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We present the case of a 74-year-old male that was admitted to our Unit of Pulmonology for chlorinated freshwater drowning syndrome with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Despite an initial clinical response, with improvement of the respiratory failure... see more

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that drowning becomes the third leading cause of death from unintentional injury. Furthermore it was reported more than 372,000 cases of death annually among children due to drowning accident. Inappropriate of re... see more

Many precious lives are lost every year by self-destruction or suicide making it a significant public health problem globally. Complex suicides are committed by using more than one method. In complex suicides, two or more methods are applied either simult... see more

Diatoms are an essential part of forensic investigation in drowningcases. They are used to differentiate between ante-mortem andpost-mortem drowning and to ascertain the site of drowning. However,to do so it is imperative to perform the diatomological map... see more

Dalam penerapan LSF, kehadiran rema dalam analisis keberterusan topik dapat berakibat pada analisis yang sangat kompleks. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaksimalkan peran tema dalam analisis keberterusan topik. Beberapa peneliti menyarankan bahwa kehadi... see more

Being brought up under certain circumstances, a child may become an egoist. If he is not capable to adjust himself to some situations, he may destroy himself by certain unpleasant problems. In George Eliot's novel Daniel Deronda, Gwendolen, an inborn egoi... see more

This study content analyzed online comments on Fox News and CNN’s YouTube platforms related to news stories on the 2017 special election for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. Republican candidate Roy Moore attracted widespread media attention one month prior to... see more

We report pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax and acute respiratory distress syndrome in a victim of near drowning who was intoxicated and did not have thoracic or neck trauma. Chest radiograph revealed the above findings, later confirmed by compute... see more

Mortalidad pediátrica por lesiones no intencionales en La Habana. 2003-2012 Mortalidad pediátrica por lesiones no intencionales en La Habana. 2003-2012Introducción: los accidentes o lesiones no intencionales representan un problema de salud mundial. La población pediátrica es aún más vulnerable. Objetivo: describir las causas de mortalidad ocurridas por lesiones no intencionales en menores de 15 años en La Habana entre 2003 y 2012. Material y Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de 216 defunciones por accidentes ocurridas durante 2003 a 2012 en edades de 0-14 años, según datos ofrecidos por el Departamento de Estadísticas de la Dirección Provincial de Salud. Las variables estudiadas fueron: año, edad, sexo, municipio de residencia y tipos de accidentes, según la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades. Se estimaron porcentajes, se elaboraron tablas y figuras mediante el programa XLSTAT y se calculó la tasa x 100, 000 habitantes.Resultados: la mortalidad mostró tasas decrecientes de 0,92 y 0,76 en 2003 a 0,68 y 0,25 en 2012 según el sexo masculino y femenino, respectivamente. Las causas que mostraron mayor frecuencia resultaron ser: tránsito 41,2%, ahogamientos 24%, asfixia 6,4% e intoxicación 5,5%. Los adolescentes, escolares y pre-escolares como peatones fallecieron en mayor proporción por accidentalidad vial. Los ahogamientos ocurrieron en su mayoría en escolares (40,3%) y pre-escolares (30,7%) en piscinas y mar, ambos con 19,2%,y lugares sin seguridad acuática (26,9%). La intoxicación mostró igual proporción en adolescentes y pre-escolares (46,1%); la asfixia en lactantes alcanzó 84,6%. Los accidentes de tránsito y ahogamientos exhibieron mayores defunciones en el municipio Boyeros. Conclusiones: la mortalidad por accidentes aun representa un problema cardinal de salud en pediatría.Palabras clave: accidentes, mortalidad, prevención, ahogamiento, epidemiología, atención primaria de salud.ABSTRACTIntroduction: unintentional accidents and injuries mean a world health problem, and turn out to be the first pediatric cause of death. Objective: to describe the epidemiologic behavior of pediatric mortality due to unintentional accidents and injuries in Havana. Material and Methods: a descriptive and retrospective study about 216 deaths by this cause that did occurs between 2003-2012, in ages from 0-14 years old, according to data offered by the statistic department of the provincial health headquarters, and the variables studied were: year, age, sex, municipality, drowning sites, and kinds according to the international classification of diseases X edition. The percentage method was used; tables and graphs were made by means of the program XLSTAT, the rates were calculated x 100 000 inhabitants. Results: decreasing death rates in the decade from 0, 92 and 0, 76 (2003) to 0, 68 y 0, 25 (2012) in males and females respectively. The most frequent causes were: traffic (41,2%), drowning (24%), suffocation (6,4%), and intoxication (5,5%). The adolescents and schoolmate pedestrian died in more proportion for traffic accidents. The drowning, happening mostly in school (40,3%) and pre-school (30,7%) in pools and sea both with 19,2% and places without security aquatic 26,9%.  The intoxication showed up same proportion in adolescent and pre-school with 46,1% and the asphyxia in nurslings with 84,6%. The traffic accidents and drowning showed bigger deaths in the municipality Boyeros. Conclusions: Mortality due to accidents still turns out to be a cardinal health problem in pediatric ages Key words: accidents, child mortality, prevention, Immersion accident; epidemiology, primary care.

Objetivo: describir las causas de mortalidad ocurridas por lesiones no intencionales en menores de 15 años en La Habana entre 2003 y 2012. Material y Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de 216 defunciones por accidentes ocurridas durante 2003 a 201... see more

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