as laryngospasm‚ which protects victims against rapid inhalation of water. Studies of drowning and near drowning of children and adults suggest that victim survival depends on the presence of both hypothermia and the MDR‚ as neither alone can provide adequate cerebral protection during long periods of hypoxia. Future research is suggested to improve patient care. INTRODUCTION Drowning and near-drowning incidents are leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both children1 and adults2
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include: drowning‚ falls‚ and accidental poisonings. Accidents may cause a lifelong disability in a preschooler if the incident hinders the development of their body or brain. Health care providers can provide information to parents and caregivers to reduce the incidence of preschool injuries. “Drowning is a major cause of injury death in children aged 1–4 years with an average global mortality of 7.4 per 100‚000 (Blitvich‚ Moran‚ Petrass‚ & Stanley‚ 2012).” To prevent unintentional drowning‚ healthcare
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influx of swimmers into the surf-zone in Southern California leads to drowning on a sometimes massive scale: • Early 1900’s Newport Beach - 18 drowned in one weekend early 1900’s • 1918 - San Diego 13 people drowned in one day What lifeguards do A lifeguard‚ whether it’s on the ocean‚ inland‚ or at a swimming pool‚ is the person in charge of the safety of everyone near or nearby. This can mean a lot of things: save drowning victims‚ provide first aid‚ protect the environment‚ enforce all laws
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dies. Ophelia’s father had recently been killed by Hamlet in a terrible accident‚ and she has now gone mad‚ singing nonsense songs and giving people flowers that she has picked from the garden. The cause of Ophelia’s death has been debated over the years. Did she commit suicide because she was mad‚ or was her death an accident? Although Ophelia was not entirely sane‚ details of how she drowned show that her death was an accident. Ophelia’s whole world is shattered after her father dies‚ because of
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bath waterHeating feeds in microwaveHot drinks around babies | Avoid all risks: no hot drinks around young children‚ always test bath water‚ don’t use microwaves to warm feeds up‚ always keep babies well covered and protected from the sun | | Drowning | Leaving children alone in the bath | Never leave a young baby in water without an adult | Crawling to walking (6-15 months) | Falls | Babies become more mobile and want to explore and also have no understanding of danger | Always guard the stairs
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Nationally drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in children‚ however it’s the number one cause of death in children under five in Florida‚ Arizona‚ and California (Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2007). Steve Levitt‚ author of Freakonomics‚ states that a home with an accessible pool is more dangerous for a child than a home with a gun (Levitt & Dubne‚ 2005). The largest proportion of drowning occurs in private swimming pools with the preschooler population rating the highest (CDC‚ 2008)
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until I became a lifeguard. When I was younger‚ my Poppy died from a drowning accident. He had Parkinson’s Disease and had an at home nurse with him at all times. But this never stopped him from doing what he loved to do. One day he wanted to go for a swim in the family pool in the backyard and the nurse decided she had better things to do than do her job. While she was gone‚ my Poppy slipped losing his balance and began drowning. When the nurse returned back several minutes later there wasn’t much
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• Differentiate between hazard and a risk. Hazard- makes us sick and makes our life expectancy shorter. - Is something that can cause you to become injured or get a disease and could eventually kill you. (Ex: people working with asbestos for a certain amount of time can develop cancer) - Anything that can cause damage to your personal property or public property (ex a flood damaging your home) - Things that would cause the environment to become polluted‚ anything that would be mistreatment
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Unintentional injuries Learning Target : Discuss the right of the child to safety and the concept of unintentional injuries References : http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/population-health/inj/unintentional.html : Wikipedia I. Concept Note: Accidents - implies that they are due to chance. intentional injuries - characterizes the event as predictable and preventable if safety measures are implemented. Unintentional is used to refer to injuries that were unplanned. Unintentional injuries can
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on the motionless body. With all of their instruments‚ attached one said there was a heartbeat. Bob’s dad was in the hospital‚ undergoing chemotherapy treatment while Bob was drowning. My mother was at the hospital with Bob’s mom‚ at the same time the news arrived. The two mothers heard that there had been a fatal accident at Wildwood
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