"I felt so small": A qualitative study of migrant nursing assistants' experiences in Norway.

Background: In the wake of an increasingly ageing population, Norway has a growing need for healthcare workers, especially in nursing homes. This study explored the employment experiences of migrant nursing assistants working in elderly care in Norway.

Methods: A qualitative interview-based study was carried out between March and August 2020.

A five-year retrospective review of snakebite patients admitted to a tertiary university hospital in Malaysia.

Background: Although the majority of the snakebite cases in Malaysia are due to non-venomous snakes, venomous bites cause significant morbidity and mortality if treatment measures, especially ant-venom therapy, are delayed.

Methods: To determine the demographic characteristics, we conducted a retrospective study on all snakebite patients admitted to the Emergency Department of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) from January 2006 to December 2010.

Results: In the majority of the 260 cases that we found (138 cases or 52.