Nursing in Practice

Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths and maggots in wounds’ amid summer heatwave

Nurses report ‘increase in deaths’ during the heatwave, finding maggots in wounds and cancer patients ‘dripping with sweat’, survey reveals ...
LBC

Maggots in wounds and patients dying as ‘suffocating’ summer heat hit NHS wards

Patients died during the summer heat while others suffered in “suffocating atmospheres” on NHS wards, according to a survey of nurses.

NHS nurses found maggots in wounds during the UK’s ‘suffocating’ heatwaves

Cases of death, fainting and dehydration were documented during a survey of 2,471 nurses for the Royal College of Nursing ...
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Good news: You don’t need surgery. But you’ll have to apply maggots to your wound.

The lowly maggot gets a bad rap, mostly known for feeding on corpses and rotting meat. But modern medicine is giving its reputation new life — as a tiny surgeon. Polly Cleveland, of New York City, ...
Newstalk ZB

Maggots found in resident’s wounds five times at care home, HDC finds

A Whakatāne woman says she hopes the findings of a Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) investigation into the care her late father received at a rest home will help prevent other families ...