35 research outputs found
Complete traumatic laryngo-tracheal separation.
Laryngotracheal separation injuries are rare and potentially fatal. Immediate respiratory signs may include dysphonia, aphonia, hemoptysis, subcutaneous emphysema and a sucking wound. Patients with this injury usually die at the site of the trauma. The absolute life saving intervention for patients with laryngotracheal injury is airway control via routine intubation or emergency tracheostomy. We present an extremely rare case of complete laryngotracheal separation in a teenager driving a quad bike in a \u27clothes line\u27 type injury with chicken wire. This case highlights the need for prompt airway evaluation, radiological imaging required, surgical management and long term injury sequelae
Organize
Digital media technologies re-pose the question of organization - and thus of power and domination, control and surveillance, disruption and emancipation. This book interrogates organization as effect and condition of media. How can we understand the recursive relationship between media and organization? How can we think, explore, critique - and perhaps alter - the organizational bodies and scripts that shape contemporary life
Integrating self-management into daily life following primary treatment:head and neck cancer survivorsâ perspectives
Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment:a directed content analysis
Objective: Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors encounter unique challenges following treatment. This study aimed to identify selfâmanagement strategies that HNC survivors use to overcome these posttreatment challenges. Methods: Twentyâseven individuals from 4 designated cancer centres in Ireland were interviewed about selfâmanagement strategies that helped them overcome challenges following HNC treatment. Interviews were audioârecorded, transcribed, and analysed using directed content analysis. Results: Twenty selfâmanagement strategy types (encompassing 77 specific strategies) were identified. The most frequently used selfâmanagement strategy types were selfâsustaining (used by 26 survivors), selfâmotivating (n = 25), and proactive problem solving (n = 25). The most frequently used specific strategies were adaptive approaches to ongoing physical consequences of HNC and its treatment (n = 24), customising dietary practices (n = 24), and maintaining a positive outlook (n = 22). Conclusions: The study identified strategies that helped HNC survivors to selfâmanage posttreatment challenges. This information could inform the design/development of selfâmanagement interventions tailored towards HNC survivors