Impact of repeated blast exposure on active-duty United States Special Operations Forces - Gilmore N, Tseng CEJ, Maffei C, Tromly SL, Deary KB, McKinney IR, Kelemen JN, Healy BC, Hu CG, Ramos-Llord én G, Masood M, Cali RJ, Guo J, Belanger HG, Yao EF, Baxter T, Fischl B, Foulkes AS, Polimeni JR, Rosen BR, Perl DP, Hooker JM, Zürcher NR, Huang SY, Kimberly WT, Greve DN, Mac Donald CL, Dams-O'connor K, Bodien YG, Edlow BL.
United States (US) Special Operations Forces (SOF) are frequently exposed to explosive blasts in training and combat, but the effects of repeated blast exposure (RBE) on SOF brain health are incompletely understood. Furthermore, there is no diagnostic test... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Metabolic demands of a simulated smoke-diving drill - S äynäjäkangas P, Halonen J, Lusa S, Borgenström J, Kukonlehto T, Tuomi P, Kotamäki A, Pietila T, Mänttäri A, Punakallio A.
The main goal of this study was to update the Finnish smoke-diving drill (FSDD) and to measure the physical strain of and recovery from the drill. Furthermore, the aim was to compare the physical strain of contract and professional firefighters and effect ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Simulation of dispersion and explosion characteristics of LiFePO(4) lithium-ion battery thermal runaway gases - Zhang M, Yang K, Zhang Q, Chen H, Fan M, Geng M, Wei B, Xie B.
In recent years, as the installed scale of battery energy storage systems (BESS) continues to expand, energy storage system safety incidents have been a fast-growing trend, sparking widespread concern from all walks of life. During the thermal runaway (TR)... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Three signs US could be heading for a recession
Gary Shilling, the financial analyst who correctly predicted the financial crisis of 2007-2009, said that there are at least three clear signs that a recession might hit the nation in the coming months. "Leading indicators indexes burn down for months, and it's an invariable forerunner of…#garyshilling #federalreserve #bankofamerica #shilling #postworldwartwo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Donald Trump tries his hand with meme-stocks
Investors in his SPAC may get burned, but they don’t seem to mind#spac (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Forget SoundHound AI: 3 Tech Stocks to Buy Instead
New technologies are exciting, but investors chasing the next big trend can get burned. Artificial intelligence (AI) might be the hottest thing on Wall Street in some time. Hype over its potential has played a significant role in driving the stock prices of many companies connected to the industry…#palantirtechnologies #pltr #nvda #uipathnyse #foundry #usarmy #gpu #nvidia #q4 #lisasu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Haiti ’s Healthcare Nears Collapse Amid Violence as Hospitals Shutter, Medicine Dwindles
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a doctor and two nurses raced to save her.
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They stuck electrodes to her chest and flipped on an oxygen machine while keeping their eyes on a computer screen that reflected a dangerously low oxygen level of 84%.
No one knew what was wrong with her.
Even more worrisome, the Doctors Without Borders hospital in the Cite Soleil slum was running low on key medicine to treat convulsions.
“The me...
Source: TIME: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dánica Coto / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
Assessing the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Ukrainian pediatric trauma and burn patients and their caregivers amidst the war: insights from a surgical medical mission in Poland - Bean C, Yevchenko N, Yakovleva O, Dabek RJ, Fuzaylov G.
On a recent surgical medical mission caring for Ukrainian pediatric burn and trauma patients in Poland, an assessment of the mental health and well-being of children and their caregivers was completed. Children living in war zones frequently experience sig... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Choroidal neovascularization following self-inflicted laser pointer injury to the macula - Kiraly P, Patel CA.
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Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Death due to electrocution- a rare method of suicide - Bhosale AA, Taware AA, Jadhav VT, Tatiya HS, Bandgar AL, Vaidya HV.
Suicide is de fined as "the act of killing yourself deliberately". Most common methods of committing suicide in India are hanging, followed by poisoning, drowning and self-immolation. While least common methods include consuming sleeping pills, electrocution... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Ecocide, climate criminals and the politics of bushfires - Walters R.
Throughout the last thirty years bushfires or wildfires have increased globally with devastating impacts on ecosystems, human habitats and greenhouse gas emissions. The recording of unprecedented temperatures coupled with the warming of international ocean... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Gender differences in relation to stigmatization and depressive symptoms after burns - Boersma-van Dam E, Spronk I, Hofland HWC, Van Loey NEE.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the moderating role of gender in the relationship between burn severity, perceived stigmatization and depressive symptoms at multiple time points postburn. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This multi-cente... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Integrating meteorological and geospatial data for forest fire risk assessment - Parvar Z, Saeidi S, Mirkarimi S.
Understanding the factors that cause fire is crucial for minimizing the fire risk. In this research, a comprehensive approach was adopted to recognize factors influencing forest fires. Golestan National Park (GNP) was considered as a representative area wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Modeling and analysis of external emergency response to ship fire using HTCPN and Markov chain - Zhou C, Qin S, Jiahao Z, Du L, Zhang F.
The effectiveness of external emergency response to ship fires is critical in minimizing the serious consequences of ship fires. However, the insufficient consideration of the dynamic evolution of the emergency response may result in an inaccurate assessme... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Unveiling lethal risks lurking in hot tub baths: a review of tragic consequences - Dahiya R, Asif M, Santhi SE, Hashmi A, Ahadi A, Arshad Z, Nawaz F, Kashyap R.
This study aims to comprehe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
