A fractured cribriform plate can result in leaking of cerebrospinal fluid into the nose and loss of sense of smell.

Basilar fractures have characteristic signs: blood in the sinuses ; a clear fluid called cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) leaking from the nose ( rhinorrhea ) or ears ( otorrhea ); periorbital ecchymosis often called ' raccoon eyes ' ( bruising of the orbits of the eyes that result from blood collecting there as it leaks from the fracture site ); and retroauricular ecchymosis known as " Battle's sign " ( bruising over the mastoid process ).

Blood loss, dehydration, and fluid leaking into the abdominal cavity ( ascites ) can lead to kidney failure.

Naphtha ( very similar to gasoline ) based lighters employ a saturated cloth wick and fibre packing to absorb the fluid and prevent it from leaking.

Briefly, transudate is produced through pressure filtration without capillary injury while exudate is " inflammatory fluid " leaking between cells.

The fundamental concept underlying the improved sealability for constant seating stress gaskets are that ( i ) if the flange sealing surfaces are capable of attaining a seal, ( ii ) the sealing elements are compatible with the process fluid and application, and ( iii ) the sufficient gasket seating stress is achieved on installation necessary to affect a seal, then the possibility of the gasket leaking in-service is greatly reduced or eliminated altogether.

Amniotic fluid typically has a pH > 7. 2, bromothymol will therefore turn blue when brought in contact with fluid leaking from the amnion.

If the fluid is leaking, due to collapse and wilting of cornea, the hardness of the normal eye is therefore corroborated.

A further consequence of this process is neurogenic pulmonary edema where a process of increased pressure within the pulmonary circulation causes leaking of fluid from the pulmonary capillaries into the air spaces, the alveoli, of the lung.

Other complications include hypotension ( due to excess fluid exchange and sodium removal ), low back pain and hernia or leaking fluid due to high pressure within the abdomen.

Tomjanovich was in no condition to fight despite his aggressiveness ; besides having the bone structure of his face detached from his skull and suffering a cerebral concussion and broken jaw and nose, he was leaking blood and spinal fluid into his skull capsule.

His skull was fractured in such a way that Tomjanovich could taste the spinal fluid leaking into his mouth.

Although Johnny manages to get away, he is leaking battery fluid and losing power, a condition that will kill him in two hours unless proper repairs can be made.

However, according to experts in environmental sanitation and engineering, despite the investments, diffuse pollution in the metropolitan area, consisting of acid rain, dust, garbage and waste from vehicles ( leaking fluid oil, residue from brake pads, among others ) continue going into the gullies of rainwater without treatment instead of into separate gullies that deliver into the sewage system, because the network is not connected to the sewage system.

Roy panics when he sees hydraulic fluid leaking from the wings.

White blood cells, in particular lymphocytes, are responsible for activating a variety of chemicals ( cytokines ) which cause leaking of fluid into the alveoli.

They could not self-right and were leaking hydrualic fluid all over the arena, so they were counted out by Refbot, then flipped through the air on the floor flipper.

X-Terminator's disc clipped Sir Killalot's arm, and the House Robot began leaking fluid onto the floor.

Chylothorax ( fluid from lymph vessels leaking into the pleural cavity ) may be identified by determining triglyceride and cholesterol levels, which are relatively high in lymph.

The leaking fluid may accumulate in the middle ear space, and dribble out through a perforated eardrum ( CSF otorrhea ) or into the nasopharynx via the eustachian tube, causing a salty taste.

Gun admitted leaking the email to The Observer but said she did it " with a clear conscience ", hoping to prevent the war.

In May 2000, he later had surgery to repair a leaking heart valve, and was forced to take a three month break from Parliament, with Deputy First Minister, Jim Wallace taking over as Acting First Minister.

Tom Frame also records that Holt had already got into trouble twice while skindiving earlier in 1967 — on the first occasion, while snorkeling at Portsea in May, he got into severe difficulties due to a leaking snorkel and had to be pulled from the water by friends, gasping for breath, blue in the face and vomiting seawater.

For example, when a draw note is played, the valve on the blow reed-slot is sucked shut, preventing air from leaking through the inactive blow reed.

Helium-3 can be used in instruments for the detection of free neutrons, such as neutrons leaking from nuclear reactors.

In this procedure, 5-10mm diameter instruments ( graspers, scissors, clip applier ) can be introduced by the surgeon into the abdomen through trocars ( hollow tubes with a seal to keep the CO < sub > 2 </ sub > from leaking ).

The pathophysiology of MAS is due to a combination of primary surfactant deficiency and surfactant inactivation as a result of plasma proteins leaking into the airways from areas of epithelial disruption and injury.

It was thought leaking gases from a battery ( which later failed ) had caused the anomaly.

This serves to protect the ' pallet ' from any unwanted ink leaking through the substrate and potentially staining the ' pallet ' or transferring unwanted ink onto the next substrate.

Grease leaking from tapers can, of course, contaminate an operation either passively or by actively reacting with something passing by.

In 2002, Canal + accused News Corp of extracting the UserROM code from the MediaGuard cards and leaking it onto the internet.

Stone of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ( NYSDEC ) who first published his findings in the early 1970s that PCBs were leaking from transformers and had contaminated the soil at the bottom of utility poles.

George countered by leaking Lady Douglas's testimony from the " Delicate Investigation ", which Brougham repudiated by leaking the testimonies of the servants and Mrs Austin.

The ink consumed in the cleaning process needs to be collected to prevent ink from leaking in the printer.

* June 4, 1989-sparks from two passing trains detonated gas leaking from an LPG pipeline near Ufa, Russia.

Water leaking from one section leaks into the next lower one, so that a sort of mechanical equilibrium is achieved in use.

Milk coming from the cow is transported to a nearby storage vessel by the airflow leaking around the cups on the cow or by a special " air inlet " ( 5-10 l / min free air ) in the claw.

Long-term rodent studies to assess cancer risk have so far failed to identify any carcinogenicity from microwave radiation even with chronic exposure levels, i. e., large fraction of one's life span, far larger than humans are likely to encounter from any leaking ovens .< ref > However, with the oven door open, the radiation may cause damage by heating.

This can cause elevated temperature, painful spasms of the intestinal muscles ( cramping ), swelling due to water leaking from capillaries of the intestine ( edema ), and further tissue damage by the body's immune cells and the chemicals, called cytokines, they release to fight the infection.

The Hindenburg disaster has been attributed to spark discharge igniting flammable panels tainted with thermite, which burned vigorously, violently, and extremely swiftly, which ultimately led to the ignition of hydrogen gas held in or leaking from the airship at the time.

Each of the edges must be prevented from leaking, which can be quite challenging for a geodesic structure.

A UK government report showed that 67 chemicals, including Agent Orange derivatives, dioxins and PCBs exclusively made by Monsanto, are leaking from the Brofiscin quarry, near Groesfaen in Wales, an unlined porous quarry that was not authorized to take chemical wastes.