The concept of a resource in psychology – definition and associative links

The article presents an analysis of the phenomenon of psychological resource from a theoretical and empirical point of view. The resource is analysed from the point of view of its topicality in various difficult life situations, its content description and available characteristics. The analysis of the diversity of available personality resources, from the point of view of the respondents, is carried out. What is shown, are gender and age differences in the understanding of resources in the studied groups. The specificity of the use of resources depending on gender is highlighted – men most often described moral strength, money, confidence in the future, health, power, personal resources, cheerfulness, moral qualities; women, loyalty to themselves, ability to plan, sense of humour, stress resistance, ability to see beauty, creativity, love, time, health, mind. The tendency of stabilisation with age of the repertoire of using personal resources is reflected – material, natural, personal, labour, informational, temporary, health, family, political, social.

Design and Development of Mobile Healthcare Application for “Ayurvedic” based Clinical Documents

In the modern world, people need immediate remedies for their health problems. Without considering the future effects of the heavy dose medicines, people intake those medicines to get immediate relief. As a result, they forget the natural and side effects free home remedies. And there is no awareness among the current generation youngsters and kids. To overcome this problem, we are developing a mobile application in dart language using flutter framework [2]. It uses KMP Algorithm [4] to recommends the medicine based on their allergic conditions matching. By this our system recommends the natural homemade medicines for their temporary health issues. This will increase the acceptance of these homemade medicines among the people.

Portable Health Care Facilities in Disaster and Rescue Zones: Characteristics and Future Suggestions

IntroductionNatural and man-made disasters are becoming global concerns. Natural disasters appear to be growing in number and intensity due to global warming, population explosion, increased travel, and overcrowding of cities. In addition, man-made disasters do not seem to be diminishing.At disaster sites, an immediate response is needed. National and international organizations; nongovernmental, military, and commercial organizations; and even private donors enlist to provide humanitarian and medical support and to send supplies, shelters, and temporary health care facilities to disaster zones.ProblemThe literature is sparse regarding the design of portable health care facilities intended for disaster zones and their adaptability to the tasks required and site areas.MethodsData were collected from peer-reviewed literature, scientific reports, magazines, and websites regarding health care facilities at rescue and salvage situations. Information was grouped according to categories of structure and properties, and relative strengths and weaknesses. Next, suggestions were made for future directions.ResultsPermanent structures and temporary constructed facilities were the two primary categories of health care facilities functioning at disaster zones. Permanent hospitals were independent functioning medical units that were moved or transported to and from disaster zones as complete units, as needed. These facilities included floating hospitals, flying (airborne) hospitals, or terrestrial mobile facilities. Thus, these hospitals self-powered and contained mobility aids within their structure using water, air, or land as transporting media.Temporary health care facilities were transported to disaster zones as separate, nonfunctioning elements that were constructed or assembled on site and were subsequently taken apart. These facilities included the classical soft-type tents and solid containers that were organized later as hospitals in camp configurations. The strengths and weaknesses of the diverse hospital options are discussed.ConclusionsFuture directions include the use of innovative materials, advanced working methods, and integrated transportation systems. In addition, a holistic approach should be developed to improve the performance, accessibility, time required to function, sustainability, flexibility, and modularity of portable health care facilities.Bitterman N, Zimmer Y. Portable health care facilities in disaster and rescue zones: characteristics and future suggestions. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(4):411–417

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) in a Nepali pilgrim after rapid ascent to a sacred lake (4380 m) in the Himalayas

A 55-year-old female Nepali pilgrim presented to the Himalayan Rescue Association Temporary Health Camp near the sacred Gosainkund Lake (4380 m) north of Kathmandu, Nepal, with a complaint of severe headache, vomiting and light-headedness. She was diagnosed with severe acute mountain sickness. Intramuscular dexamethasone was administered. Paracetamol (acetaminophen in the USA and Canada) and ondansetron were given as supportive management for headache and nausea. Arrangements were made to have her carried down by a porter immediately. After the descent, all her symptoms resolved. High-altitude pilgrims are a more vulnerable group than trekkers and mountaineers. Pilgrims generally have a rapid ascent profile, have low awareness of altitude illness and are strongly motivated to gain religious merit by completing the pilgrimage. As a result, there is a high incidence of altitude illness among pilgrims travelling to high-altitude pilgrimage sites.

Análisis del consumo de drogas legales como el alcohol, el ta- baco y los psicofármacos, y la percepción del riesgo en jóvenes

Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo es relacionar el consumo de sustancias como el alcohol, el tabaco, y los psicofármacos con la percepción de riesgos como, sufrir un accidente de tráfico, padecer problemas de salud transitorios, problemas legales, dificultad en las relaciones interpersonales, disminución de la capacidad para realizar tareas y problemas de salud graves e irreversibles. Con un diseño expost-facto prospectivo de grupo único (Montero y León, 2007), y un cuestionario elaborado a partir del cuestionario utilizado en el estudio “Andaluces ante las drogas” (Navarro, Alonso y Fernández, 2005), se recogió información sociodemográfica y sobre la percepción de riesgo ante el consumo de distintas sustancias de 1011 estudiantes de la Universidad de Córdoba. Los resultados señalan que en general los jóvenes universitarios que más consumen alcohol, tabaco y psicofármacos son los que valoran con una puntuación más baja los posibles riesgos derivados del consumo. Además, el modelo de regresión para cada una de las sustancias indica que una valoración baja en determinados riesgos puede predecir un mayor consumo de la misma. En conclusión, dadas las tendencias de consumo de drogas en estudiantes universitarios y la baja percepción del riesgo de ciertas consecuencias negativas derivadas del mismo sería conveniente poner en marcha estrategias preventivas en el ámbito universitario. Analysis of legal drugs consumption like alcohol, tobacco and psycho-drugs, and risk perception in University young people Abstract: The aim of this study is to relate the consumption of legal substances like alcohol, cigarettes, and psycho-drugs with the perception of risks such like traffic accidents, the suffering of temporary health problems, legal problems, difficulty in the interpersonal relations, decrease of the capacity to realize tasks and irreversible health problems. With a prospective expost-facto design of only one group (Montero & León, 2007), and a questionnaire elaborated from the questionnaire used in the study “Andaluces ante las drogas” (2005), relevant socio-demographic and risk perception information was collected regarding the consumption of different substances in 1011 students of the University of Córdoba. The results revealed university people that generally consume more alcohol, cigarettes and psycho-drugs are those that value with a lower punctuation the possible risks derived from the consumption. Besides, the model of regression for each one of the substances indicated that a low assessment in determined risks can predict a main consumption of these. As a conclusion, given the trends of drugs consumption in university students and the low perception of the risk of its negative consequences, it would be convenient to set up preventive strategies in the university field.