European Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System report for Ireland 2001

EHLASS provides a harmonised approach throughout the EU to facilitate the analyses of intercountry differences in modes and distributions of home and leisure accidents. EHLASS contributes to the formulation of EU policies and initiatives on accidents and product safety. EHLASS is the only source of detailed information on home and leisure accidents in Ireland. Some general information is available through the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) system but this concentrates on medical diagnoses rather than on specific causes of accidents.This report is the eleventh national EHLASS report for Ireland. Download document here

TB Factsheet

What is TB (tuberculosis)? TB is a serious but curable infectious disease. It usually affects the lungs but it can affect other parts of the body. What are the symptoms? Any of the following symptoms may occur: . Cough . Phlegm . High temperature . Sweating at night . Weight loss . Fatigue / general tiredness . Swollen glands If you are concerned that you might have TB, or develop any of these symptoms, please visit your family doctor for advice. How do you catch TB? It is usually spread through the air from someone with the infectious type of TB. The germ gets into the air when that person coughs, sneezes or spits. Who can get TB? Anyone can get TB but it is difficult to catch. It mainly depends on the amount of time that is spent in contact with someone with infectious TB. What if I have been in close contact with someone with infectious TB? If you are identified as a contact at risk from TB then you will be invited for screening. Initial screening consists of a skin test to determine if your immune system recognises TB. The skin test is called the Mantoux test, the result of which needs to be read 48 hours later. People who have a positive skin test and / or evidence of TB infection found on chest X-ray, or who are unwell will be investigated further by a specialist doctor and may be treated with a course of anti-TB medication. How is TB treated? TB is curable. Treatment consists of a long course of different types of specialist antibiotics. What happens next? If you have been identified as a close contact of the case, you will be invited for screening by the accompanying letter. Otherwise, you will have received a general information letter, and have not been identified as requiring screening at this time.

Your guide to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias

��The purpose of this booklet is to give you general information about Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias, and to highlight their early signs and symptoms.It offers a number of tools that can be helpful in establishing whether you or someone you care for is experiencing memory problems, and there is a diary at the back of this book to help track and record various changes that you or the person you love maybe experiencing.This booklet also contains details of what steps to take next if you are concerned about someone, how a diagnosis is made, what to do if you or someone close is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, and outlines the various treatments that are available.Understanding Alzheimer's Disease also focuses on the importance of the role of the carer, explains carer stress, and offers some useful suggestions for reducing the stress that can build up when caring for someone full-time.It is hoped this booklet will give you answers to the more frequently asked questions and therefore give you a better understanding of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.��

The Mental Health Bill 2006: Briefing sheets on key policy areas

Includes: supervised community treatment, professional roles, nearest relatives, definition of mental disorder, cirteria for detention, mental health review tribuneral, general information, implementing government policy, Bournewood safteguards