Diabetic Emergencies
It is estimated that more than 20 million people in the United States have diabetes, with an estimated six million people being unaware they have it. The best way to prevent diabetic emergencies is to effectively manage the disease through making health food choices, exercise and frequently checking blood glucose levels. Diabetics may experience life-threatening emergencies from too much or too little insulin in their bodies. Too much insulin can cause a low sugar level (hypoglycemia), which can lead to insulin shock. Not enough insulin can cause a high level of sugar (hyperglycemia), which can cause a diabetic coma. Symptoms of insulin shock include: Weakness, drowsiness Rapid pulse Fast breathing Pale, sweaty skin Headache, trembling Odorless breath Numbness in hands or feet Hunger Symptoms of diabetic coma include: Weak and rapid pulse Nausea Deep, sighing breaths Unsteady gait Confusion Flushed, warm, dry skin Odor of nail polish or sweet apple Drowsiness, gradual loss of consciousness First aid for both conditions is the same: If the person is unconscious or unresponsive, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. If an unconscious person exhibits life-threatening conditions, place the person horizontally on a flat surface, check breathing, pulse and circulation, and administer CPR while waiting for professional medical assistance If the person is conscious, alert and can assess the situation, assist him or her with getting sugar or necessary prescription medication. If the person appears confused or disoriented, give him or her something to eat or drink and seek immediate medical assistance. READ IN EMERGENCIES A-Z Continue reading >>
Fact Sheet: Diabetes Information
You are here: Home / Healthcare Information / Diabetes Education / Fact Sheet: Diabetes Information Type I: Often referred to as juvenile diabetes, Type I often occurs in children and adults younger than 30. However, Type I can appear at any age. Individuals with Type I produce little or no insulin and will need insulin injections as part of treatment. Ten percent or less of diabetes is Type I. Type II: Develops most frequently in adults who may have a family history of diabetes or who have risk factors. Type II diabetics produce insulin but the body does not use it effectively. Type II diabetes can be controlled by diet, exercise and monitoring glucose levels. It may also require pills or insulin. About 90 percent of all diabetes is Type II. Gestational: Occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears after pregnancy is over. Women who have diabetes during pregnancy have an elevated risk of developing Type II diabetes later in life. Risk for developing diabetes increases if: You have a family history (parent, grandparent, brother or sister who has diabetes). You are 20 percent or more above your ideal weight. You are Native American, African American, Asian American or Hispanic. You have had gestational diabetes while pregnant. Diabetes, even for those who have been identified as having pre diabetes, can sometimes be prevented through lifestyle modification, including: Keeping your weight within a normal range. Lose weight if you are more than 20 percent over your ideal weight/BMI. Exercise to control weight and help your body use insulin more effectively. Get regular health checkups, including glucose testing. A physician or healthcare provider should diagnose diabetes, but these are some symptoms to be aware of: Many of the same tips to manage diabetes apply to preve Continue reading >>
Consent Order And Final Judgment
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC., d/b/a CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT, Defendant. | | | | | | | | | | | | CIVIL ACTION NO. 02-CV-1929 Jurisdiction 1. This Court has jurisdiction over this action under 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)(1)(B), and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1345. 2. This Court has authority to grant equitable relief, monetary damages and civil penalties under 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and 2202. Contentions of the Parties 3. Defendant SFX Entertainment Inc. is a Delaware corporation, and is doing business as Clear Channel Entertainment (“Clear Channel Entertainment”). It is owned by Clear Channel Worldwide, which is incorporated in Texas. Clear Channel Entertainment owns, leases, or operates venues throughout the United States for concerts and other performances attended by the general public. Venues that Clear Channel Entertainment owns, leases, or operates include the Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and the Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois. 4. The United States asserts that Clear Channel Entertainment is a private entity that owns, leases, or operates a place of public accommodation within the meaning of section 301, 42 U.S.C. §12181, and is, therefore, a public accommodation within the meaning of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181(7) and 28 C.F.R. § 36.104. The United States asserts that Clear Channel Entertainment is thus subject to the requirements of Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181 - 12189. 5. The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is the federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing Title III of the Americans with Disabilitie Continue reading >>
Seizures - First Aid Fact Sheet | Childrens Health Queensland
