Exploring the Potential of CarbonCool® in Rapid Prehospital Cooling for Severe Heat Stroke.

Objective: Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition that is characterized by body temperatures above 40 °C and central nervous system dysfunction. Immediate cooling is imperative to prevent irreversible cellular damage and improve patient outcomes. Here, we report two cases of heat stroke that highlight the use of a novel cooling suit (CarbonCool®) as a rapid cooling intervention administered in the prehospital setting, primarily focusing on patients with classic heat stroke.

Trends in Isolated Pelvic Fracture and 30-Day Survival during a Recent 15-Year Period: A Nationwide Study of the Japan Trauma Data Bank.

Background: The epidemiology and treatment of isolated pelvic fracture in Japan are not well understood. This study evaluated epidemiological trends in isolated pelvic trauma and in-hospital survival rates during a recent 15-year period.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the Japan Trauma Data Bank for 2004-2018.

Neuromyelitis optica with rapid respiratory failure: a case report.

Background: Neuromyelitis optica is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system and is characterized by severe optic neuritis and transverse myelitis.

Case Presentation: The patient was a 74-year-old man with pneumonia. On admission, he exhibited lower limb weakness and rapid respiratory deterioration in the form of tachypnea.

Long-term outcomes of patients evacuated from hospitals near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Introduction: After the accident of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant due to the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, the Japanese government issued a mandatory evacuation order for people living within a 20 km radius of the nuclear power plant. The aim of the current study was to investigate long-term outcomes of these patients and identify factors related to mortality.

Materials And Methods: Patients who were evacuated from hospitals near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the Aizu Chuo Hospital from 15 to 26 March, 2011 were included in this study.

Disseminated aspergillosis associated with tsunami lung.

Many survivors of the tsunami that occurred following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, contracted a systemic disorder called "tsunami lung," a series of severe systemic infections following aspiration pneumonia caused by near drowning in the tsunami. Generally, the cause of aspiration pneumonia is polymicrobial, including fungi and aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, but Aspergillus infection is rarely reported. Here we report a case of tsunami lung complicated by disseminated aspergillosis, as diagnosed during autopsy.