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Follow the links below to find information about medical emergencies.
Updated May 2008
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Poisoning
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Dangerous things are swallowed every day by children, usually when they are at home. Most of the children who swallow poisonous things are under the age of three, when they are too young to know what is safe .
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Jul 2008
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Eye injuries - foreign body in the eye
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Better Health Channel
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A foreign body is an object in your eye that shouldn't be there, such as a wood chip, metal shaving, insect or piece of glass. Don't try to remove it yourself. Seek urgent medical attention.
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Jun 2008
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Emergencies - who to call in a crisis
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Better Health Channel
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If you need advice in an emergency, or urgently need to speak to someone about a problem, there are several numbers you can call. For ambulance, fire or police services call triple zero (000). Some other helpful numbers are listed here.
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Jun 2008
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Spiders
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Australia has about 2,000 species of spiders. Most spiders are relatively harmless to humans. First aid for a venomous spider bite depends on the species of spider. If in doubt, always seek medical attention.
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May 2008
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Safer drug use
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Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
This fact sheet contains information about the ways to minimise the risks associated with taking drugs.
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Apr 2008
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Thinking of suicide. Getting help if you're feeling suicidal
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SANE Australia
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| Description: |
Thinking about suicide does not mean you are a bad person, or weak, or flawed. It does not even mean that you really want to die - it only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now.
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Jan 2008
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Dental notes: drugs for the doctor's bag
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Australian Prescriber
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Dentists do not need to stock as many emergency drugs as general practitioners, however we are required to have fully equipped and well maintained emergency equipment in our surgery.
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Dec 2007
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Drugs for the doctor's bag
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Australian Prescriber
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The doctor's bag should contain drugs for medical emergencies that may occur in the community. Most of these drugs are provided under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and can be ordered free of charge through a pharmacist. General practice accreditation now requires that clinics have appropriate emergency drugs as well as oxygen and a bag-valve-mask system.
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Dec 2007
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Pharmacological interventions for hypertensive emergencies
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Hypertensive emergencies occur when high blood pressure is associated with the presence of acute end organ damage, such as heart attack or stroke. There is controversy as to when and which blood pressure drugs to use in these situations. This review loo...
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Oct 2007
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Workplace health - coping with a critical incident
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Better Health Channel
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A critical incident is any event or series of events that is sudden, overwhelming, threatening or protracted. This may be an assault, threats, severe injury, death, fire or a bomb threat. Critical Incident Stress Management aims to help workers deal with the normal emotional reactions that may result from involvement in or exposure to critical incidents in the workplace.
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Sep 2007
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Early treatment
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National Stroke Foundation (NSF)
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If you arrive at the hospital quickly, you may be treated with a drug known as tPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator). This drug breaks down the blood clots that cause an ischaemic stroke. It is very good at improving a person's recovery after stroke but it can also cause bleeding in the brain.
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Sep 2007
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Parkinson's disease and going to hospital
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Better Health Channel
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A person with Parkinson's disease who is going into hospital may worry about managing their condition throughout their stay. There are practical things you can do to prepare for a pre-planned or elective hospital admission.
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Aug 2007
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Workplace safety - dangerous goods
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Better Health Channel
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Dangerous goods can blow up, burn, be corrosive or poison people. They should be used, stored and transported with great care. Organisations such as the Victorian WorkCover Authority can give valuable information and advice on handling dangerous goods.
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Aug 2007
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Rocuronium versus succinylcholine for rapid sequence induction intubation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In emergency situations some patients need a general anaesthetic with an endotracheal tube (tube to help them breathe). It is important to have fast acting medications to allow physicians to complete this procedure quickly and safely. Currently, the mus...
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Aug 2007
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Schools
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Diabetes Australia - Victoria
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Children with diabetes can generally enjoy and participate in school life to the full, provided some allowance is made for special needs relating to their condition. Type 1 diabetes is the form of diabetes most likely to be seen in children, however type 2 diabetes is increasingly being seen in school-age children.
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Aug 2007
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Addison's disease: what if I have an Addison's crisis?
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myDr
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| Description: |
I have been lucky enough to not experience an Addison's Disease Crisis but would like to know what happens and what I and those around me, should do if such a crisis occurs.
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Jun 2007
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Swallowed objects
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Young children and babies learn about their world by putting things in their mouths. It is easy for them to swallow things that may be harmful to them.
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| Date: |
Apr 2007
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Workplace safety - confined spaces
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Better Health Channel
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A confined space is any enclosed structure that has limited access and contains a potentially harmful atmosphere. Examples include tanks, pits, chimneys and underground sewers or tunnels. When working in confined spaces, it is vital to devise proper emergency procedures and to rehearse them often.
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Nov 2006
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Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
The abdominal aorta is the main artery supplying blood to the lower part of the body. An abnormal ballooning and weakening of the wall of the aorta (aortic aneurysm) particularly affects men as they grow older. An aneurysm may progressively enlarge with...
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Nov 2006
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| Title: |
Glaucoma: acute glaucoma
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders in which there is damage to the optic nerve (the nerve that sends messages from the eye to the brain).
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Aug 2006
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