Life with a lighter touch

[Burns with lighter gas].

Attention is drawn to a particularly dangerous party activity. Balloons filled with lighter gas so as to float are used for party decorations. A case of hand burn caused by accidentally lighting such a balloon with a cigarette is reported. The method is strongly advised against, it is a much better idea to use helium for such purposes.

A Lighter Skin Tone

A lighter shade of trauma.

On the morning of Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana. The levee system of New Orleans failed catastrophically. Storm surges penetrated the entire city and lingered for weeks. Hurricane Katrina became known as one of the most intense, costliest, and deadliest natural disasters ever recorded in the history of the United States. Almost exactly 3 years l...

Playing with Fire: Assessing Lighter Manufacturers' Duties Regarding Child Play Lighter Fires

Therapeutic Touch efficacy: A Systematic Review

Background: Recently, the "Disruptions in the Energy Field" have been omitted from the list of nursing diagnoses published by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). Therapeutic touch is a scientific nursing intervention. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the efficacy of therapeutic touch (TT) and investigate the tenability of omitting this diagnosis from the N...