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7 Common Premature Baby Problems
10 Principles of Good Parenting
Introduction to Healthy Parenting Raising a happy, healthy child is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs a parent can have. Yet many of us don’t approach parenting with the same focus we would use for a job. We may act on our gut reactions or just use the same parenting techniques our own … Continue reading
Arm or Leg Fractures
An arm or a leg fracture is a break in the continuity of the bone. usually caused by major trauma. A fracture can result in substantial muscle, nerve, and other soft-tissue damage. The prognosis varies with the extent of disability or deformity, the amount of tissue and vascular damage, the adequacy of reduction and immobilization. … Continue reading
Asphyxia
Asphyxia is a condition of insufficient oxygen and accumulating carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues. It results from an interference with respiration. Asphyxia leads to cardiopulmonary arrest and is fatal without prompt treatment.
Blunt Chest Injuries
Types of blunt chest injuries include myocardial and pulmonary contusions and rib and sternal fractures. Such fractures can be simple, multiple, displaced, or jagged. Chest injuries account for one-fourth of all trauma deaths in the United States.
Blunt And Penetrating Abdominal Injuries
Blunt and penetrating abdominal injuries may damage major blood vessels and internal organs. Such injuries are potentially fatal; the prognosis depends on the extent of injury and the organs damaged but is improved by prompt diagnosis and surgical repair.
Cerebral Contusion
More serious than a concussion, a cerebral contusion is an ecchymosis of brain tissue that results from a severe blow to the head. A contusion disrupts normal nerve functions in the bruised area and may cause loss of consciousness, hemorrhage, edema, and even death.
Concussion
Concussion is a disturbance of function of the nerve cells in the brain as a result of a blow to the skull. This means that parts of the brain’s functions are temporarily ‘on hold’.
Decompression Sickness
Decompression sickness – also known as caisson disease, diver’s paralysis, or “the bends” – is a painful condition that results from a too-rapid change from a high- to low-pressure environment (decompression). The victim usually is a scuba diver who ascends too quickly from water deeper than 33′ (10 m). Signs and symptoms appear during or … Continue reading
Dislocated Or Fractured Jaw
Displacement of the temporomandibular joint results in a dislocated jaw. A break in one or both of the two maxillae (upper jawbones) or the mandible (lower jawbone) constitutes a fractured jaw. Treatment usually restores jaw alignment and function.