Definition Domestic emergencies are sudden situations in a domestic environment that require immediate medical attention because of the danger to the health or life of the patient. General information Domestic emergencies include a variety of accidents and dangerous situations that occur in the home environment and require immediate medical attention. Important are scalds and burns, … Domestic emergencies
General procedure for domestic emergencies The same procedure should always be followed for emergencies occurring at home. Although the actions vary from disease to disease, certain initial measures should be taken in each emergency. An emergency physician should always be contacted by calling 112. The called person will always ask the same questions, for which … General procedure for domestic emergencies | Domestic emergencies
Suffocation With 400-800 cases in Germany per year, domestic emergencies due to swallowing are rather rare but by no means impossible. In most cases, the respiratory tract or the esophagus is displaced when food is ingested or when swallowing too large a bite. If the oesophagus is completely blocked, pressure on the vagus nerve supplying … Suffocation | Domestic emergencies
Electrical accident From time to time, especially with smaller children, accidents caused by contact with electricity occur. In spite of all safety measures at power sources and sockets, it can in principle always happen that a child comes into contact with electricity.Most of the time the children get scared, pull back the hand and start … Electrical accident | Domestic emergencies
General information In Germany many small children die each year by drowning. Most of the time, the children fall unattended into small garden ponds or swimming pools. Two factors represent a serious situation: the time spent under water causes a lack of oxygen, which results on the one hand from the child’s reduced breathing and … Childhood emergency due to drowning
Definition/Introduction Synonym: Hypothermia Hypothermia can affect individual body regions as well as the entire body. Exposed parts of the body, such as hands, feet, ears and the nose (acra) are particularly at risk of hypothermia. If the entire body cools down, one speaks of hypothermia from a core body temperature below 36°C. Permanent hypothermia can … Hypothermia
Risk factors Particularly at risk of suffering hypothermia are Old and sick people (especially dementia patients) Miners and divers Homeless Under- or malnourished persons Alcoholized persons People with thermoregulation disorders Diabetics and thyroid gland patients, because their temperature sensation is disturbed Newborn babies Symptoms and stages The symptoms of hypothermia depend on the extent of … Risk factors | Hypothermia
Diagnostics Hypothermia is mainly diagnosed by the rectally measured body core temperature. This requires special thermometers that can also record low temperatures. A measurement under the tongue is also possible, but the measured values are 0.3 – 0.5°C below the rectal temperature. The frequently used temperature measurement in the ear is not possible in hypothermic … Diagnostics | Hypothermia
Prognosis In many cases, little to no damage remains after hypothermia if the therapy could be started in time. The longer the hypothermia has lasted, the more probable are long-term consequences such as irreversible frostbite, nerve damage or movement restrictions. If cardiac arrhythmia has occurred, permanent damage to the heart action can also occur. Therapeutic … Prognosis | Hypothermia
Poisoning Particularly with smaller children it sometimes happens that poisoning occurs in the household. The reason is either the intake of parental medication or chemical substances such as detergents, washing powder, cleaning agents and paints. As soon as the parents notice this process, the child must be taken away immediately and kept out of reach. … Poisoning and cauterization
General information Poisoning (intoxication) is a dangerous emergency situation for children. While it is often not possible to find out which drugs or remedies have been taken in small children who have, for example, reached their parents’ medicine cabinet, alcohol intoxication is the most common emergency situation in larger children and adolescents. Symptoms Poisonings in … Poisoning in children
Initial measures If the substance and quantity are unclear, either vomiting must be induced or the substance must be bound in the stomach by giving coal, possibly via a stomach tube. The type of substance and the time elapsed after ingestion are decisive factors. Substances that have just been ingested can be transported out of … Initial measures | Poisoning in children
