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Jailed Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova ‘in intensive care’ | Belarus
The jailed Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova has been admitted to intensive care and undergone surgery, her allies have said.
“Maria is in the emergency hospital in Gomel, in the intensive care unit,” said the press service of Viktor Babaryko, another opposition politician.
Kolesnikova father, Alexander Kolesnikov, said his daughter was in a grave but stable condition. The doctors didn’t share her diagnosis or any other details with him about the surgery, Kolesnikov said.
He noted that his daughter looked energetic and cheerful when he last visited her in prison about a month ago.
Kolesnikova’s lawyer said she had been placed in a penitentiary cell before she was taken to the hospital. He didn’t elaborate on her condition.
The lawyer said that authorities had repeatedly rejected his requests to see Kolesnikova at the prison she was being held at.
Kolesnikova was one of a trio of female leaders – with Veronika Tsepkalo and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – who led historic demonstrations against the Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko in 2020. Massive rallies broke out across Belarus against Lukashenko’s claim to a sixth presidential term.
Kolesnikova was jailed for 11 years after resisting expulsion from Belarus. In September 2020, the country’s KGB security service drove her to the Ukrainian border after putting a sack over her head and pushing her into a minibus, but at the frontier Kolesnikova ripped up her passport so she could not be deported.
Lukashenko’s crack down on the protests led to thousands of arrests and the forced exile or imprisonment of activists and journalists.
“What terrible news. Our dear Masha, we all hope that you will be alright!” said Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the opposition in exile. Kolesnikova, 40, is the only one of the three women still in Belarus.
With Associated Press and AFP
Little League World Series player hurt in bunk bed fall out of intensive care, takes steps with assistance
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex said Thursday that he has been moved from intensive care and is able to sit up, eat and take steps with support.
Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday and was listed in critical condition Tuesday.
But according to a post Thursday on an Instagram account the family set up to share updates, he is now back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents, Jace and Nancy, and other family members.
A video attached to the post also showed Easton drinking and feeding himself.
“We are astonished by his strength and willingness to try new things,” the post said. “He has been communicating more frequently with his Mom, Dad, and uncles who have been at the hospital with him. His voice has been significantly more clear when he talks! He asked Nancy about his hair, and why he was there.”
His father, Jace, told ABC News in a text message that “we had taken a few steps with assistance, but he has not yet walked on his own. Hoping that will happen soon.”
The Santa Clara team, for which Jace also serves as an assistant coach, was the first from Utah to make the Little League World Series. It is representing the Mountain Region and is scheduled to play its first game Friday against the Nolensville, Tennessee, team representing the Southeast Region.
Little League World Series officials also announced in a statement Thursday that Snow Canyon was filling Easton’s open roster spot with his brother, Brogan Oliverson.
Little League said the addition of an eligible player is common in certain situations, including medical absence. The move was approved by the tournament committee and Brogan will be eligible to play in Friday’s game.
The boy’s uncle, Spencer Beck, has served as family spokesperson and told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Easton fell off the bed while he was sleeping and hit his head.
“The teammates heard him fall, thank goodness,” Beck said in a phone interview. “When they got into surgery, the doctor talked to Jace and said had he not gotten into surgery but 30 minutes later, he would have been dead.”
The family has set up a Venmo account for the kid nicknamed “Tank” to help with bills and expenses.
“He is making great strides, and we as a family couldn’t be more grateful,” the Instagram statement said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Hong Kong concert accident: Mirror’s back-up dancer in intensive care after panel falls
Five people were injured when the panel — measuring about four square meters — fell onto the stage during the show at the Hong Kong Coliseum near Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong police told CNN.
None of the band’s 12 members were injured, police said. Three people were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, including the seriously injured dancer and a second performer described as being in a stable condition, according to the hospital.
Video of the moment the screen crashed onto the dancers went viral on social media, and local charities have set up hotlines for any of the 10,000 people who attended the concert and are traumatized by what they saw.
