ABC of alcohol
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33960
edited by Anne McCune.
(5th ed.)
--Chichester, West Sussex, UK:
Wiley Blackwell
, c2015.
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The misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of long term and chronic conditions commonly treated and managed within primary care settings. This expanded fifth edition includes new chapters on alcohol and the young person, alcohol related liver disease, neurological problems, alcohol and the older…
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- Other Authors
- McCune, Anne
- Responsibility
- edited by Anne McCune
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK
- Publisher
- Wiley Blackwell
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Series Title
- ABC series
- ISBN
- 9781118543986
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
- Alcohol-Related Disorders - diagnosis
- Alcohol-Related Disorders - prevention & control
- Alcoholism - rehabilitation
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Abstract
- The misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of long term and chronic conditions commonly treated and managed within primary care settings. This expanded fifth edition includes new chapters on alcohol and the young person, alcohol related liver disease, neurological problems, alcohol and the older person, alcohol and cancer, and the alcohol nurse specialist. There is also improved coverage of the role of alcohol health workers, and guidance on the availability of voluntary alcohol services more generally, and the concluding resources chapter provides further guidance on how to access appropriate services. It incorporates current NICE guidelines, the Government’s Alcohol Strategy 2012, as well as case study scenarios and examples of best practice throughout. From a new editor and a multidisciplinary contributor team, ABC of Alcohol is a practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, practice nurses, primary healthcare professionals as well as for junior doctors, medical and nursing students.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Accident and emergency radiology : a survival guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat50320
Raby, Nigel.
(3rd ed.)
--Edinburgh, Scotland:
Elsevier
, 2015.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Raby, Nigel
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2015
- ISBN
- 9780702042324
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidents
- Emergencies
- Radiography
- Notes
- Access to this online resource is restricted to IWK Health Centre employees working from inside the hospital network.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Accident & emergency radiology : a survival guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32992
editors Nigel Raby, Laurence Berman, Simon Morley.
(3rd ed.)
--Edinburgh, UK:
Elsevier
, c2015.
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Since it was first published, Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide has become the classic in-my-pocket-reference and an indispensable aid to all those who work in the Emergency Department. The core and substantial value lies in the step-by-step analytical approaches which help you to answer this question: "These images look normal to me, but . . . how can I be sure that I am not missing a subtle but important abnormality?" Ensure accuracy in reading and interpretation of any give…
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- Other Authors
- Raby, Nigel
- Berman, Laurence
- Morley, Simon
- Responsibility
- editors Nigel Raby, Laurence Berman, Simon Morley
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Alternate Title
- Accident and emergency radiology
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, UK
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780702042324
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidents
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Emergencies
- Radiography
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Accidents--Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Emergency medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Diagnosis, Radioscopic--Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Medical emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Radiography, Medical--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Abstract
- Since it was first published, Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide has become the classic in-my-pocket-reference and an indispensable aid to all those who work in the Emergency Department. The core and substantial value lies in the step-by-step analytical approaches which help you to answer this question: "These images look normal to me, but . . . how can I be sure that I am not missing a subtle but important abnormality?" Ensure accuracy in reading and interpretation of any given image. Common sources of error and diagnostic difficulty are highlighted. Prevent mistakes. Pitfalls and associated abnormalities are emphasized throughout. Avoid misdiagnoses. Normal anatomy is outlined alongside schemes for detecting variants of the norm. Each chapter concludes with a summary of key points. Will provide a useful overview of the most important features in diagnosis and interpretation.Easily grasp difficult anatomical concepts. Radiographs accompanied by clear, explanatory line-drawings.
- Contents
- Key principles -- Particular paediatric points -- Paediatric skull-suspected NAI -- Adult skull -- Face -- Shoulder -- Paediatric elbow -- Adult elbow -- Wrist & distal forearm -- Hand & fingers -- Cervical spine -- Thoracic & lumbar spine -- Pelvis -- Hip & proximal femur -- Knee -- Ankle & hindfoot -- Midfoot & forefoot -- Chest -- Abdominal pain & abdominal trauma -- Penetrating foreign bodies -- Swallowed foreign bodies -- Test yourself -- Test Yourself-answers.
