Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to C García Sanchón.
Various aspects related to lesions and infections produced in humans due to the bites of ticks which live in our country are focused on in this article. Some kinds of ticks found here are described and identified. The author also points out the possible infections these ticks can transmit, mentioning their symptoms, the corresponding treatment in situ as well as in health centers along with preventive measures one can take to avoid at risk situations.
This article begins by describing how Iberian Peninsula scorpion bites poison humans. Then the only potentially dangerous scorpion species in the peninsula is identified. Other types of scorpions or those which inhabit other continents are not included. Once identified, the author describes the characteristics and effects on the symptoms of this scorpion bite and how to treat and handle a victim, both at the moment when the victim is bitten and in hospitals.
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OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence and characteristics of tobaccoism, as well as some attitudes and their knowledge about tobaccoism in nursing university students in Catalonia. METHODS: A descriptive study with transversal section has been done. A self-filling anonymous questionnaire was designed following the guidelines of the European Regional Office of the W.H.O. We selected a sample of conglomerates of classrooms at random which was stratified according to levels in all the university schools in Catalonia. The field work was performed during the first term of the academic year 1994-1995 handing the questionnaires individually to the students and collecting them once filled. In the data analysis we used the ji squared test to Pearson with the Yates' correction and the lineal tendency test of Mantel-Haenszel. RESULTS: 904 students answered the questionnaire. The global prevalence of smokers is 38.7% (IC 95%: 35.8-41.6). There were no significant differences when considering levels or sex. The prevalence of tobaccoism in students over 24 years of age is 13% higher (p < 0.01) than in the group between 18 and 24 years of age. The group of daily smokers consumes an average of 12 cigarettes per day (DE: 5.9 cig/day). Significant differences were observed between smokers and nonsmokers in all the attitude variables analysed towards tobaccoism. 32% of third year students consider their knowledge is not enough in order to give advice against tobacco. CONCLUSIONS: A prevalence higher than 30% of the established objective in the Health Plan in Catalonia has been observed for the nursing professionals in the year 2000.
The author reveals aspects regarding the main fish species, vertebrate marine animals, having a habitat in our coastal area or which frequently visit our coasts which can produce some sort of poisonous lesion in humans whenever humans come into contact with these fish in their natural environment either accidentally or be being handled, especially while fishing. The author describes and identifies the species most frequently found in Spanish waters, pointing out their characteristics as well as the lesions they can produce, highlighting their symptoms and the corresponding recommended treatment in situ and in health centers.
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Three types of poisonous spiders that inhabit the Iberian Peninsula are discussed. How to identify these spiders and the type of venom they inject are described. Symptoms and specific treatments, both in the field and in the hospital, are listed.