CASE OF TETANUS OCCURRING TEN DAYS AFTER PARTURITION

Tetanus after induced abortion--a case report.

A case of tetanus occurring after induced abortion is reported. The patient gave a history of low grade fever with chill and rigors, headache, neck pain and Trismus. She subsequently developed respiratory distress. However, incorrect information from the patient resulted in the delay to locate and eradicate the source of infection. Early referral to an intensive care unit for ventilatory assist...

the first ten days

i am a community midwife and working in a health sector in south of england. my work scope is very wide and includes different types of parents with different specifications. many of them are young and primipara. i am working as community midwife for ten month. after start of my work, i gained complete knowledge for giving enough information about preconception cares to mothers. many of clients...

Case of Convulsions Occurring after Delivery

Anne M'Pherson, set. 20, was admitted to the Maternity Hospital on Tuesday, 20th June 1871, and was delivered of a healthy male child at 4.20 P.M. of the same day. She continued perfectly well until 6 A.M. on Friday, the 23d, when she complained to the nurse that she could not see. About ten minutes afterwards she had a fit of an epileptiform character. It was not of very long duration, but a s...

Late Bleeding after Total Thyroidectomy: Report of Two Cases occurring 13 Days after Operation

Postoperative hematoma is a rare but potentially life-threatening and unpredictable complication of thyroid surgery. We report two cases of very late postoperative bleeding occurring on the 13th postoperative day in patients treated with low-molecular-weight heparin and acenocoumarol. Patient 1 was readmitted with complaints of progressive anterior neck swelling and bleeding from the cervical w...

Ten Years After the NAB Case