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- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) : les stades initiaux
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35842
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Acute Stroke Team.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2017.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1787
- Available Online
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Le présent livret vous aidera à connaître les membres de votre équipe de soins aux victimes d’accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) aigu. Vous découvrirez aussi à quoi vous attendre durant votre séjour à l’établissement Halifax Infirmary. Le livret explique ce qu’est un AVC, ce à quoi l’AVC peut ressembler et ce qu’il peut entraîner. On y traite aussi de l’admission à l’hôpital, de la réadaptation, du retour à la normale et de votre plan de congé. Vous trouverez à la fin du livret une section pour…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Acute Stroke Team
- Alternate Title
- Stroke : the early stages
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (17 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Stroke
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Abstract
- Le présent livret vous aidera à connaître les membres de votre équipe de soins aux victimes d’accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) aigu. Vous découvrirez aussi à quoi vous attendre durant votre séjour à l’établissement Halifax Infirmary. Le livret explique ce qu’est un AVC, ce à quoi l’AVC peut ressembler et ce qu’il peut entraîner. On y traite aussi de l’admission à l’hôpital, de la réadaptation, du retour à la normale et de votre plan de congé. Vous trouverez à la fin du livret une section pour écrire vos questions et indiquer les tests que vous avez passés.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of "Stroke: The Early Stages" pamphlet 0729. This booklet will help you get to know members of your Acute Stroke Team. You will also learn what to expect during your stay at the Halifax Infirmary. This booklet defines what a stroke is, what a stroke might look like, and what a stroke can cause. Other topics include admission to hospital, rehabilitation, getting back to normal, and your discharge plan. Space at the back of the booklet is given to help you write down your questions and to list the tests you have had.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: QEII Acute Stroke Team
- Pamphlet Number
- 1787
After your stroke
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34330
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Stroke Team.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0729
- Available Online
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This pamphlet gives information about the members of your Acute Stroke Team. It will also help you learn what to expect during your stay at the Halifax Infirmary. This pamphlet defines what a stroke is, what a stroke might look like, and what a stroke can cause. Other topics include admission to hospital, rehabilitation, getting back to normal, and your discharge plan. Space at the back of the pamphlet is given to help you write down your questions and to list the tests you have had. The French…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Stroke Team
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (16 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Stroke
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Abstract
- This pamphlet gives information about the members of your Acute Stroke Team. It will also help you learn what to expect during your stay at the Halifax Infirmary. This pamphlet defines what a stroke is, what a stroke might look like, and what a stroke can cause. Other topics include admission to hospital, rehabilitation, getting back to normal, and your discharge plan. Space at the back of the pamphlet is given to help you write down your questions and to list the tests you have had. The French version of this pamphlet 1787, "Accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) : les stades initiaux", is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Stroke: the early stages
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: QEII Stroke Team
- Pamphlet Number
- 0729
An International Perspective on Disasters and Children's Mental Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44638
Christina W. Hoven, Lawrence V. Amsel, Sam Tyano, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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This book provides a broad international perspective on the psychological trauma faced by children and adolescents exposed to major disasters, and on the local public health response to their needs. An outstanding quality of the book is that it draws upon the experience of local researchers, clinicians, and public mental health practitioners who dedicated themselves to these children in the wake of overwhelming events. The chapters address exemplary responses to a wide variety of trauma types, …
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- Other Authors
- Hoven, Christina W.
- Amsel, Lawrence V.
- Tyano, Sam
- Other Authors
- World Psychiatric Association
- Responsibility
- Christina W. Hoven, Lawrence V. Amsel, Sam Tyano, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxi, 439 p.) : 36 illus., 27 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Integrating psychiatry and primary care
- ISBN
- 9783030158729
- 9783030158712 (Print ed.)
- 9783030158736 (Print ed.)
- 9783030158743 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2522-5693
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Armed Conflicts
- Child
- Disasters
- Emergency Services, Psychiatric
- Mental Health Services
- Psychological Trauma - therapy
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - prevention & control
- Abstract
- This book provides a broad international perspective on the psychological trauma faced by children and adolescents exposed to major disasters, and on the local public health response to their needs. An outstanding quality of the book is that it draws upon the experience of local researchers, clinicians, and public mental health practitioners who dedicated themselves to these children in the wake of overwhelming events. The chapters address exemplary responses to a wide variety of trauma types, including severe weather, war, industrial catastrophes, earthquakes, and terrorism. Because disasters do not recognize geographic, economic, or political boundaries, the chapters have been selected to reflect the diverse global community’s attempt to respond to vulnerable children in the most challenging times. The book, thus, examines a diverse range of healthcare systems, cultural settings, mental health infrastructure, government policies, and the economic factors that have played an important role in responses to traumatic events. The ultimate goal of this book is to stimulate future international collaborations and interventions that will promote children’s mental health in the face of disaster.
