O comandante dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Mondim de Basto, Carlos Magalhães, explicou à VTM que o acidente “ocorreu quando o trator agrícola capotou e despencou por uma vereda com cerca de 60 metros de extensão”.
Acrescentou que os Bombeiros Voluntários de Mondim de Basto mobilizaram para o local uma ambulância de socorro com dois operacionais. “Dada a gravidade do cenário e a complexidade do socorro, as equipas contaram com o apoio diferenciado do Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (INEM), através da ambulância de Suporte Imediato de Vida (SIV) de Amarante e da Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação (VMER) de Vila Real”.
A vítima recebeu assistência médica no local pelas equipas especializadas do INEM e foi estabilizada antes do transporte para o Hospital de Vila Real, acompanhada pela equipa da VMER.
O alerta foi dado às 07h14 e o acidente ocorreu na área florestal do Toumilo.
A Guarda Nacional Republicana de Mondim de Basto esteve também no local e tomou conta da ocorrência.
A perda de memória é uma característica natural do envelhecimento, mas quando começa a perturbar a vida quotidiana da pessoa, já não estamos a falar de algo natural, mas sim daquilo que poderá ser um sintoma de demência.
A VTM foi tentar compreender melhor esta doença, que é, cada vez mais, frequente em todo o mundo.
Ana João Marques, neurologista na Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (ULSTMAD), revela que a Alzheimer é uma doença que não tem cura, mas, hoje em dia, pode ser gerida. “Se até há 20 anos era uma doença com uma sentença quase de uma debilidade muito precoce e de uma mortalidade muito elevada, hoje em dia é possível viver-se com Alzheimer até mais tarde e com mais qualidade”.
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Dr. Katie S. Davis is a neuropsychologist who specializes in childhood learning disorders.
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Dr. Katie S. Davis is a clinical neuropsychologist who evaluates children for learning disorders.
She said some parents are rushing to diagnose their children for normal kid behavior.
She suggested some softer interventions before booking an evaluation appointment.
Over years of evaluating children for learning disorders, Dr. Katie S. Davis noticed an interesting phenomenon: Some parents seemed visibly disappointed when she told them their kids didn't meet the criteria for ADHD or autism.
"I found that those conversations can be more difficult to have than with a parent whose kid is really disabled and whose needs are very high," Davis, a clinical neuropsychologist and author of "Actually, You're Fine," told Business Insider.
Though she would try to reassure those parents that their concerns about their children's behavior were valid and worth addressing even without a formal diagnosis, "it's not as tangible or concrete as parents want, and they often leave the conversation feeling dissatisfied."
Parent-reported diagnoses of several childhood developmental and learning conditions have increased in recent years. For example, the estimated share of US children ages 3 to 17 with a current ADHD diagnosis rose from 8.6% in 2016 to 10.5% in 2023. Separately, a study of children ages 6 to 17 found parent-reported lifetime learning-disability diagnoses rose 16.4% over the same period.
While some argue that greater awareness of learning disabilities and disorders accounts for the increase, Davis doesn't feel that explains the full story. From what she's observed, ever-growing expectations for kids — and parents desperate for explanations for why their child is lagging behind — also play a role.
She said rushing to a diagnosis can have negative long-term implications for everyone.
"People don't think that ADHD means anything, people don't think dyslexia means anything," Davis said. "Then those people who are truly disabled by those conditions have enough battle to justify their need for accommodations and services."
Higher and higher expectations
It's normal for young children to get antsy in classrooms, Davis said.
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In order to qualify for a diagnosis such as ADHD, symptoms must be present in at least two major settings, such as both at home and at school. For autism, they must be persistent across multiple contexts.
But some parents focus on how their child behaves in the classroom, in part due to ever-increasing expectations around academic success, Davis said.
"Doing well in school is no longer good — you have to be at the top of the pack," Davis said, noting that similar patterns have arisen in higher education settings with parents arguing for their teenagers' grades to be inflated. "Parents want excellence, and if it's not excellent, it's bad."
When worrying about their child's behavior, some parents zero in on their child's behavior in class while overlooking how their child compares to others, Davis said.
"If you're in a kindergarten classroom, probably all of the kids to some degree are going to have trouble sitting on the rug for 30 minutes at circle time," Davis said. Most will cluster in the middle of the bell curve, while some will get antsier earlier or later. The kids who consistently stand out compared to their peers are the ones who should probably be evaluated, Davis said.
Otherwise, "for nine kids out of 10, that sounds like a kid in an elementary school."
Labels are a double-edged sword
While well-meaning, diagnostic labels can send negative messages to kids.
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Whether they're diagnosed with ADHD or not, a child being hyperactive in class isn't a parent's fault. Still, parents can feel like they're personally responsible.
"There is an eagerness to medicalize the feelings of insecurity, because if it's due to a diagnosis, then it's not a knock on your decisions," Davis said.
Whether or not their child is formally diagnosed, Davis warned against treating it as a catch-all explanation for everything your child does.
"Despite our best intentions, if we put a label on the kid and the kid is aware of that label, they are given the message 'there is something wrong with how you are developing,'" she said. Even positive spins, like "ADHD is a superpower," can send a message to the kid that their life will be forever defined by struggle, she said.
It can also imply that symptoms like difficulty focusing or reading can't meaningfully improve with the right interventions.