Seizures in children can be caused by a range of conditions including fever, head injuries and epilepsy. During a seizure they may: have stiffness or jerking of their limbs. The following steps will help you to look after a child during and immediately after a seizure. Note the time the seizure starts and what happens to the child during the seizure so you can tell the ambulance officers/doctors later. Protect the child from injury by removing any harmful objects (such as furniture, toys, etc.) from the immediate area. Help the child move away from danger if they cannot move easily by themselves or they are confused. Call for assistance (e.g. ambulance) and/or follow instructions in any emergency medication plan (for children who have been prescribed seizure medication by their doctor). If the child is unconscious or cannot respond to instructions, move them into the recovery position (pictured) when possible. This will ensure their airway remains clear and open. Do not restrain the child, put anything in their mouth or give them any food or drink. Calmly reassure and reorientate the child with their surroundings until they have fully recovered or help arrives. they dont follow their usual recovery process when the seizure ends the child is injured before during the seizure you are unsure and concerned about their wellbeing they have diabetes or are a young person who is pregnant. If its not an emergency but you have any concerns, contact 13 Health (13 43 2584). Qualified staff will give you advice on who to talk to and how quickly you should do it. You can phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resource No: FS212. Developed by Department of Neurosciences. Updated: January 2017. All information contained in this sheet has been supplied by qualified professionals as a Continue reading >>
First Aid For Someone Who Is Having A Diabetic Emergency
First aid for someone who is having a diabetic emergency Learn first aid for someone who is having a diabetic emergency 1. Give them something sweet to eat or a non-diet drink. If someone has a diabetic emergency, their blood sugar levels can become too low. This can make them collapse.Giving them something sugary will help raise their blood sugar levels and improve their bodily function. Avoid giving them a diet drink, as it wont have any sugar in it and will not help them. 2. Reassure the person. Most people will gradually improve, but if in doubt, call 999. If you cant call 999, get someone else to do it. Watch how to help someone who is having a diabetic emergency (1 minute 47 seconds) Diabetes is a medical condition that affects blood sugar levels. Normally, peoples bodies maintain the ideal blood sugar levels automatically. When a person has diabetes, their body fails to maintain the blood sugar balance, so they need to manage it through diet, tablets or insulin injections. Sometimes, a person who has diabetes can suffer diabetic emergencies, which require first aid. What are the signs and symptoms of a diabetic emergency? Signs and symptoms vary, but common ones include: In most cases, the persons blood sugar levels become too low. This is called hypoglycaemia. It can happen when the person has missed a meal or exercised too much. If left untreated, a diabetic emergency can become very serious. You can give them sugary drinks such as cola, lemonade, fruit juice and isotonic sports drinks, and sweet foods such as jelly beans, chocolate and sugar cubes. The person may also be carrying glucose gel or tablets. Avoid giving them a diet drink, as it wont have any sugar in it and will not help them. But some people have high blood sugar levels, so wont giving them suga Continue reading >>
Kidshealth: Diabetes And Sports Special Needs Factsheet | Akron Children's Hospital
Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose, the main type of sugar in the blood. Glucose an important source of energy for the body's cells comes from the foods we eat. Glucose is carried to the cells through the bloodstream. Several hormones, including insulin, control glucose levels in the blood. When a person has diabetes, the body either can't make or can't respond to insulin properly. Exercise makes insulin work better in the body, which helps people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in a healthier range. But when kids with diabetes exercise, they can experience low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia , or high blood sugar, called hyperglycemia . Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels) can occur during or after exercise, when the body has used up much of its stored sugar, especially if insulin levels in the body are still high after an insulin injection. Signs of hypoglycemia include extreme hunger, tremors, rapid heart rate, cold sweat, pale-gray skin color, headache, moodiness or irritability, drowsiness or dizziness, blurred or double vision, confusion, seizures, or loss of consciousness. Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels) can occur during sports and exercise because the muscles need more energy and the body responds by releasing extra glucose into the bloodstream. If the body doesn't have enough insulin to use the glucose, then the sugar will stay in the blood, which can cause increased urination and dehydration. Other signs of hyperglycemia include excessive thirst, fatigue, weakness, and blurry vision. Students with diabetes who play sports may: need to monitor blood sugar levels several times a day, as well as before and after playing sports or practicing take insulin injections or wear an insulin pump experience signs of hypoglycemia or hyperglyc Continue reading >>
Fact Sheets