The remaining eight shows in the group’s Hong Kong concert series have since been canceled and Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has called for an investigation.
“I have contacted the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, and instructed the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, together with relevant departments, to comprehensively investigate the incident and review the safety requirements of similar performance activities in order to protect the safety of performers, working staff and members of the public,” Lee said.
Kevin Yeung, Hong Kong’s culture secretary, said Friday that the panel had fallen because one of the cables holding it was loose.
“From initial observation, a wire fractured and led to the fall of the screen and caused the dancers to be injured,” Yeung told reporters Friday. Hong Kong’s Labour Department Secretary Chris Sun said Friday he will not rule out legal action against those responsible.
In a statement on Facebook, the organizer of the concert, Makerville, apologized for causing “unease to viewers or others affected” and said that people who attended Thursday’s concert would be eligible for a refund.
The incident occurred even after fans at three earlier shows warned that the stage and set seemed unstable, creating a petition asking for the concert organizers to ensure performers’ safety.
The hugely popular band formed in 2018 and released their latest single “We Are” a week ago.
Hong Kong concert accident: Mirror’s back-up dancer in intensive care after panel falls
Five people were injured when the panel — measuring about four square meters — fell onto the stage during the show at the Hong Kong Coliseum near Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong police told CNN.
None of the band’s 12 members were injured, police said. Three people were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, including the seriously injured dancer and a second performer described as being in a stable condition, according to the hospital.
Video of the moment the screen crashed onto the dancers went viral on social media, and local charities have set up hotlines for any of the 10,000 people who attended the concert and are traumatized by what they saw.
The remaining eight shows in the group’s Hong Kong concert series have since been canceled and Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has called for an investigation.
“I have contacted the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, and instructed the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, together with relevant departments, to comprehensively investigate the incident and review the safety requirements of similar performance activities in order to protect the safety of performers, working staff and members of the public,” Lee said.
Kevin Yeung, Hong Kong’s culture secretary, said Friday that the panel had fallen because one of the cables holding it was loose.
“From initial observation, a wire fractured and led to the fall of the screen and caused the dancers to be injured,” Yeung told reporters Friday. Hong Kong’s Labour Department Secretary Chris Sun said Friday he will not rule out legal action against those responsible.
In a statement on Facebook, the organizer of the concert, Makerville, apologized for causing “unease to viewers or others affected” and said that people who attended Thursday’s concert would be eligible for a refund.
The incident occurred even after fans at three earlier shows warned that the stage and set seemed unstable, creating a petition asking for the concert organizers to ensure performers’ safety.
The hugely popular band formed in 2018 and released their latest single “We Are” a week ago.
CNN’s Lauren Lau contributed reporting.
Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit
From the Departments of Medicine (F. Lamontagne, M.-C.B., H.Q.M.) and Anesthesiology (F.D.), Université de Sherbrooke, the Department of Pharmacy (B.B.), Centre de Recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Estrie–Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (F. Lamontagne, M.-H.M., J.M., F.D., E. Carbonneau), and Bishop’s University (D.C.), Sherbrooke, QC, the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery (S.S.), the Department of Medicine (D.J.C., G.H.G., B.R., T.M., M.O.M., E.P.B.-C., S.S.K.), the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (D.J.C., G.H.G., B.R., M.O.M., L.H., E.P.B.-C., F.C.), and the Population Health Research Institute (E.P.B.