- Contents
- Part I. Children in Disasters: An Overview -- 1. The Impact of Trauma on the Fetus, the Infant, and the Child -- 2. Public Health Responses and Therapeutic Interventions -- Part II. Terrorism -- 3. Boko Haram Insurgency and Nigeria’s Mental Health Response -- 4. The Army Public School Massacre in Peshawar, Pakistan -- 5. Children’s Mental Health After 9/11 and the Boston Marathon Bombing -- Part III. Earthquakes and Tsunamis -- 6. Chilean Children 7 Years After the 2010 Earthquake and Tsunami -- 7. Children’s Exposure to China’s Wenchuan Earthquake: Mental Health Sequelae -- 8. Children’s Mental Health Following the Haiti 2010 Earthquake -- Part IV. Nuclear Events -- 9. Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 10. Responses to Children’s Mental Health Needs Following the Chernobyl Disaster -- 11. Child and Adolescent Suicide Risk Following the Chernobyl Disaster -- Part V. Extreme Weather and Geography -- 12. Psychopathology in Children and Their Caregivers Following America’s Hurricane Katrina -- 13. Use of Geographic Information Systems in Trauma Research -- Part VI. Parents and Children in Times of War -- 14. The Armenian Genocide and Its Intergenerational Effects -- 15. Promoting Mental Health for Children and Their Caregivers Affected by the Syrian Conflict -- 16. The Intergenerational Aftermath of War Captivity: The Israeli Experience -- Part VII. Refugees and Human Rights -- 17. Children Seeking Asylum: Mental Health and Human Rights -- 18. Children and Armed Conflict: A Child Rights-based Approach to Prevention and Mitigation -- Part VIII. Future Approaches -- 19. Preventing Future Terrorism: Intervening on Youth Radicalization -- 20. Mass Disasters and Children’s Mental Health: How General Systems Theory and Behavioral Economics Can Help.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Bioethics Across the Globe : Rebirthing Bioethics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45140
Akira Akabayashi.
--Singapore:
SpringerOpen
, c2020.
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- Access
- Open access
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Akabayashi, Akira
- Responsibility
- Akira Akabayashi
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 146 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030382810
- 9783030382803 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bioethical Issues
- Specialty
- Ethics
- Contents
- 1. A Brief History of Bioethics in Japan -- 2. Brain-Death and Organ Transplantation: The First Japanese Path -- 3. Informed Consent, Familism, and the Nature of Autonomy -- 4. End-of-Life Care, Advance Directives, Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment, and the Goals of Medicine -- 5. The Moral Status of the Embryo: The Second Japanese Path -- 6. The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 7. Outcome Egalitarianism and Opportunity Egalitarianism -- 8. Research Regulations, Ethics Committees, and Confronting Global Standards -- 9. Modern Medical Professionalism -- 10. What Does It Means to be Truly “Interdisciplinary”? -- 11. Rebirthing Bioethics: Going Global.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Challenges of Nursing Stroke Management in Rehabilitation Centres
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43368
Bianca Buijck, Gerard Ribbers, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
This volume provides integral knowledge of all aspects of stroke care and rehabilitation after stroke, and is therefore highly relevant for nurses who work in rehabilitation centers. It outlines the several phases after stroke, for example the type of care patients may receive in the chronically phase at home. Nurses will obtain knowledge about treatment, importance of observation and caring with a special focus on communication problems, swallowing problems, activities of daily living, urinary…
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- Other Authors
- Buijck, Bianca
- Ribbers, Gerard
- Responsibility
- Bianca Buijck, Gerard Ribbers, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 160 p.) : 56 illus., 53 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319763910
- 9783319763903 (print ed.)
