scholarly journals A case of multiple trauma and lighter gas inhalation

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-382
Author(s):  
Hatice Şeyma AKCA

The rate of volatile substance abuse is increasing among young people around the world. A 10-year-old boy was brought to the emergency room by the 112-emergency ambulance service due to fall from the roof of a four-storey building. His general medical condition was moderate-poor; his GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) was nine, blood pressure: 118/90 mmHg, heart rate: 98/min, O2 saturation was: 100%. Skin abrasions were present on his jaw and the occipital region of the scalp. The patient was accepted as a multiple trauma patient. When the patient's confusion did not resolve, the patient's father informed us that the child may have inhaled lighter gas. The patient was hospitalized at the pediatric ward and was discharged on the 14th day of admission as his symptoms completely improved. Clinicians should be alert with regard to acute and/or chronic end-organ damages in the cases of gas inhalation without any antidote.

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Stillwell ◽  
Ellis S. Caplan

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 497-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Shiloh ◽  
A. Weizman ◽  
P. Dorfman-Etrog ◽  
N. Weizer ◽  
H. Munitz

SummaryA case is presented in which severe urinary retention (UR) occurred during an acute psychotic exacerbation of paranoid schizophrenia. The voiding dysfunction was apparent during continuous treatment with unchanged doses of haloperidol, and it completely resolved with the remission of the psychotic symptoms. A clear temporal correlation was evident between the patient’s mental status, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) score and the degree of the UR as assessed by quantitatively measuring the total daily postvoiding urine residues. We could not relate the UR to any apparent general medical condition or to the haloperidol treatment. The presented data suggests that UR in schizophrenic patients might be the end-result of various psychosis-related mechanisms.


1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 913-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Walsh ◽  
Greg A Smith ◽  
Robert A Yount ◽  
Frederick J Ferlic ◽  
Martin F Wieschhaus

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halime SC B�ker ◽  
Esen Demir ◽  
Zeki Y�nc� ◽  
Figen G�len ◽  
Levent Midyat ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 123-129
Author(s):  
Alrahman Joneri

Hyperglycemia is a medical condition in which an increase in glucose levels in the blood exceeds normal limits. Hyperglycemia is one of the typical signs of diabetes mellitus (DM). The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts an increase in the number of people with DM which is a global health threat. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, and the leading cause of heart disease and stroke, in adults. Metformin, which is a biguanide group, is recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes as the first-line oral therapy for DM and is the most widely used oral medication worldwide. Metformin can also increase peripheral glucose utilization and ultimately decrease the production of fatty acids and triglycerides. Some of the individual differences that underlie the variation in response to metformin.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar S. Abdellatif ◽  
Ali Behbehani

The International Health Regulations (2005) are legally binding on 196 States Parties, Including all WHO Member States. The IHR aims to keep the world informed about public health risks, through committing all signatories to cooperate together in combating any future “illness or medical condition, irrespective of origin or source, that presents or could present significant harm to humans.” Under IHR, countries agreed to strengthen their public health capacities and notify the WHO of any such illness in their populations. The WHO would be the centralized body for all countries facing a health threat, with the power to declare a “public health emergency of international concern,” issue recommendations, and work with countries to tackle a crisis. Although, with the sudden and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the world, many countries varied in implementing the WHO guidelines and health recommendations. While some countries followed the WHO guidelines, others imposed travel restrictions against the WHO’s recommendations. Some refused to share their data with the organization. Others banned the export of medical equipment, even in the face of global shortages. The UN Compliance Research group will focus during the current cycle on analyzing the compliance of the WHO member states to the organizations guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar S. Abdellatif ◽  
Ali Ali Behbehani ◽  
Mauricio Landin ◽  
Sarah Malik

The International Health Regulations (2005) are legally binding on 196 States Parties, Including all WHO Member States. The IHR aims to keep the world informed about public health risks, through committing all signatories to cooperate together in combating any future “illness or medical condition, irrespective of origin or source, that presents or could present significant harm to humans.” Under IHR, states agreed to strengthen their public health capacities and notify the WHO of any such illness in their populations. The WHO would be the centralized body for all countries facing a health threat, with the power to declare a “public health emergency of international concern,” issue recommendations, and work with countries to tackle a crisis. Although, with the sudden and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the world, many countries varied in implementing the WHO guidelines and health recommendations. While some countries followed the WHO guidelines, others imposed travel restrictions against the WHO’s recommendations. Some states refused to share their data with the organization. Others banned the export of medical equipment, even in the face of global shortages. The UN Compliance Research group will focus during the current cycle on analyzing the compliance of the WHO member states to the organizations guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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