Eye injuries
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Eye Injuries in the Workplace | myVMC
Eye injuries in the workplace: There are a range of agents found in workplaces that can cause eye diseases, disorders or injuries. While many of these agents are often also found in everyday living environments, exposure at dangerous levels is most likely to occur in the workplace.
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First aid for eye injuries
Information on managing and treating eye injuries including burns, wounds, objects and smoke.
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Eye injuries
Act with extreme urgency (within seconds) if it is a heat or chemical burn.
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Eye injury foreign object in the eye
A small speck of wood, metal or sand lodged in the clear surface of the eye is called a corneal foreign body.
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Eye injury something in your eye | National Centre for Farmer Health
Eye injuries can occur when flying particles lodge in your eye. Some common examples include wood chips, metal filings, dust, insects and grain. Read more..
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Fireworks injury - NT.GOV.AU
Burn injury, eye injury and fireworks safety, including sparklers and dud fireworks.
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Eye injuries - foreign body in the eye - Better Health Channel
Don't try to remove a foreign body from your eye - go to your doctor or hospital emergency department for help.
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Eye injury flash burns | National Centre for Farmer Health
Flash burns occur when the cornea (the clear tissue that covers your eyes) has been exposed to ultraviolet light. Flash burns are like sunburn in the eye. Read more...
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Eye injury corneal flash burns
Corneal flash burns occur when a very strong light burns the surface of the eye (the cornea).
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Eye injuries - chemical burns - Better Health Channel
Always wear safety goggles or a face shield when handling liquid or powder chemicals.
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How Our Eyes Process Light - The First Step of Seeing
This post is the second in a series about vision and visual perception. It will explore the anatomy of the eye as well as how rays of light are transformed into electrical impulses that can be transmitted along neural pathways to facilitate visual perception.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
How Our Eyes Process Light - The First Step of Seeing
This post is the second in a series about vision and visual perception. It will explore the anatomy of the eye as well as how rays of light are transformed into electrical impulses that can be transmitted along neural pathways to facilitate visual perception.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Glaucoma Up-Close | Ausmed
Glaucoma is the name given to a range of conditions that lead to optic nerve damage. An estimated 300,000 Australians currently live with glaucoma. Half of those have not been diagnosed. A significant amount of side vision will be lost before the individual has even noticed they have a condition.
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Understanding Brain Damage Locations | Ausmed
Generally brain damage is described depending on location of the injury, so it may be which lobe the site of the injury is located at or which vessel has been damaged, for example: a glioblastoma in the left parietal lobe or a middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke.
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Different Types of Strokes | Ausmed
Stroke symptoms may be mobility difficulties and hemiplegia, swallowing problems, or being unable to speak and communicate. There are different types of stroke, thus different symptoms. It is important to know exactly what type of stroke your patient has had in order to predict the these symptoms.
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Different Types of Strokes | Ausmed
Stroke symptoms may be mobility difficulties and hemiplegia, swallowing problems, or being unable to speak and communicate. There are different types of stroke, thus different symptoms. It is important to know exactly what type of stroke your patient has had in order to predict the these symptoms.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
WernickeKorsakoff Syndrome (WKS)
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome refers to the condition where both Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff syndrome (KS) are present in one individual.
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The Most Common Hospital Presentations Over Christmas Time
The Christmas holidays should be a happy opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Unfortunately, there is the potential for the silly season to result in hospitalisations for many Australians.
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Types of Headaches and Why They Should Never Be Underestimated
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Antihistamines and allergy | Australian Prescriber
There is now little role for sedating antihistamines in allergic conditions. Discover why they should be avoided.
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