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Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment

Assessment, emergency triage and treatment (course. the World Health Organization)...

DeCompression Sicknes

Disease, density-free, or decompression sickness (DCS) is a complication that mimics the human body, the spatial hyperbaric suffered it effortless with these disorders face is.

decompression sickness (DCS) occurs when the nitrogen to form bubbles in the blood stream, accordingly, that because of the moratorium too long, the water or to the surface coming too fast, occur. Usually, the symptoms of DCS with delay after occurs.

two different types of disease, density-free, there are:
the first type - which is a sign it is a pain and causes a red rash on the chest, shoulder and pain in the joints is.
type II - is more serious and can sometimes cause death do the symptoms of it include fatigue, tingling, numbness, paralysis, unconsciousness, and death....

What is PMR ?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Poly ك or arthritis lobes (arthritis, cells, giant, ASA; can arthritis ) inflammatory disease of the arteries, especially arteries of the head and neck . Symptoms of poly ك and arthritis lobes is similar, so the two diseases may, in fact, a disease. Usually adults above 50 years affected and the amount of its incidence in women four-fold, gentlemen .

- common symptoms :
1. Mild fever
2. Headaches severe throbbing (usually in the area of the temples, one side )
3. Anorexia
4. Redness, swelling, etc. ك and the presence of knots, throbbing over arteries - lobes on one side of the head
5. ك, pain, vague, or obvious pain of the muscles, especially when the morning is usually the muscles of the trunk, and the muscles of the upper limbs, upper and lower extremities are involved.

- causes of disease:
an autoimmune disorder, in which your body's immune system to the tissues (especially connective tissues) attack them destruction. The cause underlying this condition is unknown ....