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Complications Overview Articles

Near-Drowning
Neurological damage is the major long-term concern in the treatment of near-drowning victims. Patients who arrive at an emergency department awake and alert usually survive with brain function intact, as do about 90% of those who arrive mentally i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Acute upper airway obstruction
An acute upper airway obstruction is a blockage of the upper airway, which can be in the trachea, laryngeal (voice box), or pharyngeal (throat) areas.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Aspiration pneumonia
Aspiration pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs and bronchial tubes caused by inhaling foreign material (usually food, drink, vomit , or secretions from the mouth) into the lungs. This may progress to form a collection of pus in the lungs (lung abscess).
Source:ADAM
Date:March 1, 2007
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of physical trauma to the head causing damage to the brain. This damage can be focal, or restricted to a single area of the brain, or diffuse, affecting more than one region of the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is dangerously low body temperature, below 95?F (35?C).
Source:ADAM
Date:June 9, 2008
Hypothermia
Hypothermia, a potentially fatal condition, occurs when body temperature falls below 95 ? F (35 ? C). Although hypothermia is an obvious danger for people living in cold climates, many cases have occurred when the air temperature is well above the freezing mark.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hypoxia
Lack of oxygen to the brain. When the cells of the brain receive little or no oxygen, irreversible damage is often the result.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hypoxia
Hypoxia generally refers to a lack of oxygen in any part of the body. In a neurological context, it refers to a reduction of oxygen to the brain despite adequate amounts of blood.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Unconsciousness - first aid
Unconsciousness is when a person is unable to respond to people and other stimuli around him or her. Often, this is called a coma or being in a comatose state. Other changes in awareness can occur without becoming unconscious. Medically, these are called "Altered Mental Status" or "Changed Mental Status." They include sudden confusion, disorientation, or stupor. Unconsciousness and any other SUDDEN change in mental status must be treated as a medical emergency. If someone is awake but less alert than usual, ask a few simple questions -- What is your name? What is the date? How old are you? If the person doesn't know or answers incorrectly, then his or her mental status is diminished.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 16, 2007
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