Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Oct 1993
Historical Article[Hybris and crisis. The 19th century and transition to modern medicine].
Medicine declared itself to be a scientific discipline in the 19th century, and radically cut off its former links with the Hippocratic-Galenic tradition after the French Revolution in 1789. Owing to the great progress made in physics and chemistry, these disciplines came to be regarded as the only ones capable of solving medical problems. ⋯ It was believed that medicine and science could solve all the world's problems, a belief that, in modern times, has been abandoned as invalid. We now need a new medical anthropology, or rather medicine that is anthropological in its thinking.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Sep 1993
Biography Historical Article[The Nobel Prize winners' days 1993].
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In Norway the number of deaths per year from drowning is approximately nine persons per 100,000, most of them men between 25 and 40 years of age. About 60% of these persons can swim, and 50% of the deaths are related to intake of alcohol. About 6% of the drowned are children, most of them boys. ⋯ This paper describes various aspects of drowning and the pathophysiological processes involved, and discusses differences between drowning and near drowning in fresh water and salt water. Although treatment is basically centred on effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation, there are certain differences with regard to further treatment and fluid/electrolyte management. Hypothermia is often a prominent feature, and if cardiopulmonary resuscitation is successful, hypoxic brain damage may be ameliorated by the fall in body temperature.