Dyskinesia due to mexiletine overdose: a rare presentation - Öztürk Z, Aydın O, Bodur, Yaradılmış RM, Çelik HA, Tuygun N.
BACKGROUND: Mexiletine, a class IB antiarrhythmic, is a structural analog of lidocaine. Our knowledge of mexiletine overdose is based on lidocaine overdose reports. Only a few cases of mexiletine overdose have been reported, including fatal overdoses. Mexi...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Study on 4 cases of mushroom poisoning with amanita and identification of poison - Hu J, Li HJ, Meng QF, Lai FP, Wang RL, Lu YL.
Different kinds of poisonous mushrooms contain different toxic components. Acute liver injury caused by amanita mushroom is the main cause of death from poisonous mushroom poisoning in China. Consumption of poisonous mushrooms has an incubation period, the...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Capital punishment in Brazil: exploring factors that predict public support for the death penalty - Boateng FD, Dzordzormenyoh MK.
The primary purpose of this study was to examine public support for the death penalty in Brazil and to determine factors that influence such support. Currently, Brazil has the death penalty for cases involving war crimes, genocides, terrorism, and crime ag...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Exploring use of coercion in the Norwegian ambulance service - a qualitative study - Thorvaldsen NO, Husum TL, Sollid SJM.
BACKGROUND: Healthcare laws allow for exceptions from the consent requirement when patients are not competent to consent or pose a danger to themselves or others. In these cases, the use of coercion may be an alternative to voluntary health care. Ambulance...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Indicators of gender inequality and violence against women predict number of reported human trafficking legal cases across countries - Cameron EC, Cunningham FJ, Hemingway SL, Tschida SL, Jacquin KM.
Although efforts to combat human trafficking have increased in recent decades, human trafficking remains a significant global human rights issue, with an estimated 40.3 million victims. Due to the covert nature of human trafficking, and incongruencies in r...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Pennsylvanians' perceptions of the nature and extent of human trafficking - Strohacker E, Gibbs JC, Woolford S.
From 2015 to 2019, reported cases of human trafficking within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have increased by approximately 140%. Further, in the past 10 years, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received over 5,000 calls about human trafficking fro...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

‪The dimension of religion in political conflict and violence: an experience in Indonesia‬ - Rasidin M, Ramdhani I, Ilahi RP, Busni D, Witro D, Alghani R.
This article aims to discuss the religious dimension in political conflict and violence in Indonesia Indonesian society is heterogeneous, especially in religious affiliation. A series of cases of violence in Indonesia involving religion, such as the events...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Neurological complications secondary to intimate partner violence: a brief review and case of posterior cerebral artery cerebrovascular accident following domestic abuse - Skoczek AC, Haggag A.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a growing public health concern, with millions of individuals experiencing IPV each year. Consequences of IPV include psychological disturbances, changes in physical health, and in extreme cases, severe disablement or dea...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Occupational stress associated with technological diversion among pretrial services officers: a qualitative case study of GPS supervision for intimate partner and domestic violence cases - Lawson SG, Grommon E.
The application of global positioning system (GPS) technology as a pretrial diversion mechanism to monitor intimate partner and domestic violence (IPV/DV) cases has become increasingly common. As more jurisdictions implement GPS technology, there is a need...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Private investigators' experiences in human trafficking investigations - Hounmenou C, O'Grady C.
This paper argues that private investigators (PIs) have the potential to supplement law enforcement's efforts to investigate human trafficking cases. A mixed method design, including survey and interview methods, was used to examine not only the work exper...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Psychological risks experienced by interpreters in the domestic violence cases: a systematic review - Guo N, Muurlink O, Doyle S.
Interpreters occupy a complex position in police interviews involving domestic violence cases--neutral but necessary parties to traumatic content. The following systematic review explores the relatively sparse scholarly literature on interpreters' psycholo...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

An occupational acute poisoning incident of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether - Ding MZ, Men JL.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the causes and clinical characteristics of 9 cases of occupational acute poisoning with diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and provide a basis for clinical diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. METHODS: The leakage ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Moderna ’s Updated Covid Vaccine Is Effective Against Pirola Variant—As Concern Over New Strain Grows
Experts are worried the highly mutated variant, a relative of omicron formally called BA.2.86, could trigger a new wave of cases.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news

CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent an...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Cancers Among the Young Are Rising Worldwide
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- Cancer is surging among people under 50, a new global study reveals. Over the past 30 years, new cases have increased 79% worldwide in that age bracket, according to a report published Sept. 5 in BMJ Oncology. The fastest...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

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