Emergencies

Heat emergencies
Definition:
Heat emergencies fall into three categories of increasing severity: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke.
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Obstetrical emergencies
Definition
Obstetrical emergencies are life-threatening medical conditions that occur in pregnancy or during or after labor and delivery.
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Some of the medical emergencies you may find helpful to review are:
Bleeding. See the topic Cuts.
Chest Pain.
Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver).
Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness.
Head Injury, Age 4 and Older.
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Most skin conditions are not emergencies, but the condition of a person's skin can be an indication of their overall health. For example, severely dry skin can be indicative of internal diseases such as thyroid disease.
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In emergencies, the seriousness of the condition will be determined first. Then, the health care provider will obtain your medical history and will perform a physical examination.
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For nonemergencies, the National Council on Safe Families provides counseling and referrals to domestic violence services anywhere in the US. Information is available 24 hours a day through My Sister's Place, Yonkers, NY, at 914-969-5800.
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Medical emergencies don't occur every day. But when they do, information can help you deal with these situations.
Anaphylaxis
Animal bites
Black eye
Blisters
Bruise ...
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Prevention of emergencies in diabetics prone to ketonuria requires close monitoring of the levels of glucose in the blood and ketone bodies in the urine.
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Eye Emergencies
First Aid for Difficulty Breathing
First Aid for Near Drowning
First Aid Kit
Fit (Seizure)
Foreign Body in the Eye
Fractured Jaw (Broken OR Dislocated Jaw)
Frostbite
Frozen Fingers, Toes, OR Nose (Frostbite)
Head Injury ...
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More severe cases can be life-threatening emergencies and require immediate medical attention. If available, epinephrine should be given at the first sign of a serious reaction to slow the progression of symptoms.
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blood transfusions (for anemia, and to prevent stroke; transfusions are also used to dilute the HbS with normal hemoglobin to treat chronic pain, acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, and other emergencies.) ...
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Attacks of acute closed-angle glaucoma are medical emergencies. IOP is rapidly lowered by successive deployment of acetazolamide, hyperosmotic agents, a topical beta-blocker, and pilocarpine.
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Most symptoms and problems that occur with your mouth, teeth, and gums are not emergencies and usually can wait for an appointment with your dentist.
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Dislocation is one of the three most common orthopaedic emergencies. The tendency will be for you to want to hold it outwards if you have dislocated it anteriorly.
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Aside from the physiological benefit that exercise has on the heart, arteries and veins, it also improves muscle tone"which will stand one in good stead in emergencies. Then there is the improvement in digestion that takes place.
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The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed. In emergencies (where rapid cooling measures and fluid replacement will be initiated) the patient will be stabilized first.
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The incidence of uterine rupture in women laboring after prior cesarean is similar to other sudden obstetric emergencies such as placental abruption, cord prolapse and unexplained severe fetal heart rate decelerations.
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A serious, but rare, complication of psoriasis is erythroderma, where large areas of the skin become hot, red, and dry. This is one of the few emergencies involving skin conditions. If you suffer from this your doctor will admit you to hospital.
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You want an office that is"on time," (although emergencies do occur). But if your provider is chronically late, it does suggest a lack of respect for your time.
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For state and local health department assistance:
CDC Emergency Response (24-hr. assistance during emergencies)
(770) 488-7100
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