- 9783319763927 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Rehabilitation Nursing - methods
- Stroke Rehabilitation - methods
- Stroke - nursing
- Abstract
- This volume provides integral knowledge of all aspects of stroke care and rehabilitation after stroke, and is therefore highly relevant for nurses who work in rehabilitation centers. It outlines the several phases after stroke, for example the type of care patients may receive in the chronically phase at home. Nurses will obtain knowledge about treatment, importance of observation and caring with a special focus on communication problems, swallowing problems, activities of daily living, urinary and defecation problems, shoulder and hand issues. Thanks to photographs, nurses will learn to transfer patients in the adequate positions. Several chapters provide nurses with examples of effective and efficient collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals, informal caregivers and patients themselves. There is also an emphasis on behavior and cognitive functioning. And lastly, in the final chapters authors highlight the organization of rehabilitation and integrated care issues. Nurses play a very important role in rehabilitation, education, counseling, prevention, and caring for patients with cerebrovascular accident (CVA). In caring for stroke patients, nurses need specific competences and abilities that go beyond the general neurologic knowledge and experience. Nurses need to collaborate in an efficient and effective manner with multidisciplinary team members in their organization and across organizations. This book discusses medical aspects and specific symptoms of a stroke, as well as the limitations that patients experience, and which interventions are indicated for recovery.
- Contents
- 1. Stroke: medical aspects -- 2. Acute phase -- 3. Recovery after a stroke -- 4. Therapeutic climate -- 5. Multidisciplinary collaboration -- 6. Skills -- 7. Swallowing disorders -- 8. Communication disorders -- 9. Activities in daily life (ADL) -- 10. Urinary incontinence after stroke -- 11. Problems with the shoulder and hand due to hemiplegia -- 12. Cognition, emotion, and behavior -- 13. Post-stroke neuropsychiatric symptoms -- 14. Care in the chronic phase: care at home -- 15. Integrated care pathways after stroke -- 16. An example: course developed in the Rotterdam Stroke Service (The Netherlands).
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Complications and mishaps in anesthesia : cases, analysis, preventive strategies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33666
Matthias Hübler, Thea Koch, Karen B. Domino, editors.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Online
Ability to learn from errors is an essential aspect of the quest to improve treatment quality and patient safety. This book consists of 33 cases in anesthesiology that are based on real life situations and illuminate avoidable complications and mishaps. The cases are presented in a novel manner in that they are embedded within narratives. The reader comes to each case cold, without any clue as to the content, and each case comprises a narrative and a factual component that are interwoven. The n…
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- Other Authors
- Hübler, Matthias
- Koch, Thea
- Domino, Karen B.
- Responsibility
- Matthias Hübler, Thea Koch, Karen B. Domino, editors
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 365 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783642454073 (electronic bk.)
- 9783642454066
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anesthesia - adverse effects - Case Reports
- Intraoperative Complications - prevention & control - Case Reports
- Medical Errors - prevention & control - Case Reports
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Anesthesia - Complications
- Anesthesia - Complications - Case studies
- Abstract
- Ability to learn from errors is an essential aspect of the quest to improve treatment quality and patient safety. This book consists of 33 cases in anesthesiology that are based on real life situations and illuminate avoidable complications and mishaps. The cases are presented in a novel manner in that they are embedded within narratives. The reader comes to each case cold, without any clue as to the content, and each case comprises a narrative and a factual component that are interwoven. The narrative parts provide the reader with information and tips regarding the clinical problems and tasks that the protagonist must face and try to solve. The idea is to engage the reader emotionally while reading and to entertain him or her while learning. All cases conclude with short debriefing sections which include possible strategies to prevent similar errors or mishaps.
