Showing posts with label choking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label choking. Show all posts

Monday, 28 November 2022

A Better Resuscitation Technique for Choking Victims| Chapter 10 | Current Innovations in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 9

 The standard revival technique for choking sufferers is intestinal thrust, which Henry Heimlich popularised in 1975. This approach is comparably challenging to carry out, but when secondhand correctly, it can and has sustained countless lives over the years. This challenge is mainly brought on for one requirement to reach around the sufferer's trunk and therefore use enough force to push the diaphragm upward and free the food tablet from the larynx. This is made worse for one size of the common American, especially when they are overweight or corpulent; as a result, it maybe difficult for most individuals to reach the sufferer's front abdomen and therefore to consider trying to lift bureaucracy up by force. The very charged and anxious dowry in which specific resuscitation procedures are completed activity inevitably provide few challenges. Some scientists have urged for the use of abdominal thrust using machinelike devices. The lack of such assistive supplies at home and even at restaurants is the problem, though. Excessive force can harm internal organs or the xiphisternum, that is why most experts advise having all martyrs undergo a post-resuscitation examination at a hospital or hospital. The method(s) outlined in this place study are significantly smooth to carry out, practically easy, and adaptable to some size victim. It further takes advantage of the eating areas and other places place choking incidents are dependent on something happen, in addition to the earth's gravity, to evict the problematic snack bolus. If no such parts are available, a various technique is outlined that includes maintaining the victim folded over while utilising the rescuer's free radius to support the victim's burden.

Author(s) Details:

Puthalath Koroth Raghuprasad,
2400 E. 8th Street, Odessa, Texas 79761, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CIMMS-V9/article/view/8787

Friday, 27 May 2022

Brief Review on Hairy Polyp of the Oropharynx: An Unusual Cause of Choking, Feeding Problems in a Newborn | Chapter 04 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10

 Hairy polyp is a benign developmental anomaly that affects newborns and children. According to embryology, they are benign lesions having ectodermal and mesodermal origins. Depending on the size and location of the lesion, they might produce symptoms such as feeding difficulty, airway obstructions, and apneic episodes. We talk about a case of a hairy polyp in the Oro/Nasopharynx that produced feeding issues immediately after birth. Congenital hairy polyp/choristoma presentation, imaging investigations, management, and literature review were examined. Larger lesions can induce upper airway obstruction, respiratory discomfort, stridor, and feeding problems, and their clinical appearance will depend on their size and location. Surgical excision is used to treat the condition, and histological investigation confirms the diagnosis.


Author(S) Details

Giridhar Guntreddi
SANFORD Medical Center, Bemidji, MN, USA and Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA, USA and University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA.

Jayasree Vasudevan Nair
Sutter Health, Jackson, CA, USA.

Zahrah Taufique
Pediatrics ENT/Craniofacial Surgery Fellow, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Swayam P. Nirujogi
Family Medicine, Tower Health, West Reading, PA-19611, USA.

View Book:- https://stm.bookpi.org/NHMMR-V10/article/view/6956