Commodities are raw materials intended for use or consumption. There are three main commodity classifications: Agriculture commodities (often referred to as soft commodities), energy commodities, and metal commodities (referred to as hard commodities). The most commonly traded commodities are crude oil, gold, silver, and copper. Commodity markets can include physical delivery, referred to as a spot contract. Most trades, however, are carried out through derivative trading using futures, forwards, CFD's, and options.
Donna Perrin, RGN, is practice development sister, A&E, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey. Fluid resuscitation is one of the most important aspects of the acute medical management of critically ill patients.
Even though young infants are referred to as newborns, resuscitation for these babies follows Infant CPR guidelines. The principles are the same: positive pressure ventilation coordinated with chest compressions in order to restore adequate cardiopulmonary function. In the prehospital setting, it is not enough to simply perform CPR, but EMTs must also