- Contents
- Case 1: Retained Placenta -- Case 2: Elbow Dislocation with Fracture -- Case 3: Pancreatic Surgery -- Case 4: A Day in the PACU -- Case 5: TUR of the Prostate -- Case 6: Tonsillectomy: Hurray, a Child! -- Case 7: The Rebleed: Uh-Oh, a Child! -- Case 8: Bowel Obstruction -- Case 9: D&C -- Case 10: Inguinal Hernia Repair -- Case 11: Hip Surgery -- Case 12: Foot Surgery -- Case 13: Spinal Stenosis -- Case 14: Septoplasty -- Case 15: Cosmetic Surgery -- Case 16: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy -- Case 17: The Second Inguinal Hernia -- Case 18: Hip Fracture -- Case 19: Frozen Shoulder -- Case 20: Forearm Fracture -- Case 21: Colectomy -- Case 22: Knee Joint Replacement -- Case 23: Laser Surgery -- Case 24: Tibia Fracture -- Case 25: Inguinal Abscess -- Case 26: Aortic Aneurysm -- Case 27: Dyspnea -- Case 28: Strabismus Surgery -- Case 29: Thoracic CT Scan -- Case 30: Cerebrovascular Accident -- Case 31: Prostatectomy -- Case 32: Angiography -- Case 33: Glioblastoma -- Tips to Reduce Human Errors.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Conseils pour la sécurité des patients - Services de pédiatrie
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37300
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Women and Children's Health Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2166
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Ce dépliant explique le rôle que vous et votre famille jouez en matière de sécurité lors du séjour de votre enfant à l'hôpital. Des conseils sont fournis sur les sujets suivants : prévention de l'enlèvement d'enfants, prévention du risque de coincement, prévention du risque d'entortillement ou d'étranglement de votre enfant dans le matériel d'hôpital, prévention des chutes, infections, plaies de pression, sommeil, utilisation d'Internet, sécurité des médicaments, jeux sécuritaires et sécurité a…
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- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Women and Children's Health Program
- Alternate Title
- Patient safety tips - Pediatric Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (17 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Child
- Infant
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Accidents--Prevention
- Patients--Safety measures
- Children
- Infants
- Abstract
- Ce dépliant explique le rôle que vous et votre famille jouez en matière de sécurité lors du séjour de votre enfant à l'hôpital. Des conseils sont fournis sur les sujets suivants : prévention de l'enlèvement d'enfants, prévention du risque de coincement, prévention du risque d'entortillement ou d'étranglement de votre enfant dans le matériel d'hôpital, prévention des chutes, infections, plaies de pression, sommeil, utilisation d'Internet, sécurité des médicaments, jeux sécuritaires et sécurité au moment du bain.
- This pamphlet is a French translation of the English pamphlet 2118, "Patient Safety Tips - Pediatric Services". This pamphlet explains the role that you and your family play in terms of safety during your child's hospital visit. Guidelines are provided on the following topics: preventing child abduction, preventing entrapment, preventing your child from getting tangled or being strangled in hospital equipment, fall prevention, infections, pressure ulcers, sleep, Internet usage, medicine safety, safe play, and bath safety.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: NSHA Women & Children's Health Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 2166
Disaster Medicine : A Case Based Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32344
David MacGarty, David Nott, editors.
--London:
Springer
, c2013.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Whether switching on the TV, picking up a newspaper or simply logging on to the internet, one is constantly faced with images of natural disasters, conflict and human suffering. Humanity has experienced these problems throughout time and we have evolved methods and mechanisms for alleviating suffering, from trauma care following a traffic accident to international pacts and the Millennium Development Goals. In exploring such diverse cases of aid intervention, Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Ap…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- MacGarty, David
- Nott, David
- Responsibility
- David MacGarty, David Nott, editors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 390 p. : 68 ill., 63 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781447144236
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Disease Control - methods
- Disaster Medicine
- Public Health - methods
- Relief Work - organization & administration
- Tropical Medicine - methods
- Wounds and Injuries - surgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Emergency medicine
- Trauma
- Abstract
- Whether switching on the TV, picking up a newspaper or simply logging on to the internet, one is constantly faced with images of natural disasters, conflict and human suffering. Humanity has experienced these problems throughout time and we have evolved methods and mechanisms for alleviating suffering, from trauma care following a traffic accident to international pacts and the Millennium Development Goals. In exploring such diverse cases of aid intervention, Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach provides interesting, easily accessible content and context for understanding disaster medicine and global health. In each case the reader will be put in the position of the decision maker and as in real life some of the cases will portray success and some will show failure. It is hoped the reader will consider the issues and problems for themselves and perhaps consider things they would choose to do differently. Written by a team of experts with extensive experience in the field and a progressive perspective Disaster Medicine: A Case Based Approach is a valuable text for students and professionals of disaster medicine.
