PPT-Drowning

7 th April 2010 Amanda Diaz Intensive Care Unit John Hunter Hospital Drowning in Oz Royal Lifesaving Society Australia 0809 302 drowning deaths 32 11 age 0 4 yrs 11 4 age 5 14 yrs. Accor ding to one estimate appr oximately 95 per cent of people will at some time in life exper ience the sudden sharp pain associated with a muscle cramp A muscle spasm is an involuntary contraction of a muscle part of a muscle or several muscles t DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISISlmaz Aky Dr S . Rossouw. 2013. Definition . Asphyxia = occlusion of airways. The Various Entities. Suffocating/Smothering. Decr. oxygen. External Mechanical Occlusion. Choking:. Occlusion of internal airways. Children drowning per year Drowning per day Near dronwing per Near drowning per Bangladesh 16,570 45 66,650 182 China Beijing 172 One every two days One every two days Jiangxi 4,470 12 3415 Annie . Bloodworth. , Kaleb Clifton, . Tanishia. Smith, Hannah Vesper. Drowning. Bigger issue than people realize. 3,533 unintentional . drownings. annually from 2005-2009. Fifth leading cause of unintentional injury death. The bathmat project . Sue Campbell, National Child Safety Advisor. PLUNKET – who we are. New Zealand’s largest provider of support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children under 5. - 1 - Drowning On the afternoon of January 28 th 195 9 the tragic deaths by drowning of one young Irish Catholic Priest and three Irish Presentation Sisters occurred in the Peel Inlet. The four wh Sharon Brown, RN. Heat Related Emergencies. Heat related physiology. Information about body temperature is collected by thermoreceptors and sent to hypothalamus. Sweating is primary response to heat ~ loss of NA, K, fluids can lead to dehydration. by . Stevie Smith. Presentation by: Jessica Higgins. 1902 – 1971. Yorkshire, England. Known for her . depression. Biography and Poem. “I was much too far out all my life   . And not . waving. Hosting a Tread-A-Thon. Raise awareness by first becoming aware.. What We Don’t Know. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 372,000 people drown every year. These figures are significantly underestimated due to poor data collection (or lack there of), exclusion of drownings due to floods and boating accidents, and the sheer nature of drowning itself. . Wear. Your Life Jacket. Take. A Boating Safety Class. How Much do you Know about Water Safety? . Water Safety. Who . must take boater education? . Anyone . born on or after . September . 1, 1993. Persons . ≈ 1.2 million people die of drowning each year around the world, 50% below the age of 6. 29% of drowning deaths involving children occur in public pools with certified lifeguards present. . . Dr. . Vivek. Kr. Singh . Assistant Professor. Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex . Unit-7. Drowning. . Drowning means death from prevention of atmospheric air for entering the lungs caused by the submersion of the body in any fluid medium . . What do you see? . What do you think about that?. What does it make you wonder?. . In your comments, please start each time with. “I see…, I think…, I wonder …. “. Write your answers to the 3 questions on our .