Injuries and poisonings

Necrosis

Necrosis is the death or dying off of a part of the tissue or organ of a living organism, accompanied by the irreversible cessation of their vital activity.

Dehydration of the body

Dehydration is a decrease in the total water content when its loss exceeds its intake and formation, or when its sharp redistribution occurs.

Phlegmon of the foot - purulent processes, purulent inflammation of the tissues of the fingers is traditionally called an abscess. Most often, phlegmon of the foot is caused by staphylococci, much less often - by streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, Proteus. In 15% of observations, mixed microflora is detected.

Concussion: symptoms

Concussion symptoms are quite characteristic, but there are also post-concussion disorders, delayed signs of head injury syndrome, which you should also be aware of and be attentive to the slightest atypical manifestations, so as not to miss a serious pathology of the brain.

General cooling of the body

General cooling of the body is a violation of the thermal balance, accompanied by a decrease in body temperature below normal values. This is a condition of the body that occurs as a result of exposure to cold and a decrease in body temperature below 34 °C.

Frostbite

Frostbite is tissue damage caused by local exposure to cold, leading to a prolonged decrease in temperature, damage to anatomical structures, and even to organ necrosis.

Electrocution

Electrical trauma is an injury caused by exposure of organs and tissues to high-power or high-voltage electric current (including lightning); characterized by damage to the nervous system (convulsions, loss of consciousness), circulatory and/or respiratory disorders, and deep burns.

Emergency care

Providing emergency care in urgent conditions at all stages raises a number of fundamental issues that require immediate and correct solutions. The doctor must, in the shortest possible time, orient himself in the circumstances of the disease or injury, carry out a syndrome-based assessment of vital system disorders, and provide the necessary medical care.

Vertebral hernia

One of the most common diseases that cause back pain is a herniated disc. A herniated disc is damage to the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disc and displacement of part of the nucleus pulposus beyond its borders, resulting in compression of the spinal cord and blood vessels.

Osgood Schlatter's disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease (osteochondropathy of the tibial tuberosity) is most often registered in the age group of 11-16 years, characterized by a violation of ossification of the apophysis of the tibial tuberosity. Teenagers who are actively involved in sports are more often affected.