Tag: life threatening

How a man’s sneeze almost killed him

Do you suppress your sneeze by pinching your nose and sealing your mouth? A man did just that and tore his windpipe! Doctors are saying not to try stopping sneezes and to let them happen naturally. It can increase the pressure in the upper airways by as much as 20 times. A guy in his […]

UAE hospital launches ECMO Life Support System for Pediatric Patients

Abu Dhabi: Burjeel Medical City (BMC) in Abu Dhabi announced that it has launched the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) life support system for pediatric patients. ECMO is the highest form of life support currently available to patients with life-threatening but reversible conditions such as respiratory failure that is unresponsive to conventional therapies like mechanical ventilation. […]

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