Cardiorespiratory arrest: intervention of nursing professionals

Submandibular Hemangioma with Cardiorespiratory Arrest in an Infant

Hemangiomas are defined as soft tissue lesions in the maxillofacial or oral region. Hemangiomas of salivary glands constitute 30% of the non-epithelial tumors in major salivary glands.  Benign tumors in salivary glands are located 85% in parotid gland and 13% in submandibular gland. We present a case of submandibular hemangioma in an infant patient that had some complications and a challenging ...

Pica, constipation and cardiorespiratory arrest.

Mourato Nunes I, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221066 Description Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive substances, for at least 1 month, at an age of which this behaviour is inappropriate. It may be benign or may have life-threatening consequences. 2 The clinical presentation is highly variable and is associated with the spec...

Cardiorespiratory arrest after administration of an antibiotic.

Dysthanasia: nursing professionals' perception.

Dysthanasia means slow and painful death without quality of life. This study aimed to know whether nurses identify dysthanasia as part of the final process of the lives of terminal patients hospitalized at an adult ICU. This is an exploratory-qualitative study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with ten nurses with at least one year of experience in an ICU, and interpreted ...

Re: Traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest on the battlefield.