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Comparative Study
[The role of alcohol consumption in adolescent emergency room visits at Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland].
The records of the emergency room of Landspitali University Hospital in Iceland provide important information on the prevalence and incidence of various problems. The objective of this research is to evaluate the reliability of data concerning the visits of adolescents under the influence of alcohol. ⋯ The records of Landspitali University Hospital are not a valid source of information on alcohol-related problems among adolescents. About one in ten adolescents in the capital region of Iceland claim to have visited an emergency room because of their own alcohol consumption but hospital records of the presence of alcohol only include about 1/60 of that number.
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To determine the size and main medical and social characteristics of the group of individuals receiving disability benefits in Iceland in December 2005. ⋯ The prevailing trend over the last decade of increasing disability in Iceland has continued. Iceland appears to lag behind the other Nordic countries in the use of vocational rehabilitation and labour marked activation to prevent disability. Ample opportunities to slow down this trend are therefore available by greater emphasis on such measures.
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Although most newborn infants are vigorous at birth, some need to be resuscitated. Therefore, at least one person skilled in neonatal resuscitation should be present at every delivery and appropriate equipment for resuscitation should be available. ⋯ Chest compressions and administration of medications are infrequently needed. This article provides guidelines on neonatal resuscitation, which are mainly based on recently published International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines.
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Diseases which result in respiratory failure or hypotension are the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children. Whereas heart diseases are the most common cause of cardiac arrest in adults, they are uncommon cause in children. ⋯ This article provides guidelines for resuscitation in children from one month of age for health care providers. They are mainly based of recently published International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines on resuscitation in children.
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Desmoid tumors are rare solid tumors that arise from musculoaponeurotic tissues. They are classified as benign as they do not metastasize. Desmoid tumors can, however, exhibit rapid local growth and clinically they can mimic sarcomas. ⋯ Open biopsy revealed a desmoid tumor. The tumor was resected together with a part of the anterior hemithorax, and the defect in the chest wall covered with a Goretex-patch. Six months postoperatively, the patient is doing well with no signs of locally recurrent disease.