- Contents
- Part I: Disaster Response -- Immediate Response to Disasters -- Priorities in Post-Disaster Management -- Refugee Camps -- Complex Emergencies -- Security for the Humanitarian Worker -- Part II: Global Players -- Global Development: Millennium Development Goals -- Non-governmental Organisations and Aid -- Developing Healthcare Systems -- International Aid -- Future of Global Health -- Part III: Trauma and Surgery -- Pre-Hospital Care -- Mass Casualty Incident -- Military Trauma -- Tropical Surgery -- Surgery in Austere Environments -- Part IV: Tropical Medicine -- Polio and Vaccination Campaigns -- Malaria in Children -- Cholera: An Infectious Waterborne Disease -- HIV/AIDS -- Blinding Eye Diseases -- Part V: Public Health -- Malnutrition -- Sexual and Reproductive Health -- Maternal and Neonatal Health -- Mental Health Following Armed Conflict -- The Global Crisis in Non-Communicable Disease -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39116
Abhishek Agrawal, Gavin Britz, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2015.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This comprehensive guide answers commonly asked questions about neurosurgical conditions related to brain and spinal cord. Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions fills the gap which arises after a diagnosis is made on the loved one, explaining the basics of neurosurgical diseases and their management. Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions concentrates on the brain and spine, both in surgery and radiotherapy, as well as congenital and accident-related conditions. This compre…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Agrawal, Abhishek
- Britz, Gavin
- Responsibility
- Abhishek Agrawal, Gavin Britz, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 208 p. : 54 illus., 36 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319106939
- 9783319106922 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain Diseases - surgery
- Emergency Treatment
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery
- Abstract
- This comprehensive guide answers commonly asked questions about neurosurgical conditions related to brain and spinal cord. Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions fills the gap which arises after a diagnosis is made on the loved one, explaining the basics of neurosurgical diseases and their management. Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions concentrates on the brain and spine, both in surgery and radiotherapy, as well as congenital and accident-related conditions. This comprehensive book which is part of a book-set including Comprehensive Guide to Neurosurgical Conditions, informs the reader on various symptoms to look for, and helps with the management of brain and spine surgery in chapters written by reputed neurosurgeons to help the physicians, the patients and their families.
- Contents
- 1. Non Malignant Brain Tumors -- 2. Malignant Brain Tumors -- 3. Pituitary Tumors -- 4. Pediatric Brain Tumors -- 5. Congenital Neurosurgical Problems -- 6. Hydrocephalus -- 7. Chiari Syndrome -- 8. Brain Aneurysms -- 9. Brain Arteriovenous Malformations -- 10. Moya Moya Disease -- 11. Medical Management of a Stroke -- 12. Neuro-Interventional Management of a Stroke -- 13. Symptoms and Signs to Look for After a Spinal Cord surgery -- 14. Evaluation of Spinal Alignment -- 15. Herniated Discs of the Spine -- 16. Spinal Fusions -- 17. Spinal Cord Tumors -- 18. Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Emergency medicine journal
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat17349
- Available Online
- View e-Journal
- Alternate Title
- EMJ
- Continues
- Journal of accident and emergency medicine
- Archives of emergency medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ Pub Group
- Holdings
- Vol 1, 1984 - Vol 22, 2005.
- ISSN
- 1472-0205
- Specialty
- Emergency Medicine
- Format
- e-Journal
- Location
- Online
Fall and injury prevention in long-term care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37444
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2216
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Most falls happen during transfers from sitting to standing, or changing locations. This may be switching from a bed to a wheelchiar, switching from walking to sitting, or getting on or off the toilet.This pamphlet includes a list of factors that may make you more at risk of falling and general advice about fall prevention.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Long-Term Care
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- Most falls happen during transfers from sitting to standing, or changing locations. This may be switching from a bed to a wheelchiar, switching from walking to sitting, or getting on or off the toilet.This pamphlet includes a list of factors that may make you more at risk of falling and general advice about fall prevention.
