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Türkiye has adopted regulations to manage migration and refugee flows requiring the cooperation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) since the early 2000s. Even though the basic rights of refugees, such as health and access to educational aid, are defined by regulations, there are barriers that cause discrimination by the authorities of the institutions providing these rights and services, despite the fact that refugees are registered to access these rights. Due to these barriers, which are caused by the lack of standardized procedures, local institutions also tend to put national security first before providing the services refugees need. Based on in-depth interviews with 39 key informants—including refugees, public employees and NGO workers, this paper examines how national migration policy is reflected in local practices, using Duzce city as the example. The paper also shows how refugees develop their own survival strategies through informal mechanisms in response to this situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Toxic substances may be inhaled or aspirated not always by patients themselves but sometimes by healthcare providers unintentionally by nasogastric administrations or medications. Aspirated toxic particles may cause injury in the pulmonary epithelium at various levels of the respiratory tract, leading to a spectrum varying from simple symptoms to severe chronic disease. Imaging features of substances are different depending on their structure and are not well known. Moreover, on follow-up, radiologic findings are not well correlated with clinical findings which progress or recover more rapidly. Case. In this case series, we report three different chemical pneumonitis due to aspiration of exogenous substances of paint thinner, activated charcoal and liquid paraffin. We present three cases with chest radiographs, distinctive computed tomography findings and follow-up images. Conclusions. Aspiration of exogenous materials reveals typical imaging findings such as the metallic density of charcoals, fat attenuation of liquid paraffin and necrotic areas within consolidation in hydrocarbon poisoning. Recognition of imaging findings is very important for the diagnosis and characterization of toxic substances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]