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Los juegos asfícticos son un comportamiento conocido entre los adolescentes, pero no descrito hasta el momento en la literatura científica española. Se trata de comportamientos que buscan una breve euforia debida a la disminución del flujo de oxígeno en el cerebro. Presentamos el caso de un adolescente de 15 años que falleció en una habitación de su domicilio habitual debido a una ahorcadura accidental durante un juego asfíctico. Se analizan las características del caso y se procede a una revisión de la literatura publicada. El juego de la asfixia es una actividad peligrosa, potencialmente mortal. Casos como el descrito pueden ayudar a que los pediatras y médicos en general conozcan tanto el fenómeno como la peligrosidad del mismo. Su conocimiento es importante para la prevención y detección precoz de comportamientos de riesgo entre los adolescentes (AU)
Choking games are a known behaviour among adolescents, although they have not been reported in the Spanish scientific literature. They are games which seek a brief euphoria due to the restriction oxygen flow into the brain. The case of a 15 year-old adolescent boy who died in a room due to accidental hanging while playing the choking game is presented. Case characteristics are described and literature reviewed. The choking game is a dangerous and potentially fatal activity. Cases like the one described may be helpful for paediatricians and physicians in recognising this phenomenon and its risks. Knowledge of this activity is important for the prevention and early detection of adolescents risk behaviours (AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Adolescente , Jogos e Brinquedos/lesões , Assunção de Riscos , Asfixia , Comportamento do Adolescente , Comportamento Autodestrutivo , AutopsiaRESUMO
Choking games are a known behaviour among adolescents, although they have not been reported in the Spanish scientific literature. They are games which seek a brief euphoria due to the restriction oxygen flow into the brain. The case of a 15 year-old adolescent boy who died in a room due to accidental hanging while playing the choking game is presented. Case characteristics are described and literature reviewed. The choking game is a dangerous and potentially fatal activity. Cases like the one described may be helpful for paediatricians and physicians in recognising this phenomenon and its risks. Knowledge of this activity is important for the prevention and early detection of adolescents risk behaviours.
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Obstrução das Vias Respiratórias , Jogos e Brinquedos , Adolescente , Evolução Fatal , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
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Humanos , Fibrose Cística/terapia , Terapia Genética/métodos , Regulador de Condutância Transmembrana em Fibrose Cística/fisiologia , Transferência Genética Horizontal/fisiologiaRESUMO
The regrowth of micro-organisms in the water distribution system is assisted by the presence of biodegradable organic matter (BDOC). The low concentration of available organic carbon in this type of water favours the growth of bacteria belonging to the Pseudomonadaceae family, as this group can grow better at low concentrations of substrate than other bacteria also present in the distribution system. Although the genus Aeromonas has already been adopted as an indicator of this potential regrowth, members of the Pseudomonadaceae have not yet been proposed as indicators of potential bacterial regrowth in the water distribution system. The results are presented of a year-long study of the Barcelona distribution system in which the presence of Pseudomonas and Aeromonas was analysed and the validity of these micro-organisms as indicators of potential regrowth in the distribution system was assessed. It seems that, at least in the drinking waters of the Barcelona area, Pseudomonas is a better indicator of potential bacterial regrowth than Aeromonas.
