Curated category
Medical emergencies
- Myocardial infarctionA myocardial infarction occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the arteries of the heart. This interruption causes tissue death to the heart…
- Sexual assaultIn 1987, the High Court of Australia ruled in Ibbs v The Queen that sexual assault is defined as sexual penetration without consent.
- Respiratory failureA drop in the oxygen carried in the blood is known as hypoxemia. A rise in arterial carbon dioxide levels is called hypercapnia.
- SuicideIn 2015, suicide resulted in 828,000 deaths globally. This figure represents about 1.5% of all deaths worldwide. The age-standardized death rate decreased by…
- Blunt traumaA physical force strikes the body without piercing the skin. This event distinguishes blunt trauma from penetrating injuries where an object enters tissue…