The congenital heart defects (CHD) information sheets were developed by a workgroup of the Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium (CHPHC). They carefully reviewed published literature and developed these sheets to address frequently asked questions about CHDs. Topics include: prevalence, risk factors and causes, mortality, morbidity, and healthcare access and costs. The short version fact sheet answers 5 basic frequently asked questions about congenital heart defects in an easy-to-share format. - Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are problems with the hearts structure that are present at birth. - Common examples include holes in the inside walls of the heart and narrowed or leaky valves. In more severe forms of CHDs, blood vessels or heart chambers may be missing, poorly formed, and/or in the wrong place. - CHDs are the most common birth defects. CHDs occur in almost 1% of births. - An approximate 100-200 deaths are due to unrecognized heart disease in newborns each year. These numbers exclude those dying before diagnosis. - Nearly 40,000 infants in the U.S. are born each year with CHDs. CHDs are as common as autism and about twenty-five times more common than cystic fibrosis. - Approximately two to three million individuals are thought to be living in the United States with CHDs. Because there is no U.S. system to track CHDs beyond early childhood, more precise estimates are not available. - Thanks to improvements in survival, the number of adults living with CHDs is increasing. It is now believed that the number of adults living with CHDs is at least equal to, if not greater than, the number of children living with CHDs. What is the health impact of congenital heart defects? - CHDs are the most common cause of infant death due to birth defects. - Approximately 25% o Continue reading >>
Diabetic Emergencies: Warning Signs And Steps To Save Someone’s Life
A diabetic can develop hyperglycemia (raised blood sugar) or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Giving sugar will be lifesaving if blood sugar is low, and is unlikely to do harm if sugar levels are raised. Diabetics usually know how to control their condition, but even people who’ve had diabetes for years or decades may be susceptible to an attack. Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia) Symptoms: This can occur if the blood sugar-insulin balance is incorrect. A person with diabetes often recognizes the warning signs: Feels shaky and weak Skin is pale and feels cold and clammy Confused, irritable, and behaving irrationally Rapid, but full and pounding pulse; patient may tell you that his heart is pounding Patient will quickly lose consciousness if he is not given some sugar If you know a patient has diabetes and he fails to respond to sugar or his condition begins to worsen, call for medical help immediately. A person recently diagnosed with diabetes is more susceptible to a “hypo” attack, especially while he is becoming used to balancing his sugar-insulin levels. What to Do for Hypoglycemia 1. Sit patient down. Reassure him and help him to sit down on a chair or on the floor if he is feeling faint. 2. Give sugar. If the patient is fully conscious and alert, give him a sugary drink, such as fruit juice, or some glucose tablets. People with diabetes often carry a dose of glucose concentrate or have some sugary food on hand as a precaution. 3. Check response. If the patient improves quickly after eating or drinking something, follow this with some slower-release carbohydrate food, such as a cereal bar, a sandwich, a piece of fruit, biscuits and milk, or the next meal if the timing is right. 4. Find medication. Help the patient find his glucose testing kit and medication and let Continue reading >>
Diabetes Data Summaries And Fact Sheets
Home Programs Health Protection Chronic Disease Prevention Section Chronic Disease Data Diabetes Data Summaries and Fact Sheets Features data summaries and fact sheets on topics including: Diabetes, Prediabetes and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (also known as Gestational Diabetes) in addition to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)and other diabetes-related complications. 2013 Georgia Gestational Diabetes Burden Report Features state-specific Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (also known as Gestational Diabetes) data among pregnant Georgia women by characteristics including: maternal age, level of education, race/ethnicity, weight status as well as postpartum recommendations. Diabetes Self-Management Education/Training (DSME/T) and Diabetes Prevention Program information are also featured. 2013 Georgia Diabetes and Eye Disease Data Summary Features state-specific visual impairment prevalence data among adults diagnosed with Diabetes by region (defined as public health district) and recommended annual dilated eye examination utilization. Also featured is data about barriers to receiving eye care among adults diagnosed with Diabetes. Visual impairments featured in: diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Continue reading >>
First Aid For People With Diabetes
The prevalence of diabetes increased 382% from 1988 to 2014. According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report, this growth correlates with the upsurge of visits to the emergency room from people in a life-threatening diabetic crisis. As the condition continues to rise so does the likelihood of providing first aid for someone with diabetes. Understanding Diabetes First-aid providers have important choices to make before providing care to a diabetic. The best way to effectively manage a diabetic emergency is through understanding the mechanisms behind the medical condition. Every cell in the body requires glucose as a foundation of energy. People with diabetes, though needing glucose, have an inability to process, or metabolize, it efficiently because the pancreas is either producing too little insulin or none at all—either way, glucose can accumulate to dangerously high levels. A healthy pancreas regulates the production of insulin proportionate to the amount of glucose in the blood. Classification of Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is primarily an autoimmune condition manifesting in children and young adults. These people do not produce insulin; they require routine injections of insulin to aid in glucose metabolism. Without insulin injections type 1 diabetics cannot use the sugar in their blood for energy. People with Type 2 diabetes produce small amounts of insulin, or they cannot properly use the insulin hormone, also known as insulin resistance. This condition usually develops later in life. Many people with type 2 diabetes use diet, exercise, and other non-insulin medications. Some Type 2 diabetics however, may require supplemental insulin. What is a Diabetic Emergency? With six million people using insulin in the United States, the incidence of too much or too litt Continue reading >>
