Articles Related to Accident
Accidental Ammonia Gas Leakage in a Cold Storage : A Case Report
: Ammonia is corrosive and exposure will result in a chemical-type burn. It is highly hygroscopic and readily
transforms the moist areas of the body such as eyes, nose, throat, and moist skin areas. It is a highly toxic irritant gas, and its
toxicity usually occurs from occupational exposure, most are unintentional toxicity. It causes tissue damage via exothermic
reaction with body tissues causing liquefactive necrosis. Release of ammonia has potentially for harmful effects on workers
and the public. Although there have been incidents of exposure to harmful concentrations of ammonia in the world there
have been few fatal accidents.Presentation depends on the level and duration of exposure. Management is supportive and its
antidote is not available yet
An Accidental Intrathecal Injection of Tranexamic Acid: A Never Miss Event
Several factors have been identified as contributing to medical errors such as labels, appearance, and location of ampules. In this paper, inadvertent intrathecal Injection of tranexamic acid has resulted from similarities in appearance between tranexamic acid and heavy bupivacaine 0.5% ampoules. The patient experienced severe itching in the gluteal region followed by generalized myoclonic seizures after accidental intrathecal administration of tranexamic acid.
Assessing Burn Patterns and Severity Using IR Visualization – A Case Study Approach
This investigation studies the potential use of infrared (IR) sensing technology to answer key questions of scalding. In particular, scalding incidents are frequently plagued by conflicting recollections, uncertain details, and litigation. Questions often relate to how a scalding spill occurred, how hot the liquid was, the direction of liquid flow, and the connection between burn patterns and spill patterns. Flow patterns, among others are sometimes, challenging to determine after a spill incident. Nevertheless, IR technology can be used for event reconstruction and can help identify the typical burn patterns that result from spills. Here, IR imaging is applied to common scald situations. The IR imaging provides temperature information that is continuous in both space and time and can be used with currently available burn models to predict burn depths and patterns. The IR images are used to generate a burn-depth map superimposed on the patient’s body. This study shows that IR imaging leads to reproducible results that can be used to predict burn-depth patterns based on situation specific spills.
Epidemiological Approach to Mortal Lesions-Traffic Accident in Yara Municipality, 2007, Cuba
The purpose of this article is to describe the epidemiological behavior of the mortal lesions in a traffic accident occurred in Yara,
Municipality, Cuba, in 2007. Method: The clinical, radiological and anatomical-pathological variables of mortal lesions in the traffic
accident as a result of the collision between a train and a bus in Veguitas town, in Yara, municipality of Granma province, on October
6th, 2007.
Accidentally Discovered Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gall Bladder: A Case Report
Squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder is rarely reported, comprises less than 1% of all gall bladder cancer and portends a worse prognosis than the more common adenocarcinoma. We report a 80-year-old female who presented with acute onset epigastric pain. She was operated on based on a presumptive diagnosis of acute on top of chronic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis according to clinical and ultrasonographic findings. Histopathological examination of the thickened wall of the gallbladder revealed well to moderately differentiated keratinized squamous cell carcinoma invading full wall thickness and infiltrating the liver. Further examinations revealed no other primary site for the tumour. Gallbladder cancer should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis in elderly patients presenting with cholecystitis.
Quality of Life after Accidental Major Vascular Injury and Prolonged ICU Stay - A Case Report
Survival or mortality rate is a reasonable choice of an outcome measure for critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICU). But it is also important to assess the impact of critical illness and peri-operative complications on health status and quality of life (QoL) after hospital discharge. The QLQ-C30 is a 30-item cancer-specific questionnaire that incorporates five functioning scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, and social), eight symptoms scales, perceived financial impact of the disease and a global scale [1-5].
Judging Credibility of a Road Traffic Accident Claimant
The ‘holy grail’ of being able to assess reliability and truthfulness is investigated one step further via this case study utilising a credibility checklist with a road traffic accident claimant. The possibility of operationalising unreliability in a numerical, or at least, an informed narrative way is explored in this innovative study.
Fatal road accidents in Spain: psychoactive substances in killed drivers in 2014
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are often related to impairment by alcohol or drugs. The objectives of this study is to present toxicological data on drivers killed in traffic accidents in Spain in 2014 from a sample of 614 drivers and 240 (out of 614) with positive results for alcohol, illicit drugs and psychoactive medicinal drugs.
Accidental Hypothermia in the Upper Midwest: A Dual Case Report Comparison
Accidental hypothermia is a potentially life-threatening situation that involves a debilitated patient and is a result of environmental exposure.
Determining the Role of Hand Feeding Practices in Accidental Shark Bites on Scuba Divers
Shark-based ecotourism is significantly developing around the world, often without appropriate management of risk. This activity involves a risk of accidental bites on divers that can be quite severe or even fatal.
