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Health

Injuries and poisonings

Radiation damage

Ionizing radiation damages tissues in different ways, depending on the type of radiation, its dose, degree and type of external influence. Symptoms can be local (for example, burns) or systemic (in particular, acute radiation sickness).

Damage from a lightning strike

A lightning strike in a person can cause heart failure, loss of consciousness and temporary or permanent neurological disorders. Severe burns and internal injuries are rare.

Electric shock

Damage by electric current from artificial sources occurs as a result of its passage through the human body.

Arterial gas embolism

Arterial gas embolism is a potentially catastrophic phenomenon that occurs when gas bubbles enter the arterial system or form in it and clog the lumen of the vessels, causing ischemia of the organs.

Damage during diving and when working in compressed air

In the United States, there are more than 1,000 damages per year associated with scuba diving, of which> 10% end fatal. Similar damage can occur to workers in tunnels or caissons in which compressed air is used to remove water from working areas.

Drowning and non-lethal immersion in water

Non-immersion in water (incomplete drowning) - asphyxiation in water, not leading to death; incomplete drowning causes hypoxia due to aspiration or laryngospasm.

Burn treatment: local, medical, surgical

Treatment of burns in the hospital, preferably in the burn center, is shown with complete damage to the dermis> 1% of the body surface area, partial burns of the dermis> 5% of the body surface area, any burns> 10% and superficial and deep burns of the hands, face, feet and perineum.

Consequences and complications after burns

The larger the burn area, the higher the risk of systemic complications. The risk factors for both complications and death are burns> 40% of the body surface area, age> 60 years or <2 years, concomitant severe trauma and inhalation damage.

Burns: general information

Burns - damage to the skin and other soft tissues as a result of thermal, radiation, chemical or electrical influences. Burns are distinguished in depth (grade I, damage to part of the dermis and the entire thickness of the dermis) and the percentage of affected skin areas from the total surface area of the body.

Injury and damage to the urethra

Damage and trauma to the urethra are common in men. Most of the serious injuries are due to blunt trauma.

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