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The Royal Air Force (RAF) came into being during World War I as the world's first independent air force on the 1 April 1918, amalgamating elements of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), itself established in 1912 and the Royal Naval Air Service which had formally separated from the Admiralty's administered Air Wing of the RFC in 1915. The RAF therefore celebrates its 100th anniversary in the same year that the Royal College of Physicians of London celebrates its 500th. This article will cover the contribution that military aviation has made to medicine since 1913 with the emphasis of three examples focusing on delivering care by air, providing care in the air and in developing systems for supporting aircrew or patients at the extremes of physiological stress.
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Medicina Aeroespacial/história , Medicina Militar/história , Militares , Diálise/história , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Londres , Oxigenoterapia/história , Oxigenoterapia/instrumentaçãoRESUMO
Cada año, cerca de 6 millones de niños mueren por enfermedades prevenibles o fácilmente tratadas. El 95% se produce en países subdesarrollados, siendo la neumonía la causa más prevalente muertes en menores de 5 años (18%). La hipoxemia es la causa de los decesos en estos individuos. La aplicación de O2 como medida terapéutica para tratar o prevenirla es una de las indicaciones más frecuente que debe realizar un clínico. Este escrito trata de integrar en forma muy resumida los conceptos básicos que involucran a la oxigeno terapia, cuándo aplicar O2, con que equipos y aditamentos más apropiados.
Around 6 million children died of preventable or easily treatable diseases each year. Ninety five per cent are produced in undeveloped countries, being pneumonia the leading cause of death of children of 5 years or less (18%) and hypoxemia is the cause of dead. Oxygen therapy to treat or prevent this, as a therapeutic measure, is one of the most commons indicationsthat must be performed by aclinician. The review summarized the basic concepts of oxygen administration, when and how, with which equipment, oxygen delivery devices, dangers and its precautions.
