The Facts Regarding Abdominal Trauma:
– Abdominal trauma has two primary causes: blunt trauma and penetrating trauma.
– Blunt trauma occurs from a direct blow to the abdomen, causing compression or concussion of the internal organs.
– Deceleration injuries cause a shearing or stretching of the internal supporting tissues – a tug-of-war, so to speak, between a fixed organ and the mobile support tissues.
– Blunt abdominal trauma is the leading cause of morbidity (injury) and mortality (death) in all age groups.
– The mechanism of injury (MOI) that causes blunt trauma frequently has other potentially serious injuries as well. Rarely is blunt trauma to the abdomen an isolated injury.
– The liver and the spleen are the most frequently injured organs followed by the small and large intestine.
– 8% of trauma patients have an abdominal injury.
– 9% of abdominal trauma patients die from the abdominal injury.
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Lower Back Pain
/in Back, Back pain, Spine/by WMN EditorsMay/June 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Vo;ume 23 Number 3
Lower Pack Pain
By Frank Hubbell, DO
Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh
One of the most common problems that medical practitioners have to deal with is lower back pain, which is remarkably common. One statistic commonly quoted that illustrates this point, is that, in the span of a year, approximately 20% of the work force will be out of work for at least 2 weeks due to lower back pain. That works out to be one in five individuals, who are gainfully employed, being out of work each year for lower back pain – WOW!
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MENSTRUAL CRAMPS:
/in Gynecology, Medications, NSAIDs, Nutrition, Pain control/by WMN EditorsMay/June 2010 ISSN-1059-65-18 Volume 23 Number 3
By Frank Hubbell, DO
Menstrual Cramps:
The menstrual cycle is an inherent part of human reproduction. It allows an ova (egg) to be made ready and released from the ovary, while at the same time preparing the uterus for the possibility of the arrival of a fertilized egg. This monthly cycle is controlled by an elaborate dance of hormones: estrogen, progesterone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone.
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Steripen
/in Hydration, prevention, Survival, Water disinfection/by WMN EditorsMay/June 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 3
By Frank Hubbell, DO
Steripen
The SteriPEN is a commercially available device that uses ultraviolet C (UVC) light to sterilize water.
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ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
/in Abdominal, Digestive problems, Internal Organ Injuries, Trauma/by WMN EditorsThe Facts Regarding Abdominal Trauma:
– Abdominal trauma has two primary causes: blunt trauma and penetrating trauma.
– Blunt trauma occurs from a direct blow to the abdomen, causing compression or concussion of the internal organs.
– Deceleration injuries cause a shearing or stretching of the internal supporting tissues – a tug-of-war, so to speak, between a fixed organ and the mobile support tissues.
– Blunt abdominal trauma is the leading cause of morbidity (injury) and mortality (death) in all age groups.
– The mechanism of injury (MOI) that causes blunt trauma frequently has other potentially serious injuries as well. Rarely is blunt trauma to the abdomen an isolated injury.
– The liver and the spleen are the most frequently injured organs followed by the small and large intestine.
– 8% of trauma patients have an abdominal injury.
– 9% of abdominal trauma patients die from the abdominal injury.
ISSN-1059-6518
Read more