT scan of the chest with chest tube in place. Pneumothorax accumulation of air in the pleural ... in the pleural space Contraindications Contraindications to chest tube placement include refractory ... V title Videos in clinical medicine. Chest tube insertion journal N. Engl. J. Med. volume 357 issue ... ref The free end of the tube is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest ... to the chest. Alternatively, the tube can be attached to a flutter valve . This allows patients with pneumothorax ... medicine anatomy current ecp ecpst05e.html ref Chest tubes are usually inserted under local anesthesia ... is made in the skin and a passage made through the skin and muscle into the chest. The tube is placed ... to the area. Once the drain is in place, a chest radiograph will be taken to check the location of the drain .... Chest tubes can also be placed using a trocar, which is a pointed metallic bar used to guide the tube through the chest wall. This method is less popular due to an increased risk of iatrogenic ... a needle over which the chest tube is then inserted has been described. Chest Drainage Canister File Chest drain 2 fluids.jpg thumb Chest drainage canister A chest drainage canister device is typically used to drain chest tube contents air, blood, effusions . There are generally three chambers. The first ... edema . Chest tube clogging can also be a major complication if it occurs in the setting of bleeding ... more details
Image TeaChest.jpg thumb right 200px Tea chest A tea chest is a type of wooden case originally produced and used to ship tea to the United Kingdom . The conventional tea chest is a case with riveted metal edges, of approximate size 500x500x750 millimetres. The term is now used more widely to indicate similarly sized cases, including cardboard cases, produced for various home and commercial uses. tea stub See also Tea chest bass Crate Milk crate References references Category Food storage containers Category Tea ... more details
unreferenced date January 2008 Image Antique chest.JPG thumb right Antique Wooden Chest Image 19th century chest.JPG thumb right Early 19th Century American pine blanket chest or sugar chest, painted to look like curly maple A chest also called coffer or kist is one of the oldest forms of furniture . It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided. The early uses of an antique furniture Antique chest or coffer included storage of fine cloth, weapon s, foods and valuable items. A cassone is a kind of carved or painted chest associated with late Medieval and Renaissance Italy . Cassones, also called cassone marriage chest s, were often used to carry the dowry goods in a marriage ceremony. In Medieval and early Renaissance times in Europe low chests were often used as benches while taller chests were used as side tables. By placing a chest on the side on any kind of rough table, the inner surface of its lid could be used as a proper writing surface while the interior could house writing implements and related materials, as was the case with the Bargueno desk of Spain. Many early Portable desk s were stacked chests, with the top one having its lid on the side, to serve as a writing surface when opened. In fantasy, fables, and games, treasure chest s are frequently used as a plot device to contain treasure such as gold or jewels. These are often a reward for a protagonist, or in some stories a form of MacGuffin , a literary device which exists solely to drive forward a plot. In the PC videogame Minecraft , too, Chests have an important role. A toy chest is a type of chest that usually carries children s toy s, like dolls or building blocks. See also Chest of drawers , a piece of furniture often referred to as a chest. Hope chest Trunk luggage Trunk , a piece of luggage, similar to a chest External links Commons category Chests http www.arteso.com ARTESO , Reproductions of piece of furniture and arts ... more details
refimprove date September 2009 Image chest hair growth.jpg thumb right Growth and Patterns of Chest Hair The term chest hair is generally used to describe hair that grows on the chest of human males, in the region between the neck and the human abdomen abdomen . Chest hair, which is a secondary sex characteristic ... and growth Although vellus hair is already present in the area in childhood, the term chest ... hair, particularly on the chest, the abdominal hair abdomen and the facial hair face . The development of chest hair begins normally during late puberty, usually between the ages of 15 and 18. It can ... reached their full chest hair development. The growth continues subsequently. In older adult years androgens ... left Pattern 1 Chest hair primarily between pecs and around the nipples Image Folsom1.jpg thumb 150px right Pattern 3 Abdominal hair separate from chest hair Image Chesthair.jpg thumb 150px left Pattern 4 Abdominal hair connects to chest hair The individual occurrence and characteristics of chest ... s primarily determine the amount, patterns and thickness of chest hair. Some men are very hairy, while others have no chest hair at all. All