Manual evacuation of faeces.

Fatal collapse due to autonomic dysreflexia during manual self-evacuation of bowel in a tetraplegic patient living alone: lessons to learn

Background To identify areas for improvement, the National Health Service in England mandates the review of case reports of patients who have died, which should be translated into improved care for other patients. Case report A 49-year-old Caucasian man sustained C-7 tetraplegia in a motorcycle accident in 1992. In 2009, he developed seizures and collapsed in the lavatory on a number of occas...

A Study on the Emergency Response Manual for Urban Transit Fires

Inadequate guidelines for the manual of fire emergency procedure could result massive damage subway passengers evacuation. Information about the early situation of fire propagation is important for the judgment of suppression and safe evacuation during the emergency response. Practical procedures for fire emergency are suggested on the flow chart with required activities and actions to take und...

Control of defecation in patients with spinal injuries by stimulation of sacral anterior nerve roots.

OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of stimulation of the sacral anterior roots on anorectal and low colonic pressures and to programme implanted stimulators to produce defecation. DESIGN Prospective study of 12 consecutive patients. SETTING Spinal injuries unit and university gastrointestinal physiology department. PATIENTS 12 Patients with complete supraconal spinal cord lesions. Their inj...

Quantifying the Effects of Manual Traffic Control on Evacuation Corridors

Comparative Analysis and Pedestrian Simulation Evaluation on Emergency Evacuation Test Methods for Urban Rail Transit Stations

The emergency evacuation test method of rail transit station not only affects the operation safety of the station, but it also has significant influence on the scale and cost of the station. A reasonable test method should guarantee both the safety of evacuation and that the investment is neither excessive nor too conservative. The paper compares and analyzes the differences of the existing eme...