"We all want to develop resilience in our children, to make them feel like they have agency and control and they're in charge of their own destinies," Davis said. "Especially when kids are very young and don't understand the fluidity of these labels, we could potentially be working against them."
Try softer interventions first
Davis recommended facilitating more playdates if your child struggles socially.
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Davis wants to be clear: Diagnoses such as autism and ADHD are real. There are children who are unambiguously and significantly impaired by them in every setting, who need clear support academically and socially. "There are evidence-based interventions at our disposal that are enormously helpful," she said.
However, for parents who believe their child falls into some gray areas, Davis recommended trying a few things before booking an evaluation appointment. She compared it to a young child with a mild fever: A responsible pediatrician would guide parents through modest steps, such as taking a temperature and offering plenty of fluids, before rushing to the ER.
Instead of assuming your child might have autism if they struggle to make friends or always hang out alone at recess, Davis suggested first making other plans with their parents to set up playdates. You can also sign up your child for a karate class or call the school's teacher to see if they can intervene and help the kids play together more.
Davis's book focuses on supporting kids' academic and social challenges without rushing to diagnose them.
Balance
Alternatively, she said, if you immediately seek out a diagnosis and place your child into therapy and social skills groups, you could be taking away from more enriching social activities.
If a child continues to struggle, Davis recommended getting a neuropsychological assessment — a form of standardized test that is broader than getting an autism or ADHD evaluation.
While not perfect, she said neuropsychological assessments can measure a child's motor skills, sensory processing, attention, cognitive efficiency, language, memory, and social functioning. Their scores are typically compared with norms for peers of the same age.
More importantly, it helps parents know which interventions are the best. "If your kid perceives life to be very stressful or upsetting, they're not making it up. Let's talk about what we can do to support them better in that environment," Davis said. "But we don't need a diagnosis to do that."
Com um veículo de intervenção pré-hospitalar devidamente equipado, as equipas, que são compostas por um médico e um enfermeiro, vão diretamente ao local onde se encontra o utente para prestar socorro, em situações de emergência.
Numa área de atuação muito dispersa e abrangente, Sandra Tavares, coordenadora da VMER de Chaves desde 2015, revela que a VMER “é extremamente importante” para a região. “É a primeira linha de auxílio às pessoas, numa área que deve ser das mais extensas da Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, com más acessibilidades e uma população muito envelhecida”.
A área de atuação abrange os concelhos de Chaves, Valpaços, Montalegre, Boticas, Vila Pouca de Aguiar e Ribeira de Pena, mas também alguns concelhos do distrito de Bragança, se for necessário.
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Rising bond yields have been a warning sign for financial markets in recent months amid the Iran war's risk to global economies, and the IMF says those risks are more of a concern.
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The prime minister is correct to judge the time is right to push for closer links with the EU. The political risk is far outweighed by the potential rewards
The German philosopher GWF Hegel famously evoked the owl of Minerva when discussing the historical wisdom that comes through hindsight. This autumn, she has flown tirelessly over the landscape of British politics. Party conference season was dominated by conflicting Labour and Conservative accounts of the 1970s and 80s. And a decade after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Andy Burnham this week abandoned all equivocation over the damage – economic but also strategic – that resulted from that decision.
Having declared that it is time to “face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good”, Mr Burnham told the House of Commons on Monday that it would be a “dereliction of duty” not to explore all options for closer relations with Brussels. Though he confirmed that in this parliament he will honour the red lines in Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour manifesto, all bets will subsequently be off.
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A instalação de uma VMER no concelho deu novos passos, na sequência de uma reunião de trabalho que juntou a Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte (CCDR-Norte), o Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica (INEM) e a Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) do Nordeste.
O encontro contou com a participação do vice-presidente da CCDR-Norte, Jorge Mendes, do presidente do Conselho Diretivo do INEM, Luís Mendes Cabral, e do presidente do Conselho de Administração da ULS do Nordeste, Miguel Abrunhosa. A instalação da VMER em Mirandela foi uma das duas prioridades analisadas pelas entidades, tendo sido avaliados os procedimentos necessários para concretizar esta resposta de emergência médica no território transmontano.
A reivindicação tem sido acompanhada pelo município de Mirandela, que considera a criação desta resposta uma medida importante para melhorar as condições de assistência à população. O presidente da câmara, Vítor Correia, manifesta satisfação com os desenvolvimentos conhecidos, embora mantenha alguma prudência quanto à concretização do projeto.
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Canadians could wind up with a bigger grocery bill in the coming months as a major price "shock" for diesel and crude oil works its way through supply chains, Scotiabank says.
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Each of these tablets fits in the palm of a hand. The smallest measures a little over 3 centimetres (1.3 inches) across and the largest 11.5 (4.5 inches), and nearly all of them deal with the least glamorous things a museum can hold: sacks of barley, daily wages, the size of ditches. Read together, though, […]
As global oil supplies continue to tighten up amid ongoing geopolitical conflicts that have pushed up fuel prices, the governor of Texas has declared a state of emergency.
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The U.S. is reportedly threatening to ban exports of diesel fuel to parts of Europe, unless countries like Germany and France release more of their diesel reserves.
The U.S. is reportedly threatening to ban exports of diesel fuel to parts of Europe, unless countries like Germany and France release more of their diesel reserves.
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