ranges and patterns of hair growth are normal. The areas where terminal hair may grow are the periareolar areas nipple s , the centre and sides of the chest ... an individual occurrence of chest hair as abnormal is usually not due to medical indications ... affects women. These women can develop terminal hair on the chest following the male pattern as a symptom of an endocrine disease. There have been occasional studies documenting patterns of chest ... ten patterns of chest hair in Caucasoid men. In this study 6 percent of the men were found to have no chest hair. The largest group, 56 percent, displayed pattern four as shown in the accompanying figure. The remaining 38 percent of the men displayed a lesser quantity of chest hair. Seven percent ... patterns. Citation needed date June 2011 The same study documented the chest hair patterns of 60 African ... more details
refimprove date January 2008 Image ChestOfDrawers.jpg thumb A chest on chest, a derivative of the simpler chest of drawers A chest of drawers , also called especially in North American English a dresser or a bureau , is a piece of furniture that has multiple parallel, horizontal Drawer furniture drawer s stacked one above another. A chifforobe from chiffo nier ward robe is a combination of a wardrobe and a chest of drawers. Chests of drawers have traditionally been made and used for storing clothing , especially underwear , socks, and other items not normally hung in or otherwise stored in a closet . They are usually placed in a bedroom for this purpose, but can actually be used to store anything that will fit inside and can be placed anywhere in a house or another place. Various personal sundry items are also often stored in a chest of drawers. It has a long history as one of the stand bys of a carpentry carpenter s workshop. A typical chest is approximately rectangular in overall shape and often has short legs at the bottom corners for placement on the floor. Chests of drawers often come in 5 , 6 , and 7 drawer varieties, with either a single or a double top drawer. The chest illustrated at right would be described as a 5 over 2 chest on chest , the latter term deriving from the fact ... added for appearance. History Image 19th century chest.JPG thumb right A predecessor to the chest of drawers, an early 19th Century American painted pine blanket chest In late medieval Europe the chest ... Nutting first Wallace year 1928 publisher MacMillan location New York plate 2 ref Styles Mule Chest A chest commonly wider than it is high and deep. A mule chest has drawers in its base and a hinged ... Tejo Remy Chest of Drawers XS.jpg thumb right A chest of drawers designed by Tejo Remy The chest of drawers ... designer Tejo Remy in 1991. His You Can t Lay Down Your Memories chest of drawers is built up ... 1&template id 1&sort order 1 You Can t Lay Down Your Memory Chest of Drawers . ref See also Chifforobe ... more details
The Chatham Chest was a fund set up around 1590 to pay pensions to disabled seamen . It was financed by members contributions which were deducted from their pay, and has therefore been described as the world s first occupational pension scheme. The assets of the scheme were held in an actual chest which is also called the Chatham Chest. The Chest was previously located in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich , London ., and is now on display at The Museum of the Royal Dockyard, in Chatham Historic Dockyard . Origin Originally conceived as a charity, the Chest was established after many seamen who had been disabled in the war against Spain petitioned Elizabeth I of England Queen Elizabeth for relief and maintenance. Although the Chest was financed at first entirely by members contributions of sixpence per month, the Government had to give a pay rise first. The main credit for founding it probably belongs to Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham Charles Howard , Lord Howard of Effingham 1536 1624 , the List of Lord High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty Lord High Admiral of England ... During its long life the Chest experienced many difficulties. In the early days income exceeded ... deducted from seamen s pay at the end of voyages actually reached the Chest. By 1660 the Chest had serious financial problems, because the number of pensioners had increased during the First Dutch War and the war against Spain, but when peace returned and the ships were paid off, the Chest ... commutation of their pensions, based on 2 years purchase, but still the Chest found it difficult ... in the affairs of the Chest and reported in his diary 18 June 1667 that there was no money to pay ... some pensions were as much as three years outstanding. The Chest experienced a substantial increase ... an Act of Parliament in 1803 the Chest was merged with Greenwich Hospital London Greenwich Hospital . The merger was completed in 1814, by which time the Chest had existed for 224 years and had been ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Chest trauma Image Pneumothorax CT.jpg Caption A CT scan of a pneumothorax DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 2916 eMedicine mult eMedicine2 med 3658 MeshID D013898 Chest trauma or thoracic trauma is a serious injury of the chest . Thoracic trauma is a common cause of significant disability and mortality, the leading cause of death from physical trauma after head and spinal cord injury. ref name Keough01 cite journal author Keough V, Pudelek B title Blunt chest trauma Review of selected pulmonary injuries focusing on pulmonary contusion journal AACN Clinical Issues volume 12 issue 2 pages 270 281 year 2001 pmid 11759554 doi 10.1097 00044067 200105000 00010 url http meta.wkhealth.com pt pt core template journal lwwgateway media landingpage.htm?issn 1079 0713&volume 12&issue 2&spage 270 ref Blunt thoracic injuries are the primary or a contributing cause of about a quarter of all trauma related deaths. ref name Keough01 The mortality rate is about 10 . ref name Moloney08 cite journal author Moloney JT, Fowler SJ, Chang W title ... 1 pages 41 46 year 2008 month February pmid 18195608 doi 10.1097 ACO.0b013e3282f2aadc url ref Chest ... ref Classification File Pulmonary contusion.jpg right thumb 230px A chest X ray of a right sided pulmonary contusion associated with flail chest and subcutaneous emphysema Chest trauma ... injuries have different pathophysiology pathophysiologies and clinical courses. Specific types of chest trauma include Injuries to the chest wall Chest wall contusion s or hematoma s. Rib fracture s Flail chest Sternal fracture s Fracture s of the shoulder girdle Pulmonary injury injury to the lung ... like tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation and chest tube insertion. Diagnosis of blunt ... thoracic trauma Injuries, other than fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains Chest trauma General injuries Category Medical emergencies Category Chest trauma de Thoraxtrauma es Traumatismo ... more details
Chest voice is a term used within vocal music . The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogy ... in regards to this term. Chest voice can be used in relation to the following A particular ... recorded mention of the term chest voice was around the 13th century, when it was distinguished from ... during the bel canto period when it was identified as the lowest of three vocal registers the chest ... abandoned the use of the term chest voice. ref name Stark In particular, the use of the term chest ... as a product of larynx laryngeal function that is unrelated to the physiology of the chest and lungs ... produced in the chest. The vibratory sensations which are felt in these areas are resonance phenomena ... pedagogists prefer the term chest voice over the term chest register . These vocal pedagogists ... chest register is not used within speech and language pathology speech pathology and is not one ..., the term chest voice is adopted as it is less controversial. ref name McKinney The contemporary use of the term chest voice often refers to a specific kind of vocal coloration or vocal timbre. In classical ... or normal voice. Chest timbre can add a wonderful array of sounds to a singers vocal interpretive palette. The introduction of chest timbre is common to singers trained in the historic Italian school ..., the use of overly strong chest voice in the higher registers in an attempt to hit higher notes in the chest can lead to forcing. Forcing can lead consequently to vocal deterioration. ref name ... Physiological process As the opinions on what exactly chest voice is vary greatly, there is no one consensus on the physiological production of chest voice. Here are a few opinions Bel canto understanding ... thumb right 150px Glottal cycle, chest voice This view understands chest voice as the vocal register ... the chest voice is created. ref name groveONE Vocal resonance understanding This view believes that the chest ... within this understanding vary. Although some pedagogists believe the chest is an effective resonator ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Flail chest Image Pulmonary contusion.jpg Caption A chest radiograph of a flail chest associated with right sided pulmonary contusion and subcutaneous emphysema DiseasesDB 32227 ICD10 ... D005409 A flail chest is a life threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the Human ... wall chest wall . It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in multiple places, separating a segment, so a part of the chest wall moves independently. The number of ribs that must be broken ... places. ref name Keel07 cite journal author Keel M, Meier C title Chest injuries what is new? journal ... of the chest wall because of the ambient pressure in comparison to the pressure inside the lungs, it goes in while the rest of the chest is moving out, and vice versa. This so called paradoxical ... with flail chest die. Flail chest is invariably accompanied by pulmonary contusion , a bruise ... chest mechaincs.jpg thumb Diagrams depicting the paradoxical motion observed during respiration ... doi 10.4103 0972 9941.38912 url ref Causes Flail chest is a serious, life threatening chest