Research Summary and Ethical Considerations of “Factors Associated with Falls in Hospital Adults Patients” Introduction Falling is a crucial issue among the hospitals. Even the hospitals make all the efforts to prevent falls‚ falls still occur frequently and some repeatedly. According to Currie (2008)‚ approximately 700000 to 1000000 individuals fall in the united states hospitals each year. A fall in a hospitalized patient is considered a never-event by Medicare and Medicaid services(CMS) (Cox
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Fingers Injury : Sprain Normally sprain is a result of forced motion at a joint that stresses the supporting ligaments‚ causing varying degrees of damage. The forced motion usually hyperextension and lateral motion which is the lateral motion means stresses the collateral ligament and hyperextension means stresses the anterior capsule. There were several of symptoms of sprain injuries such as tenderness at the site of injury‚ increasing in pain on reproduction of the stress that caused the
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A brain injury is of the most severe types of injuries that can occur as a result of an accident. There are many different symptoms that can occur as a result of a brain injury. The brain is still very much a mystery to even the most trained medical professionals. Different types of brain injuries can produce different symptoms and adult symptoms can vary from children’s symptoms. In order to get quick treatment to prevent further brain damage‚ though‚ a brain injury must be identified as soon as
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One of the common problems facing the world of sonography today are repetitive strain injuries (RSI’s) that are commonly accumulated by sonographers. RSI’s “are the result of the accumulation of small‚ repetitive stresses on muscle fibers over time” (Brown‚ 2003). These injuries have been a common topic in sonography for a period of time. Shoulder pain complaints first arose in the 1980’s because the use of the static scanner required an abducted arm. As the industry has moved forward‚ complaints
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Risk assessment Project: Refurbishing internal strip. Activity: Glass partitioning. Project No: 1. Completed by: David William Haule. Date: 04th/November/13. People affected: Operatives‚ site visitors and general public. Hazards Possible affects/harms Pre control risk rating Required controls Post control risk rating High Medium Low High Medium Low Adhesives
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Healing the Injuries that Happen in Baseball For baseball players it is essential to stay healthy. One of the many reasons is that if a player is hurt for too long a period‚ he may lose his starting position. Though this is always in the forefront of a players mind‚ the first thing he should think about is healing his body so that he might continue his career. The most common injury to baseball players is tennis elbow and tennis elbow is only treated by having Tommy John’s surgery‚ which takes
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Pay the PRICE: P rotect the injured knee from further injury R est the affected knee. Consider crutches to keep the weight off the knee. However‚ many doctors say not to keep the knee unmoving for too long. It’s best to start some exercises to keep the joint moving. I ce should be applied as soon as possible after the injury - for 10-30 minutes. Do not put ice directly on skin‚ as it may cause ice-burn - use a cloth. The cold reduces blood flow to the damaged ligament. This may limit pain and
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All head injuries are potentially serious because they can damage the brain and make someone lose responsiveness. The severity of a head injury depends on how someone hit their head and how hard the impact was. A head injury may cause damage to the brain tissue or to blood vessels inside the skull‚ or even break the skull (a skull fracture). Clear fluid or watery blood leaking from the ear or nose‚ and a deteriorating level of response‚ are some of the signs of serious injury. The severity of a
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Lacrosse is a sport that is becoming more popular around the world. Lacrosse is a fast paced game that requires a lot of movement. In some cases‚ injury can occur. A common injury that occurs during a lacrosse game is tearing your ACL. ACL stands for anterior cruciate ligament. ACL is one of the four main ligaments you have in your knee. While playing lacrosse‚ you tend to make very quick movements‚ which can cause this tear to happen. Without this ligament‚ your knee will be unstable and surgery
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RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT PLAN 1. A) Likelihood: Once risks are identified‚ the next step is to determine the likelihood that the potential vulnerability can be exploited. Several factors need to be considered when determining this likelihood. First‚ the auditor needs to consider the source of the threat‚ the motivation behind the threat‚ and the capability of the source. Next‚ auditors need to determine the nature of the vulnerability and‚ finally‚ the existence and effectiveness of current
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