-C.), McMaster University, the Department of Critical Care, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (D.J.C.), the Intensive Care Unit, Juravinski Hospital (T.M.), and Respiratory Therapy, Hamilton Health Sciences (L.H.), Hamilton, ON, the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (R. Pinto, N.M., N.K.J.A.), the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto (S.M., N.K.J.A.), and Sinai Health System (S.M.), Toronto, the Departments of Critical Care Medicine (D.K.H., D.M.M., M.H.), Public Health Sciences (A.G.D.), and Medicine (D.M.M.), Queen’s University, and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (A.G.D., D.M.M.), Kingston, ON, the Department of Pharmacy, Ottawa Hospital (S.K.), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (S.K., I.W., R. Porteous), and the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa (A.J.E.S.), Ottawa, ON, the Massawippi Valley Foundation, Ayer’s Cliff, QC (D.C.), the Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal (M.C.), the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (M.C., M.L., E. Charbonney), the Centre de Recherche de l’Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (E. Charbonney), and the Departments of Medicine and Critical Care, McGill University Health Centre (J.S.), Montreal, QC, the Department of Medicine (F. Lauzier) and the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care (F. Lauzier, A.F.T.), Université Laval, the Critical Care Medicine Service (F. Lauzier, A.F.T.), and the Research Center (F. Lauzier, A.F.T.), CHU de Québec–Université Laval, Quebec, QC, the Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton (O.G.R., D.J.K.), the Division of Intensive Care, Department of Medicine, CHU Dr. Georges L. Dumont, Moncton, NB (R.L.), the Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON (T.S.M.), the Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC (G.W.), and the Department of Medicine, Halton Healthcare, Oakville, ON (S.S.K.) — all in Canada; the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital (R. Parke, S.P.M.), and the School of Nursing, University of Auckland (R. Parke), Auckland, the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Newtown (R. Parke, S.P.M., P.J.Y.), the Intensive Care Unit, Wellington Hospital, Wellington (P.J.Y.), and the Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin (P.T.) — all in New Zealand; the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, and George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi — both in India (B.K.T.V.); the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Raymond-Poincaré Hospital (Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris [AP-HP]), and Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire SEPSIS, Garches (D.A.), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University Paris-Saclay Campus UVSQ, Versailles (D.A.), and Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor, Groupe de Recherche Clinique CARMAS, and Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil (A.M.-D.) — all in France; the College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and the Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs — all in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Y.M.A.); and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (R. Parke, S.P.M., P.J.Y.).
Dr. Lamontagne can be contacted at [email protected] or at the Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12th Ave. N., Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5N4, Canada. Dr. Adhikari can be contacted at [email protected] or at the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Room D1.08, Toronto M4N 3M5, Canada.
Swiss man, 20, was left in intensive care after suffering rare lung injury from masturbating
Swiss man, 20, was left in intensive care after suffering rare lung injury from masturbating
- Suffered sudden chest pain and struggled to breathe while pleasuring himself
- Air escaped from lung and became lodged in ribcage, spreading around body
- First ever case of injury during masturbation, but it has been noted during sex
A 20-year-old man was hospitalised after a freak accident while masturbating – in a first case of its kind.
The Swiss patient, who has not been named, suffered a rare lung injury normally caused by rigorous exercise or violent coughing fits.
He spent a night in ICU and a further three days in hospital as doctors tried to relieve pain caused by trapped air.
The man went to A&E after suffering sudden chest pain and breathlessness while pleasuring himself in bed.
By the time he arrived his face had swollen and crunching noises could be heard from his neck down to his arms.
Doctors diagnosed him with ‘spontaneous’ pneumomediastinum (SPM), which sees air leak from the lung and become lodged in the ribcage.
They are not sure how the injury occurred but noted but noted that it is most common in young men.
In his case, the trapped air had spread around his body and even up to his skull. In more extreme cases, it can cause a collapsed lung.
A handful of cases have been reported during sex — but never during masturbation.
A 20-year-old man suffered a rare lung injury while masturbating in bed that cause trapped air to become lodged in his chest, neck and arms (stock)
Medics who treated the patient at the Cantonal Hospital in Winterthur said his case was ‘unusual’.
The tale was revealed in the journal Radiology Case Reports.
The patient turned up at hospital with ‘severe’ shortness of breath, where he told doctors it started with a sharp chest pain while masturbating.
His medical history revealed he had mild, untreated asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
An X-ray showed he had ‘profound’ amounts of trapped air in his mediastinum, the space in the chest between the lung sacs, known medically as pneumomediastinum.
