31 premature babies suffering from dehydration, hypothermia, and sepsis were safely taken out of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
A nurse cares for prematurely born Palestinian babies that were brought from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to the hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Al10) Premature babies were safely taken to Egypt from Gaza's main hospital on Sunday, however, four died prior to…#palestinian #shifahospital #gazacity #rafah #gazastrip #apphotohatem #egypt #gaza #israeli #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future
Around the world, highly secure chambers are being built to preserve everything we need to withstand any number of worst-case scenariosAre we allowed to go in? ” I surprise myself with this question, given that I’m staring through the small window of a door into one of six underground vaults, each one essentially a walk-in freezer. The temperature inside is -20C. It is a grey winter day at the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst, Sussex and the maze of f eatureless corridors and reinforced concrete adds to the1984-ish austerity of the setting. These vaults are designed to withstand the worst apocalypse we can imagine –...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ella Braidwood Tags: Plants Environment World news DNA database Science Source Type: news
Prevalence of hypothermia and critical hand temperatures during military cold water immersion training - Jones DM, Weller RS, McClintock RJ, Roberts N, Zheng W, Dunn TL.
This study evaluated the prevalence of hypothe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Influence winter swimming on post-exercise regeneration and quality of life of people practicing recreational sports - Zaj ąc K, Kupczak A, Dolińska A, Wilczek M, Górka D, Białoń N, Górka M.
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Swimming is a stress factor for the body, depending on the level of adaptation to this stimulus, there may be different reactions of the body. Therefore, the contraindications and risks of immersion in cold water, such as drowning or hypothermia, sh... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Gradual suffocation, hypothermia and panic attacks: Health impacts of being trapped in a submarine
Dr Dale Molé, former director of undersea medicine and radiation health for the US Navy, detailed how passengers on board a commercial submersible face depleting oxygen supplies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health
While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. policymakers can look to sub-Saharan Africa for guidance on reversing this trend. Credit: Ernest Ankomah/IPSBy Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Jun 2 2023 (IPS) New research shows that Black mothers in the United States disproportionately live in counties with higher maternal vulnerability and face greater risk of preterm death for the fetus, greater risk of low birth weight for a baby, and a higher number of maternal deaths.
While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. poli...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Africa Gender Headlines Health Inequality North America Poverty & SDGs Maternal Health Source Type: news
Bottle mix-up: ethanol intoxication in an infant - Bageris MH, Hill EE, Benner C, Chassee TP.
Alcohol intoxication is a common ingestion in pediatrics with close to 10,000 reports to poison control centers annually. Hypoglycemia, neurological depression (ataxia, coma, nystagmus, etc.) and unstable vitals (hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, and ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Casualty evacuation in arctic and extreme cold environments: a paradigm shift for traumatic hypothermia management in tactical combat casualty care - Rund TJ.
In Arctic or extreme cold environments of Alaska, trauma care is complicated by large expanses of geography and lack of forward-positioned resources. This paper presents four hypothetical vignettes highlighting austere cold medical priorities: (1) traumati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Rewarming young children after drowning-associated hypothermia and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: analysis using the CAse REport Guideline - Andre MC, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN, Berset A, Hammer J.
OBJECTIVES: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is recommended in adults with drowning-associated hypothermia and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Our experience of managing a drowned 2-year-old girl with hypothermia (23 °C) and cardiac arrest... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
What Are the Classifications of Perinatal Stroke?
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Perinatal stroke occurs in about 1:1000 live births and is a “focal vascular injury from the fetal period to 28 days postnatal age.” Perinatal stroke is the most common cause of hemiparetic cerebral palsy and causes other significant morbidity including cognitive deficits, learning disabilities, motor problems, sensory problems including visual and hearing disorders, epilepsy, and behavioral and psychological problems. Family members are also affected because of the potential anxiety and guilt feelings that having a child with a stroke presents, along with the care that may be needed over the child&#...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 1, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Postmortem histochemical and electron microscopic changes in skeletal muscle fibers of fatal hypothermia: an experimental study - Demirci T, Sener E, K ök AN, Sener MT.
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the post-mortem histopathological changes in rat skeletal muscles of fatal hypothermia. The rats were divided... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Cold weather is independently associated with hypothermia in severely injured trauma patients - Murphy C, Silva N, Fontaine MJ, Jackson B.
IntroductionHypothermia at admission in trauma patients has been significantly associated with worse outcomes and increased blood usage. Previous studies have found variably significant associations between ambient temperatures and incidence of hypothermia... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Chilling Donors Not as Good as Machine Perfusion for Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Therapeutic hypothermia of donors didn't preserve kidney function as well as machine perfusion of the organ during cold storage, a randomized trial found.
Compared with kidneys pumped with a non-oxygenated, cold dialysate after... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Machine Perfusion of Kidneys Protects Against Delayed Graft Function
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 -- For brain-dead organ donors, therapeutic hypothermia is inferior to machine perfusion of the kidneys for reducing delayed graft function after transplantation, according to a study published in the Feb. 2 issue of the New... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
These New Pediatric Development Clinics in Rwanda Save Lives
By D éogratias Rwangabo Nkurunziza,
Communication Officer ; Richard Kalisa,
Newborn and child health advisor
A PDC nurse examines baby Sebastien at Ruhengeri Referral Hospital. Photo by Deogratias Rwangabo Nkurunziza for IntraHealth International.January 31, 2023The birth of a baby is often a joyous, momentous occasion. For Izabayo Marcel, however, August 2021 was a heartbreaking month. His wife died while giving birth to their baby, Sebastien Duhirwe, and Sebastien suffered from birth asphyxia, which left him fighting for his life.The doctors and nurses at the Ruhengeri Referral Hospital acted quickly—and t...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health Health workforce development Midwives Nurses Source Type: news