injury ... thoracic trauma have a flail chest. ref name mancare This typically occurs when three or more adjacent ... and move independently of the rest of the chest wall. Flail chest can also occur when ribs are fractured ... break ribs at only one point for flail chest to occur a significant impact is required, breaking ... Chest publisher eMedicine date 2006 06 16 url http www.emedicine.com med topic2813.htm accessdate 2007 08 01 ref Treatment Treatment of the flail chest initially follows the principles of advanced trauma ... pulmonary barotrauma . Chest tube s as required. Adjustment of position to make the patient most .... ref cite journal author Granetzny A title Surgical versus conservative treatment of flail chest. Evaluation ... may be connected to a different ventilator. Usually one side of the chest is affected more than ... www.youtube.com watch?v e0VNBDbr67U Video of a flail chest Fractures DEFAULTSORT Flail Chest Category ... more details
In arms and armor, a war chest is a Chest furniture container for the personal weapon s and Personal armor protective gear of a Militia citizen soldier , kept in the household, and is the origin of the term. In politics In politics , a war chest is funding obtained from donors well in advance of a campaign, usually accumulated by an incumbent for either re election or to contest a more advanced office, or provided by a wealthy candidate to their own campaign. The possession of such excess funds may discourage otherwise viable candidates from a primary or general election challenge. In business In business a war chest, or cash mountain is a stash of money set aside to deal with unexpected changes in the business environment, or to use when expansion possibilities arise. ref http www.independent.co.uk news business news ici eyes buyups with 1631bn war chest 435693.html ICI eyes buy ups with 1bn war chest The Independent Independent , 9 February 2007, accessed 19 September 2009 ref The term originates with the medieval practice of having a chest furniture chest , literally, filled with money to open in time of war . Today companies can use accumulated cash or rely on quickly raised debt which costs less to carry when you don t need it. This is not always a reasonable substitute, as the debt available to a company typically drops as a result of the same actions that require the war chest to be opened. Companies can redistribute their war chests to shareholder s by issuing larger or special dividend s, or more commonly through share Share repurchase buyback operations. Companies do this because if actually held in cash, the companies will be earning a low rate of return in the money market s, whereas they could be using the funds to invest in more profitable projects. If they continue ... chest . ref http www.dailymail.co.uk sport football article 508769 Defoe Brown Keegan wishlist Ashley grants 25m war chest.html Defoe and Brown top Keegan wishlist as Ashley grants 25m war chest Daily ... more details
Other uses A hope chest , dowry chest , cedar chest , or glory box is a chest used to collect items such as clothing and household linen, by unmarried young women in anticipation of married life. The term hope chest or cedar chest is used in the midwest or south of the Unites States in the United Kingdom, the term is bottom drawer while glory box is used by women in Australia. ref name Kingston cite ... thumb 250px right Italian Renaissance Renaissance hope chest cassone from Republic of Florence Florence 15th century Social context of a hope chest Using her own needlework skills to construct a trousseau ... between courting a man and engagement. It wasn t always collected in a special chest, hence the alternative UK term bottom drawer, which refers to putting aside one drawer in a chest of drawers for collecting the trousseau undisturbed, but such a chest was an acceptable gift for a girl approaching ... a popular gift from woodworking fathers. Contents of a hope chest or glory box included typical ... than in a chest. A bridal chest was given to a bride at her wedding, by her husband, and so is not a hope chest in this sense. Historical origins Cassone of renaissance Italy Large decorated and showy ... of the hope chest as folk art came with the waves of History of immigration to the United States ... painted decoration. Styles The typical hope chest is of lidded blanket chest form. In some ... of such a chest would primarily be linens, construction in moth repellent cedrus cedar , or at least ... of the hope chest, but often appears. Carving Carving was notable in the 17th and 18th century joined ... the surface of chests. The Deitrich chest of 1783 is now in the Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian ... the character of Sylvie collects household items described as her dowry, and stores them in a chest ... over there...on my hope chest after he had been knocked unconscious. The joke implies her romantic ... External links Wiktionary hope chests Wiktionary glory box DEFAULTSORT Hope Chest Category Chests ... more details
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