Escaped air had also travelled to other parts of his body, ‘reaching up until the base of the skull’.
Doctors noted that his face had swollen and cracking sounds could be heard when they pressed their fingers on his neck, chest and arms.
The patient denied using drugs or smoking and said he had not been suffering from a cough or doing strenuous exercise, which made his case ‘spontaneous’.
He was moved to ICU where he was given oxygen support, paracetamol and antibiotic treatment to lower his risk of an infection.
When his condition improved overnight he was moved to a general ward and his chest pain remained for three more days.
He was discharged on the fourth day and his condition was deemed ‘uncomplicated’.
Writing in the report, the medics said: ‘Predisposing factors are history of smoking, acute asthma and recreational drug use (especially cocaine and heroin).
‘Except for history of mild, non-acute asthma no inciting factors were noticed in our patient.
‘There are only a few reports of SPM related to sexual activity and we could not find any cases associated with autoeroticism, which makes our case unusual.’
Czech President in intensive care after holding talks on dramatic election
Zeman is being treated at Central Military Hospital in the capital Prague, his doctor Miroslav Zavoral said in a brief statement to the press on Sunday.
“The reason for [Zeman’s] hospitalization is complications from the illnesses for which he has been receiving treatments,” he said, adding he could not yet talk about the diagnosis.
Video from outside the presidential chateau in Lány, west of Prague, showed an ambulance leaving the compound with a police escort and limousines.
The 77-year-old Zeman has been suffering from a range of health problems over recent years. On advice of his doctor, he voted in the country’s general election Friday from the presidential retreat, instead of at a school in Prague as was previously scheduled.
President Zeman’s admission to hospital comes at a pivotal moment in deciding the Czech Republic’s new government.
Zeman was taken to hospital shortly after speaking with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš — a day after a general election where Babiš’s ruling party ANO appeared to have lost its grip on power, and the two opposition coalitions who won a majority said they planned to form the next government together.
Zeman has not said when or whom would be asked to form the next government. But he has previously indicated he would ask the leader of the largest single party — not any coalition.
Complicating matters further, Babiš’s ruling ANO party won the most seats among individual parties — but has no clear path to a majority in the lower house.
Dramatic day at the ballot box
Andrej Babiš’s ANO party was edged out by the narrowest of margins by the two opposition coalitions trying to unseat him, according to the Czech Statistical Office.
The center-right alliance Spolu (Together) won the most votes with 27.79% of the ballots, followed by Babiš’s ANO party with 27.12%, and the centrist PirStan coalition on 15.62%.
“We are the change. You are the change,” Spolu coalition leader Petr Fiala said Saturday, claiming victory before a cheering crowd.
The leader of the PirStan coalition, Ivan Bartoš, said talks with Spolu “on the possibilities of forming a new government” would likely begin on Saturday.
“The dominance of Andrej Babiš is over, and the democratic parties have shown that the era of chaos will probably be behind us,” Bartoš said.
After winning a combined 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house on Saturday, talks between the two coalitions who campaigned against Babiš ended with the leaders of the five parties in the combined coalitions signing a memorandum to work together to form the next government.
A new government would distance the Czech Republic from populist parties in Hungary and Poland, which have increasingly come under fire for rolling back European Union democratic values.
The tight election also comes just days after a Pandora Papers investigation into controversial financial dealings by Babiš and other world leaders. The report claimed the Czech prime minister secretly moved $22 million through offshore companies to purchase an estate on the French Riviera in 2009, before he entered politics.
Responding on Twitter, Babiš said he had “never done anything unlawful.”
A businessman who is worth about $3.4 billion, according to Bloomberg, Babiš has railed against the elite since he became prime minister in 2017, vowing to crack down on tax avoidance.
But his premiership has been dogged by long-standing allegations of financial impropriety.
CNN’s John Mastrini reported from Prague, Sheena McKenzie wrote in London. Sarah Dean contributed to this report.