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Chemical suicide is a growing problem all around the world. This form of suicide was created in Japan, but now it is growing rapidly across the United States in recent years. People committing this type of suicide are looking to kill themselves, and also may want to harm or kill first responders in the process as well. This puts a large amount of people in danger in the immediate area where the chemicals are located. These situations might not be clear to first responders upon arrival and could cause injury or death if they are not wearing proper personal protective equipment.

“Suicide occurs when a person ends their life. It is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans. But suicide deaths are only part of the problem. More people survive suicide attempts than actually die. They are often seriously injured and need medical care” (Suicide, 2010). It is important to know the risk factors involved as well as ways to prevent suicide form occurring. As case managers, or any health care professional, it is equally important for us to know what the signs may be in order to properly address them and it is also very beneficial to know HOW to address such a sensitive issue. We have to know that not every suicidal case will be prevented but knowing it will definitely lessen the cases of those that do decide to commit

Fumes in heavily oiled area can also affect the community and there is widespread concern that some workers are not being given sufficient safety equipment, including respirators — and volunteers, who may not have as much training or experience as hired workers, could be in the greatest danger. So far, more than 400 oil-exposure

Toxicology-Toxic - may be fatal if swallowed or inhaled. Corrosive, causes burns. Harmful by inhalation and through skin absorption.

Nancy was an 80 year-old woman who was cooking dinner for her and her grandson. When the unthinkable happened, the long sleeved shirt that she was wearing caught fire. She yelled for help! Her grandson came to her rescue and helped her. 911 were called immediately. When the paramedics arrived on the scene, they evaluated Nancy and took her to the hospital due to her injuries. She sustained burns to the anterior and posterior right upper arm as well as the anterior and posterior thorax. Parts of her skin were black and charred and some parts of her skin had blisters. She was admitted into the hospital where doctors did further testing and treatment to her burns. Due to Nancy’s burns, her skin was severely affected.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States (US) as of the 2015 Suicide Facts at a Glance Report. In 2013 there were 41,149 suicides in the US which calculates to a rate of 12.6 per 100,000 or 113 suicides each day or one every 13 minutes (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Emergency departments are often a resource for those seeking assistance for suicidal ideations. This paper will discuss many aspect of suicide including; contributing factors, scope of the problem, populations affected, significance, and approaches used to address the issue.

The skin is the largest organ of the body, and consists of two layers the dermis and epidermis. The skin acts as a protective barrier against microbes and the elements; it also helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. However, the skin can be compromised by injury, a burn is an injury that occurs to the flesh or skin, and can be caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation. Burns vary in their severity from minor partial-thickness superficial burns to full thickness third and fourth degree burns. For the purpose of this paper I will be focusing on major burns (e.g. full thickness third and fourth degree burns).

I felt intense warmth around my bed frame. Just as I was about to open my eyes I sensed a strong surge of pain that overwhelmed my body, as I looked down at my legs, I saw a sea of orange flames devouring my bed sheets. It was in that moment that I realized that my house was on fire, and my legs were burned. This is an example of how most Americans experience home fires. In fact, residential properties have the most fire related “deaths (76.5%), fire injuries (78.0%) and fire dollar loss (55.0%)” in the United States (United States Fire Administration, 2013). The most popular injuries related to fires are burn wounds. Burn wounds can be categorized into three different levels: first degree, second degree, and third degree burns.

Great post. I like the points you outlined about assessment of Mr. J. You started with maintaining ABC’s to checking lower extremities pulses to ensure that it is not cut off by the tight constrictive band of the eschar. ECG should be monitored at least the first 24 hours because Mr. J is prone to cardiac arrest due to high electrical voltage injury. Fluid resuscitation with 14 or 16 gauge preferably through unburned tissue, and infusion of lactated Ringer’s solution will help to prevent shock. Assessment of vital signs and pain is very important, the nurse should also assess for history of tetanus immunization because burn wounds are prone to tetanus. Mr.’s brief medical history is important in case he has any allergies, current medical

There are three main types of burns, beginning with first degree burn, the most minor burn, this degree of burn only affects the epidermis, it will cause redness, swelling and pain, as the burn is healing dry skin will begin peeling off. The next type of burn is a second degree burn; these burns are more harmful because they damage more than the epidermis, it will blister and become extremely red and sore. Over time a thick, soft called tissue fibrinous exudate may develop over the wound. Excluding fourth degree burns, third degree burns are the most severe, they cause the most damage, extending through every layer of skin, there is a misconception that third degree burns are the most painful, however, with this type of burn the damage is so extensive that there may not be any pain because of nerve damage. This degree results in white or blackened, charred skin that

Burn injuries are a commonly seen in the United States. The most common mechanism of injury is a fire or flame, followed by scald, contact, electrical, and chemical burns. The majority of burns occur at a home or residence (ABA, 2017). Primary care providers should be informed of the most current evidence-based practice guidelines when caring for burn wounds. For decades, the first-line treatment of partial thickness burn wounds has been and continues to be, silver sulfadiazine (SSD) cream (Zacharevskij et al, 2017).

The last definition given by the CDC is suicidal ideation which is referred to as thinking about committing suicide with or without a plan (CDC, 2015). Other members of this population include their family members and healthcare workers that work hard each and every day to make sure their holistic needs are met. In conjunction with these definitions mentioned above, many reasons why one would chose to commit suicide include problems with an intimate partner, financial issues, losing a job, and/or a previous diagnosis of a health problem. Once we understand who this population is and why they are vulnerable, it is important that we mention the methods that these individuals may resort to in order to end their life, so that there may be a chance to prevent them for causing harm to themselves. These methods are, but not limited to, gunshot wounds to areas on the body, predominantly the head and chest, overdosing on pain medication, suffocation, drowning, electrocution, and many other

In response to the burning sensation, your immune system jumps into action, launching the body's natural defense — its inflammatory response — to fight injury and infection. As a result, your lips, tongue, and insides of your cheeks may become swollen. The longer you're exposed to the irritant at its full concentration, the more swelling you will experience.

A study conducted by Cheek, Nestor & Liu (2015) found Injection drug use was positively associated with suicide attempts, but not suicide ideation or suicide plans. This study also can be explained by the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, which stated you needed to remove the fear of death to go from ideation to attempter (Joiner, 2005). In this study injection drug use removed the fear of death. Also injection drug use was associated with the suicide attempts among suicide planners (Cheek, Nestor & Liu, 2015). Which further supports the concept that substance use can remove the fear of dying and can take an individual from suicide ideation to suicide

In 2014 Tseng published in the world Journal of surgical oncology along with his partners a study aimed at assessing the exact cancer risk after exposure to surgical smoke.14 Using data from 10 mastectomies, in which large amounts of tissue was cauterized and smoke generated, smoke samples were collected from “within 30 cm at the breathing height of the surgeons and anesthetic technologist” and evaluated by GCMS.14 20 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected in the smoke.14 The study confirmed data found in several studies and identifies that particles from electro cautery smoke often are in the size range of 0.3 up to 0.5 µm.6,7,9,10,14 Cancer risk was calculated as increased and above World Health Organization standards for both personnel, primarily (89%) due to the particulate matter of the smoke versus the gaseous