Asphyxia is a term whose origin is from Greek and referred to the failure to have a pulse. It is a condition preceded by inadequate uptake of oxygen by the body cells around the brain thus leading to too much retention of carbon dioxide which can cause death. The nerve cells in the brain can only run for four minutes without oxygen. However, if at this time there is no uptake of oxygen, these cells will die and results in unconsciousness, and the greatest consequence, death. A number of factors
that asphyxia is general associated with strangulation, it can be generated in numerous ways. Death by asphyxia (hypoxia/anoxia) means the lack of a pulse due to the absence of oxygen along with carbon dioxide retention in the organs and tissues, causing unconsciousness or death (emedicine). There are many different mechanisms that characterizes asphyxia such as mechanical, chemical, environment, pathological, and miscellaneous asphyxia. The most common mechanisms used to accomplish asphyxia are hanging
Odour of the Chrysanthemums and A Painful Case; Two Cases of Progressive, Venomous Asphyxiation In this comparative essay, I shall be analysing Lawrence’s Odour of Chrysanthemums and Joyce’s A Painful Case (Dubliners), identifying and highlighting similarities, but also examining the divergences. I will be scrutinizing the elegantly intertwined fibres which are the symbols and motifs of both stories, in search of intersections, moments of parallelism and detachments. The first similarity I encountered
resents the work Miss Asphyxia demands of her saying that she “wants to play.” Eglantine still dreams of her previous leisurely lifestyle where she had no responsibilities, where flowers were beautiful, and where her mother “always brushed them [her curls] out everyday.” She refuses Miss Asphyxia’s authority on a few occasions, but her efforts end with her own tears and eventual obedience. As her possessions escape her, Eglantine becomes more and more submissive to Miss Asphyxia and more proletariat
Blunt-force trauma Blunt force trauma is defined as a traumatic event caused by the introduction of any blunt instrument forcefully, causing injury to the body or head. The Severity of injury is determined by various factors. It may be due to mechanical force such as compression, traction, torsion or shear. Impact of the injury and severity depends on object and movement of victim. Injuries occurred may be internal such as lacerations of internal tissues, organs, fractures of bones or may be external
Gender. One of the most consistent findings with regards to the epidemiology of suicidal behavior is its gender distribution. Since the 1990s, the examination of suicide data in the United States has consistently shown the ratio of male to female completed suicides is approximately three to one (Rogers, 1990). Recent data revealed that the ratio of male to female suicide is four to one (AFSP, 2014). In general, males are more likely to commit suicide than females (CDC, 2015), even though females
(2014) propose the interactions effect of alcohol use, age, as well as race and ethnicity. Individuals in their earlier and middle adulthood are more likely to drink alcohol when completing firearm suicides or asphyxia suicides. Conversely, least alcohol consumption is associated with late adulthood (aged 75 years and older) and suicide by overdose. Alcohol use is more likely to be observed in White, especially when they completed suicide by hanging. On the
Closing off the jugular veins increasing intracranial and venous pressure. It can lead to lower amounts on air intake and asphyxia. Blocking the carotid arteries depriving the brain of oxygen is another way. Both of these methods can cause a feeling as if your head is going to explode. This is caused by something called a brain attack, which while similar to a heart attack,
Paid maternity leave in most countries is as common as commuting from one place to another, but in the U.S., it’s as rare as eating healthy. Maternity is the stage in life in which a woman is pregnant and the period shortly after childbirth. Paid maternity leave is the paid time off from work that a mother gets to care for her newborn. Paid maternity leave could also apply to a family that just adopted. Paid maternity leave gives mothers the opportunity to recover from the childbirth, nurture their
simultaneously preparing the rest of the required equipment (Saunders, 2012). QAS (2014) suggests preparing a maternity kit, blankets, towels, oxygen and a resuscitation area. They state that once breech is suspected and due to the increased risk of asphyxia during delivery, the preparation for neonatal resuscitation should be a priority. If time permits the paramedic team will wear sterile gloves, gown and face shield or goggles (Bledsoe, Porter & Cherry,
After death, rigor mortis is first visible in the body’s smaller muscles, including those in the face and upper body. It takes some time for it to show up in larger muscles. So the fact that the victim is showing rigor mortis only in the face and upper body indicates that she has not been dead for very long – about two hours (Claridge, 2016). It was noted that lividity is also visible in the posterior region of the victim but is not fixed. This fits the two-hour timeline, as lividity begins within
will actual result in a greater loss in the entire departments in the organization alongside disruption of their operations. The phenomena may further lead to the death of the staff members within the organization, from the intensive trauma and asphyxia among other related cases of acute respiratory distress and hypothermia. It is, therefore, important that the organization establish some of the mitigation strategies with respect to their operation within an earthquake-prone area. Section Two
There are more than 70% of premature babies that are born between 34 and 36 weeks gestation a year. When a baby is born early, or born with birth defects, the Neonatal Intensive Care unit is its first home. The nurse’s in the NICU have the difficult job of preparing baby’s and parents for a health life together. A baby who has been put into the NICU will stay there until it is healthy enough to go home. According to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, “In the United States, nearly thirteen percent
The wrongful conviction of Tammy Marquardt was also aided by the misconduct of the parties involved. Goudge (2008) claimed that Smith, other medical experts and prosecutors operated with a “think dirty” mindset, which presumes guilt first, rather than the ‘innocent until proven guilty‘ doctrine highly valued in the justice system. “The Goudge Commission found the actual words ‘think dirty’ in instructions from Ontario’s chief coroners, pathologists and police chiefs in 1995” (Shapiro, 2011). In
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening condition that manifests as inflammation of the intestines. This devastating disease affects mostly premature babies, who account for up to 8 out of every 10 cases. In NEC, bacteria invade the intestinal wall and the local infection and inflammation lead to destruction of the intestinal lining and/ or its entire thickness. A breach in the integrity of the bowel wall enables bacteria
Interview Cook Children NICU receives around one thousand babies per year. Since the new unit was opened two years ago, they have single rooms where the parents can stay with their babies overnight, and it is controlled individually according to the patients’ needs. In the single rooms they are able to accommodate twins, triplets and quadruplets. According to Carolyn Cowling (personal communication, April.18, 2014), who is the LCSW, preemies have shown an incredible improvement in their health and
Veteran suicides have been increasing tremendously over the last several years. Certain events have to occur for this to happen, and with veterans returning from the battlefield, some veterans have many issues to overcome. According to Shane III (2014), from 2009-2011, the number of young veterans committing suicides has increased (para. 1). In the same article, veterans who are older, saw a decrease in the suicide rate, while their fellow veterans, who are under the age of 30, have been experiencing
Pathophysiology Intaventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is bleeding in the fragile capillaries that develop in the early months of prenatal development and grow stronger the last ten months of a pregnancy. There are four different degrees based on the bleeding and the areas that are damaged. Preterm infants are at a greater risk for bleeding during events that may cause fluctuations in cerebral blood flow because their blood vessels are not yet fully developed. When IVH occurs, the blood may rupture
reminds us of the peculiar fascination with "premature burial" held for people in the last century. Even if a person should be so unlucky as to be buried while unconscious, the editors pointed out that the average coffin contains so little oxygen that asphyxia would probably precede any return to full consciousness.
paralysis of the legs and arms followed. There was loss of the power to chew and loss of sensation and the pupils became fixed. If ingested, conium will cause paralysis of various body systems. Finally, death was due to paralysis of respiration and asphyxia; but is aware of what is happening as the mind is unaffected until death is imminent the intellect was clear until death occurred (Panter and Keeler,