Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Suicide Among Adult Patients with Epilepsy

Suicides constitute a serious public health issue worldwide. The number of suicide victims has been increasing over the years. Susceptibility to suicidal behaviour depends on the interaction of a number of factors. The reasons for taking a decision on committing suicide may objectively seem prosaic, and yet, according to the victim, cannot be resolved in any other way. Very often, it is the disease which is a risk factor for suicide. Suicidal thoughts, suicidal behaviours and suicide attempts as well as committed suicides occur far more frequently in epileptic patients than in the general population. There are many reasons for suicides committed by patients suffering from epilepsy. This paper presents basic data on epidemiology and risk factors of suicide attempts among patients with epilepsy. Risk factors in this group of patients include, inter alia, prior suicide attempts, co-morbidity of epilepsy with depression and other mental disorders, early onset (before 18 years of age), type and frequency of epileptic seizures and the use of anti-epileptic drugs, particularly in polytherapy

Road Traffic Safety in Ostróda County in 2017–2019. Research Report

Artykuł prezentuje problematykę bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego na terenie powiatu ostródzkiego. W tym celu omówiono definicję bezpieczeństwa i bezpieczeństwa w ruchu drogowym. Scharakteryzowano główne zagrożenia w ruchu drogowym oraz poruszono kwestie warunków atmosferycznych, stanu dróg i innych elementów przyczyniających się do powstawania zdarzeń drogowych. Następnie zanalizowano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych w latach 2017–2019 przez Wydział Prewencji i Ruchu Drogowego Komendy Powiatowej Policji w Ostródzie na drogach powiatu ostródzkiego, zmierzających do poprawy bezpieczeństwa, jak również przedstawiono temat bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego na terenie powiatu ostródzkiego w odbiorze społecznym na podstawie badania ankietowego.The article presents the issues of road safety in the district of Ostróda. For this purpose, the definition of safety and safety in road traffic was discussed. The main hazards of road traffic were presented and the issues of weather conditions, road conditions and other elements contributing to road accidents were raised. Then, the results of the research carried out in 2017–2019 by the Prevention and Traffic Department of the District Police Headquarters in Ostróda on the roads of the Ostróda District aimed at improving safety was analyzed, as well as the topic of road traffic safety in the Ostróda District in the public perception on the basis of a questionnaire survey was presented

Priprava prevlek iz nikljevega aluminida na majhnih luknjah po postopku EDD

Recently, airplane travel has become more affordable and thus more common. This has required engineers and scientists to spend thousands of hours on the development of new material and production technologies. High-pressure turbine (HPT) components are the most heavily loaded parts from the thermal, mechanical, and corrosion points of view. Therefore, both the material from which blades and vanes are cast as well as protective coatings are being constantly developed. Better material translates into longer and safer engine operation. Coatings maintain material structures within aggressive environments. However, despite the wide scope of development, there are areas that have not been investigated, one of which is electro-discharge drilling (EDD) machined cooling holes surface and its influence on environmental coating durability. In this paper, the EDD process impact on coating durability is shown. Process residuals, such as redeposited material and recast layers, result in coating inclusions. Oxidation testing also shows the relationship between the cooling hole diameter and coating durability

Professional activity of people with epilepsy

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the occupational activity of epileptic patients. Particular attention was paid to employment of people with epilepsy, the way the workplace is informed about the disease, impact of education on employment opportunities and the relationship between clinical type of epilepsy and professional activity. Material and Methods: Patients were recruited from the neurological outpatient clinic in Warszawa and asked to fill in a customized questionnaire, containing questions on their socio-demographic, clinical and employment status. Results: The study included 197 adult patients with epilepsy (64 professionally active and 133 inactive). As many as 47.7% of respondents declared that the disease impeded their employment, and 77.2% admitted that the occurrence of seizure at work had negatively affected their comfort. As many as 42.2% professionally active respondents had revealed the disease at work. There was a statistically significant difference between individuals with primarily generalized seizures and those with partial and secondarily generalized seizures (30.61% vs. 2.63%, p 0.05). Neither current work status had impact on opinions about difficulties in finding a job (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Epilepsy is a great obstacle to finding and maintaining employment. Less than 1/2 of patients inform the workplace about their illness, mainly due to previous negative experiences. Since education significantly enables the employment, programs aimed at promoting vocational activation of patients should facilitate access to learning. Med Pr 2015;66(3):343–35