- Notes
- Previous title: Fall Prevention
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 2216
Falls prevention in the hospital : Digby General Hospital, Roseway Hospital, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36541
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth, Digy & Roseway Hospitals. Rehabilitation Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1974
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are one of the most common causes of injury.This pamphlet includes info about who is at a higher risk of falling, what to do before coming to the hospital and while you are at the hospital, as well as falls prevention tips for visiting the hospital.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth, Digy & Roseway Hospitals. Rehabilitation Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Accidents--Prevention
- Patients--Safety measures
- Falls (Accidents)
- Specialty
- Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
- Abstract
- Falls are one of the most common causes of injury.This pamphlet includes info about who is at a higher risk of falling, what to do before coming to the hospital and while you are at the hospital, as well as falls prevention tips for visiting the hospital.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Rehabilitation Services, Yarmouth, Digby & Roseway
- Pamphlet Number
- 1974
Footwear and footcare tips for seniors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38193
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Seniors.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2347
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
1 in 3 seniors in Nova Scotia fall each year. As you get older, it is important to take care of your feet and wear proper footwear. Keeping your feet healthy can help you keep your balance and prevent falls. This pamphlet explains how to take care of your feet and what kind of footwear is best. An image is included that explains what to look for when choosing a shoe.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Seniors
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Geriatrics
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- 1 in 3 seniors in Nova Scotia fall each year. As you get older, it is important to take care of your feet and wear proper footwear. Keeping your feet healthy can help you keep your balance and prevent falls. This pamphlet explains how to take care of your feet and what kind of footwear is best. An image is included that explains what to look for when choosing a shoe.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Clinical Coordinator for Fall Prevention, FMH, Seniors
- Pamphlet Number
- 2347
Hip protectors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37526
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Western Zone. Falls and Injury Reduction.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2248
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Hip protectors are plastic shields or foam pads used to protect the hip area. Why hip protectors are needed as well as how to use them are reviewed. A size measurement chart is included. Ask your occupational therapist or physiotherapist if hip protectors are right for you.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([6] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Hip Injuries - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Accidents--Prevention
- Falls (Accidents)
- Hip joint
- Specialty
- Muscoskeletal System
- Abstract
- Hip protectors are plastic shields or foam pads used to protect the hip area. Why hip protectors are needed as well as how to use them are reviewed. A size measurement chart is included. Ask your occupational therapist or physiotherapist if hip protectors are right for you.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Falls and Injury Reduction, Western Zone
- Pamphlet Number
- 2248
Home safety : preventing falls at home
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37564
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Falls Prevention.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2270
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians. This pamphlet includes a checklist to help you find out if you are at risk of falling. Tips to prevent falls are included.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (14 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians. This pamphlet includes a checklist to help you find out if you are at risk of falling. Tips to prevent falls are included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Falls Prevention, Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital; Adapted from: Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program “Preventing Falls at Home” Sinai Health and the University Health Network
- Pamphlet Number
- 2270
Injury Research : Theories, Methods, and Approaches
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30947
Guohua Li, Susan P. Baker, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
From the long-held popular belief, "accidents will happen," it is now recognized that this needn't be the case. More and more, injury is being seen as no accident, not only predictable, but preventable and an important public health issue requiring rigorous study and multiple levels of intervention. To this end, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches assembles a team of multidisciplinary experts from around the globe. Early chapters provide a solid foundation for gathering injury d…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Li, Guohua
- Baker, Susan P
- Responsibility
- Guohua Li, Susan P. Baker, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 676 p. : 115 ill., 37 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461415992
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Epidemiology
- Trauma
- Abstract
- From the long-held popular belief, "accidents will happen," it is now recognized that this needn't be the case. More and more, injury is being seen as no accident, not only predictable, but preventable and an important public health issue requiring rigorous study and multiple levels of intervention. To this end, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches assembles a team of multidisciplinary experts from around the globe. Early chapters provide a solid foundation for gathering injury data and monitoring trends. Research methods and injury-reduction approaches gleaned from public health, medicine, engineering, behavioral science, and other areas demonstrate both the intricacies of causation and the potential for intervention. The result is an authoritative and comprehensive reference relevant across professional fields, geared toward fruitful collaborations. Injury Research is a bedrock text for graduate students and researchers in public health, medicine, biomechanical engineering, safety engineering, and behavioral science working in injury control, violence prevention, emergency medical services, trauma care, risk assessment, accident investigation and litigation, traffic safety, home safety, vehicle and product design, patient safety, health promotion, and public policy. Professionals working in health departments, the insurance sector, health economics, environmental engineering, civil engineering, urban planning, law enforcement, and criminal justice should find it important reading as well.
