Upper Airway Obstruction
The inhaled air enters the person through the nose and mouth and moves to the lungs. The pathway is complex and consists of many airway tubes. Airway obstruction is a hindrance in any part of the air passage. It may partially or fully block the air from reaching the lungs. Even though it may seem that the consequences of the condition are not harmful, it might lead to life-threatening scenarios if not checked by the professional medical personnel. Airway obstructions can sue to allergies, improper food swallowing, smoking, or genetic predisposition. There are common symptoms that might help an individual to identify the disease. These are the breathing pattern change, low breathing sounds in the lugs and high sounds in the upper airway, abnormal skin color, and dizziness (Frise, 2017). If the disorder is not taken care of from the beginning of the symptoms, the obstruction can develop into the chronic form.
Gunshot Wound in the Emergency Room
Firearm wounds are prevalent in countries that legalize weaponry among civilians and states with a high crime rate. This became a serious healthcare concern over the past two decades. According to Ignatiadis et al. (2018), in 2016, there were approximately 250 thousand deaths due to gunshot wounds in the US, which were not related to external war affairs. The high incidence of mortality among patients is associated with frequent damage to the brain (Karaca, 2015). The lethal endings are often the consequences of incomplete or inaccurate medical workers’ assessments in the emergency rooms. Moreover, the complicated severe cases of wounds usually need multiple surgeries, which increase the probability of lethality (Ignatiadis et al. 2018). Gunshot wounds are always accompanied by harm o the essential internal organs (Karaca, 2015). Thus, it is critical to immediately diagnose internal organs’ injuries in emergency rooms to avoid fatality.
References
Frise, M. (2017). Upper airway obstruction. In D. Sprigings & J.B. Chambers (Eds.),
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Ignatiadis, I. A., Mavrogenis, A. F., Igoumenou, V. G., Polyzois, V. D., Tsiampa, V. A., Arapoglou, D. K., & Spyridonos, S. (2018). Gunshot and blast injuries of the extremities: A review of 45 cases. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 29(2), 295–305.
Karaca, M. A. (2015). Evaluation of gunshot wounds in the emergency department. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 21(4), 248–255.