passed before all we heard was her screaming and all u could see from her lg was blood‚ the shark had bitten half her leg off. Instantly the sirens were in the air again coming to take the fifth victim of the walking shark back to the emergency room. Amputation was required for the remainder of Ashley’s right leg due to inflammation. That was the story of how I ended up in a Costa Rica hospital during my summer
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paralyzed. From that very moment in our lives‚ I became very involved with the paperwork and the health of my grandmother. I have witnessed the effect on her as well as my family of her stroke‚ craniotomy‚ heart attacks‚ seizures‚ chest pains‚ amputation of her leg‚ therapy‚ to so much more. Yes‚ this was a huge impact on my life as a young individual‚ but it allowed me to mature. With the great guidance from my school and family members it was a part of my life that I was able to get through. Learning
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wearable insulin pump for diabetics and‚ of course the Deka Arm. (Luke Arm- Deka) Since the arm’s inception in 2006‚ there have been multiple generations of the Deka Arm. In Gen 2 the things improved upon being that it now was able to fit 3 different amputation levels and multiple test subjects to learn about the feel of the arm. Furthermore‚ the next arm‚ Gen 3 had even more improvements added to it. Those include: ten degrees of arm motion freedom‚ 6 pre-programmed hand grips‚ configurable arm lengths
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could only be performed during the day when the sun was out. The patients had no Anastasia so the surgeons were required to perform their surgery as quickly as possible. The two types of surgeries that were performed were teeth extractions‚ and amputations. Some of the tools that were used were the tourniquet‚ to stop the bleeding‚ the capital knife‚ the surgical retractor‚ and a bone saw. Once a surgery was completed they would take the healing body part in dip it in hot wax‚ which served as a protective
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A Cold War‚ Indeed Lisa Lloyd Kaplan University The Vietnam War‚ otherwise known as the Cold War‚ was one of the worst of so many tragic experiences for the United States‚ (U.S.) during the 20th century. It is odd how differently this horrific war is viewed through various eyes. The following is the account of what comes to the minds of three individuals when asked about the Cold War. Vietnam Vet‚ Bob Hutson stated “that was the nastiest war I’ve ever been in. It was definitely
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in the community. The majority of medical treatments in Colonial America were also handled by midwives instead of male doctors. The only times male doctors provided medical treatments to patients were if it was a serious illness or if surgical amputations were needed. Midwives specialized in “the general care of women and children‚ nursing‚ and the administration of medical treatments of minor illnesses like skin rashes or burns” (Ulrich 49). For instance‚ Martha medically treated the patients of
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regeneration was one of the great aspirations of the French Revolution. Revolutionaries fashioned new cultural practices to emphasize collective rebirth and the individual citizen’s own break with a degenerate past.” The term "guillotine" as applied to amputations is perhaps not as suitable or as descriptive of the operation that is really done‚ as the term "flapless operation‚" but priority counts for much in medicine and surgery and the word will‚ no doubt‚ continue in use. The guillotine is overall a pretty
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Type II Necrotizing Fasciitis (necr/o death fasc/o band‚ muscle/ itis inflammation) Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) ‚ commonly known as flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria‚ is a rare infection of the deeper layers of skin and subcutaneous tissues (layer of fat and connective tissue)‚ easily spreading across the fascial plane within the subcutaneous tissue. (muscle and fat are broken down) It is life threatening. Necrotizing fasciitis is most commonly caused by a strain of A streptococcus
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enforcement source. Hospitals reported at least 144 people are being treated. At least eight of the patients are children. At least 10 people injured had limbs amputated‚ was treated by "serial operations" later on. Some injuries were so severe amputations were necessary. This all because of two mad young brothers vowed to protect and respect America and praised Allah to bless it. Some words are there about police deep failure said by many Americans connecting it to the failure of the CIA and FBI
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He was admitted to Flushing Hospital on 12/18/2016 with primary diagnoses of Infected Left Toe‚ Cellulitis‚ LT LE and RUE Gangrene‚ Osteomyelitis‚ and secondary diagnoses of S/P Partial 4th & 5th Ray Amputation‚ LLE Angioplasty‚ S/P RUE Angioplasty‚ ESRD ON HD ~ RT AVF – M/W/F‚ PAD/PVD S/P RT BKA W Prosthetic‚ HTN‚ DM W Neuropathy‚ and HLD. Resident is alert and oriented x3 and able to make all needs known. Resident uses a wheelchair to ambulate. Housing/
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