- Contents
- Part I. Injury Surveillance -- 1. Surveillance of Injury Mortality -- 2. Surveillance of Injury Morbidity -- 3. Injury Surveillance in Special Populations -- 4. Surveillance of Traumatic Brain Injury -- Part II. Injury Causation -- 5. Forensic Patholoy -- 6. Determination of Injury Mechanisms -- 7. Ergonomics -- 8. Experimental Methods -- 9. Epidemiologic Methods -- 10 -- Qualitative Methods -- 11. Environmental Determinants -- 12. Behavioral Determinants -- Part III. Injury Outcome -- 13. Injury Profiling -- 14. Injury Severity Scaling -- 15. Triage -- 16. Prediction Rules -- 17. Biomarkers of Traumatic Injuries -- 18. Functional Outcomes -- 19. Injury Costing Frameworks -- Part IV. Analytical Approaches -- 20. Statistical Considerations -- 21. Video Data Analysis -- 22. Age-Period-Cohort Modeling -- 23. Multilevel Modeling -- 24. Geographic Information Systems -- 25. Spatial Regression -- 26. Social Network Analysis -- Part V. Approaches to Injury Reduction -- 27. Legal Approach -- 28. Public Policy -- 29. Environmental Approach -- 30. Technological Approach -- 31. Behavioral Approach -- 32. EMS and Trauma Systems -- 33. Systems Approach to Patient Safety -- 34. Intervention in Low-Income Countries -- 35. Implementing and Evaluating Interventions -- 36. Economic Evaluation of Interventions.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident : The Case of Fukushima
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40401
Jun Shigemura, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors.
(1st ed.)
--Tokyo:
Springer Japan
, c2016.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book focuses on mental health issues arising in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Three years after the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunamis, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, roughly 130,000 individuals continue to face enormous burdens as a result of mandatory evacuation. Many evacuees still live in temporary housing, and returning home remains a distant dream as they wait for the decontamination of the danger zone to be completed. However, the plant recove…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Shigemura, Jun
- Chhem, Rethy Kieth
- Responsibility
- Jun Shigemura, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 130 p. : 20 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9784431556992
- 9784431556985 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Disaster Medicine - methods
- Fukushima Nuclear Accident
- Mental health
- Resilience, Psychological
- Social Support
- Other Subjects
- Japan
- Abstract
- This book focuses on mental health issues arising in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Three years after the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunamis, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, roughly 130,000 individuals continue to face enormous burdens as a result of mandatory evacuation. Many evacuees still live in temporary housing, and returning home remains a distant dream as they wait for the decontamination of the danger zone to be completed. However, the plant recovery process is still evolving, and the complete cleanup will take decades. Beyond all of these hardships, many evacuees are also mourning the loss of their loved ones. The compound disaster with its many uncertainties poses and will continue to pose serious emotional and social challenges. People affected by the nuclear disaster have been facing serious psychological challenges from ongoing fear of radiation exposure. Furthermore, there is continuing debate between various stakeholders on the options for disaster responses. This situation in turn produces adverse public responses, such as discrimination and stigmatization of the evacuees and scapegoating of the authorities and nuclear plant workers. Mental Health and Social Issues Following a Nuclear Accident addresses these issues and their impacts, pursuing both evidence-based and narrative-based approaches. It also contrasts the Fukushima findings with those of other nuclear disasters, namely, Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
- Contents
- 1. Godzilla mon amour: the Origins and Legacy of Nuclear Fear in Japan -- 2. Unforeseeable Accidents from the Point of View of the Legal System -- 3. Report on Fukushima Counseling Support Professional Team: Interdisciplinary Team Approach for Psychosocial Care of Evacuees -- 4. Societal and Ethical Aspects of Radiation Risk Perception -- 5. Thinking Across Disaster -- 6. Emotional Consequences of TMI and Chernobyl: Lessons Learned for Fukushima -- 7. 3/11 and 9/11: A Multi-faceted Investigation of a Survivor Exchange Program -- 8. Psychosocial Responses to Disaster and Exposures: Distress Reactions, Health Risk Behavior, and Mental Disorders -- 9. Psychosocial Challenges of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Workers.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