First Aid Fact Sheets
How we help // Public access resources // First aid fact sheets Online fact sheets are a guide to basic first aid procedures. They are regularly updated and align with the current edition of Australian First Aid (4th edition, 7/2011). To view these First Aid Fact sheets in Arabic, Chinese (traditional), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese click here. The Fact Sheets are the copyright of St John Ambulance Australia under the Australian Copyright Act 1968. The Fact Sheets, and no part of them, may be reproduced, by any process for any purpose, without written permission from St John. A single copy of each Fact Sheet may be downloaded and printed out for work (e.g. for inclusion in the office First Aid Manual, for display in the First Aid room, or for employee information on the Intranet), or for home purposes. Please send a brief email to the National Publications Manager detailing how you intend to use the Fact Sheet(s). Your email will be acknowledged and will include the disclaimer (see below). If you would like to use multiple copies of a Fact Sheet (over 10 copies), or any St John first aid information for commercial purposes, you must formally apply for permission. Please complete the Copyright Request Form , and email to the National Publications Manager for action. St John first aid protocols are for the Australian market only. All care has been taken in preparing the information but St John takes no responsibility for its use by other parties or individuals. St John encourages first aid training as these Fact Sheets are not a substitute for first aid training. The Fact Sheets are for use over a 12 month period only. Continue reading >>
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St John First Aid Guide For Diabetic Emergencies
Support the patient on their side and call 111 for an ambulance. 2. If conscious, give the patient some sugar If the patient is still fully conscious and able to swallow, give a sweetened drink, chocolate or glucose sweets to suck an improvement usually occurs within minutes. When the patient is more alert, offer a more substantial carbohydrate meal of a sandwich or several sweet biscuits. It is common for these patients to be unconscious. If so, support the patient on their side and call 111 for an ambulance. In this situation, DO NOT give the patient anything to eat or drink. Give frequent reassurance during recovery because the patient may be confused until fully recovered. If the patient has improved with the intake of carbohydrate, medical advice is still necessary because a further deterioration may occur at any time. The patient should see a doctor. If the patient does not improve after swallowing the sweet food or drink, or if further deterioration occurs and swallowing becomes difficult call 111 for an ambulance. If concious, give the patient some sugar. DO NOT try to give the patient a dose of insulin because this can be dangerous unless a medical assessment has been carried out and the patients blood sugar level tested. Have the information on hand when you need it the most. Continue reading >>
Diabetes Special Needs Factsheet
Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose. Glucose comes from the foods we eat and is the main source of energy for the body's cells. Glucose levels in the blood are controlled by a hormone called insulin. Insulin is made by the pancreas and helps glucose enter the cells. Type 1: the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin. Kids and teens who have type 1 diabetes must take insulin as part of their treatment. Insulin is the only medicine that can control their blood sugar levels. Type 2: the pancreas makes insulin, but the body cannot respond to it properly (this is called insulin resistance). Most people who develop type 2 diabetes are overweight, since extra body fat causes insulin resistance. Most people with type 2 diabetes do not need to take insulin, but may take a pill to help control blood sugar. Having too much or too little sugar in the blood makes a person feel sick. Blood sugars can be checked with a blood glucose monitoring system. People with diabetes must check their blood sugar levels regularly throughout the day. Diabetes can be managed through medicine, diet, and exercise. need to go to the school nurse and monitor blood sugar levels several times a day need to take insulin or wear an insulin pump need to drink from a water bottle in class and use the bathroom frequently need to eat lunch and snacks at a certain time, and eat snacks in class have symptoms of high or low blood sugar. Low blood sugar symptoms include hunger, shakiness, dizziness, headache, irritability, and confusion. High blood sugar symptoms include thirst, frequent urination, nausea or vomiting, rapid breathing, fruity breath, and confusion. Because bullies often target students who seem "different," certain health conditions, including diabetes, can put kids and teens at higher risk of Continue reading >>
