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Yamina Benguigui is a pioneer in the representation of Maghrebi immigration to France, and has produced a number of works of documentary and fictional film on the subject. This article discusses her fictional film Inch'Allah dimanche (2001). The film portrays the trajectory of a young woman, Zouina, who takes her children and mother-in-law to join her husband in France. The film is unique for its close focus on the space of the home, and the negotiation of gendered spaces within the strict confines set by Zouina's husband. In this article, I consider Zouina's tentative steps towards emancipation from these confines, focusing on preconceived notions of gendered spaces across different cultures. I consider possible interpretations of the final moment of wounding in the film, in which Zouina breaks through a window with her bare hands, destroying the barrier between the interior, private space of the home and the exterior, public space of the street. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Across Europe, wound care management is organized differently, and in some countries such as the UK or Denmark, wound healing centres have been implemented. In France, a large number of health professionals are not sufficiently educated in wound care management during their vocational training. The rapid evolution of dressings has changed wound management practices and has given rise to new professional recommendations. This national survey was carried out in France in 2009, including 465 health professionals, to determine the criteria they use to choose a dressing and their habits of care with acute or chronic wounds. Around 73% of respondents were nurses and, on average, participants took care of 43 wounds per month. It was also found that 89% of the health professionals who took part prefer the sequential treatment of the wound based on its appearance. Regardless of whether the wound is acute or chronic, the priorities for wound care and the choice of dressing are the management of the exudate and the prevention or treatment of infection. These results put into evidence the adequacy of the recommendations by these practitioners and the good correlation between the choice of dressing and the local therapeutic goal. To reach the same level of expertise, the professional training for health professionals who are less frequently involved in wound care is necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Objectives: The study objectives were to assess how GPs manage the risk of tetanus in wounds, compared to the French Health Ministry guidelines on tetanus toxoid vaccination and immunoglobulin injections. Design: A cross-sectional survey was made using an online questionnaire sent to 3,165 GPs in the French Rhône-Alpes region. Results: The answer rate was 9.1%. Overall, 64.4% of GP complied to recommendations. The best observance was noted for minor risk wounds and for patients whose last booster vaccination was less than 5years old (P <0.05). Generally, GPs underused tetanus toxoid vaccination (−17.1%) and overused immunoglobulin injections (+37.1%). The main difficulties encountered were assessing the patient and his wound, misuse of immunoglobulin injections, and ignorance of recommendations. Conclusions: The higher the tetanic risk, the less recommendations were observed. A quick diagnostic test and a better availability of new easier to memorize recommendations should help GPs optimize their practices. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]