Table of Contents Introduction to Report: This project was researched through a variety of means that includes literary articles‚ books‚ company reports and websites. Much of the information was sourced from Australian news websites and databases. For the projection of financial costs‚ the annual reports of mining companies were used as a reference point. For instance‚ the $1‚000 cost per employee per year was a round number that was taken after
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about 70% of them decide to buy and use a prosthetic‚ be it an arm‚ leg‚ finger‚ hand‚ or foot‚ along with many other possibilities (“Limb”). They do this to regain normalcy in their lives and live as they did pre amputation. The total number of amputations is about about 185‚000 amputations in the U.S. per year (“Limb”). This means that about 125900 people get prosthetics. The desire to regain normalcy has brought forth many technological advances that have allowed amputees to live life as they once
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training simulated extreme life-like situations. After the soldiers went through their training‚ doctors and surgeons would rush in and give medical attention to any wounded. If they needed to perform an immediate amputation‚ they would apply an anesthetic to the soldier and perform the amputation right there. They would lay out a small tarp to prevent dirt from getting inside you and to help keep bacteria out of your amputated body part. Unfortunately‚ not all victims of the war received anesthetics.
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Sannu’s Story A. Leprosy‚ caused by the bacterium Mycrobacterium leprae‚ is a leading cause of peripheral neuropathy worldwide; although it is treatable‚ the damaged caused by the disease is irreversible. In Sannu’s case‚ why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? Sannu contracted leprosy from an unknown source and went untreated due to limited medical care. Because of limited medical care and the lack of treatment the sores that were caused by leprosy started to damage the free nerve
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A 17-year-old-male stubbed his toe on his dresser. He stubbed his 2nd Metatarsal. The 2nd metatarsal became very swollen and tender to the touch. The patient believed that it was just a stubbed toe. Due to the extended period of time of the pain and swelling‚ he decided to go in to see the doctor. The injury was diagnosed as a broken toe‚ then a bone cyst and finally correctly diagnosed as osteosarcoma. The reason that this case is unique is because osteosarcoma tumor was missed twice during diagnosis
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ter 1 CHAPTER 1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT An Introductory 1.1 Disasters – The Indian Scenario India supports one-sixth of the world’s population on just 2% of its landmass. It suffers heavily from natural disasters of every shade and description hits the poorest of the poor and which is why the considerations of disaster safety deserves prime attention. A High Powered Committee (HPC) of the Government of India‚ in its report submitted to the Government of India in October 2001‚ outlined the huge
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ball caused for many of these amputations because the bullet could destroy not only the tissue but also the bone in the person hit by one of these bullets. The closer the amputation was to the body the higher the mortality rate was‚ for example “hip amputations had a mortality rate of about 24%8.” Amputations were frequent because the amount of wounds to the extremities of the body was about 3 out of 4 wound. In the Union army alone‚ there were about 30‚000 amputations. Amputees had to live with
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In the early spring year in 1861 the Civil War began and lasted four years later until the summer of June 1865. An estimated of 620‚000 men had lost their lives. This war was one of the bloodiest wars that occurred in American history. For the union army the purpose of the war was to officially end the act of slavery. However‚ the Confederate army was fighting to continue to have slaves because not only did they work for free‚ but they also had an impact on the growth in their economy. In the novel
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sadness and grief that can result from an amputation and its primary focus being the tangible achievements of an amputee‚ perpetuates damaging stereotypes. Such stereotypes‚ specifically the
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Civil War Medicine By: Julia Ljubicich 8-1 Medicine played a very important role in the civil war. Though‚ some people believe the field hospitals were able to keep themselves clean‚ this was not always the case. In reality‚ the hospitals could have been as dangerous to the soldiers as the front lines. For a Civil War soldier‚ the field hospital could have been worse‚ to them‚ than the battle itself. The temporary hospitals were quickly set up near battlefields and doctors usually
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