disease-causing germs. In 1865 before an operation‚ he cleansed a leg wound first with carbolic acid‚ and performed the surgery with sterilized (by heat) instruments. The wound healed‚ and the patient survived. Prior to surgery‚ the patient would’ve needed an amputation. However‚ by incorporating these antiseptic procedures in all of his surgeries‚ he decreased postoperative deaths. The use of antiseptics eventually helped reduce bacterial infection not only in surgery but also in childbirth and in the treatment
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trading in their families‚ lively hood‚ and their lives for mere combat. The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has treated hundreds and thousands of soldiers measuring from minor to grave injuries. Many of those injuries in result of amputations‚ a fatal pay out for the so-called greater good. Many times the question had been asked; was it worth it? The women and children from the other side of war have suffered greatly as well. In the ancient times some of these women and children where
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consisted of the following according to 1st Cavalry Medic History: Basic health care and hygiene for self and others‚ learning how to give shots Drawing blood‚ Starting IVs‚ Use of Splints for broken bones‚ Treatment of gunshot wounds‚ Treatment for Amputations‚ Head wounds‚ Shock‚ Burns‚ Shoulder dislocations‚ Tracheotomy‚ V.D‚ and Seizures and Suturing. Soldiers learned about every tool at their disposal and learned about medical equipment such as plasma‚ surgical supplies and tablets. Most medics
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World War One was a war that consisted of many casualties. In trench warfare‚ not all the casualties were from the opposing trench‚ they came from your own in the form of diseases and infections. These could travel via the water at the bottom of the trench‚ in seems of clothing‚ in the soldiers hair‚ or by animals that lived in the trenches along side the soldiers. The trenches were a very unsanitary place. So unsanitary everything is cleaned once a day and things are still able to be distributed
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Volume 3‚ Issue 2‚ March 2009 © Diabetes Technology Society Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology REVIEW ARTICLE Maggot Therapy Takes Us Back to the Future of Wound Care: New and Improved Maggot Therapy for the 21st Century Ronald A. Sherman‚ M.D.‚ M.Sc.‚ D.T.M.H. Abstract In the 21st century‚ eighty years after William Baer presented his groundbreaking work treating bone and soft tissue infections with live maggots‚ thousands of therapists around the globe have rediscovered the
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Sexton casually slips in dark humor with no for-warning‚ "The eldest went into a room to try the slipper on / but her big toe got in the way / so she simply sliced it off and put on the slipper. / ...the blood pouring fourth. / that’s the way with amputations." This dark humor mocks the stepsister’s actions toward the prince and gives the reader a taste of Sexton’s own insights on the matter about their greed and
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exercise. This means that they will have to prick their finger several times a day to record blood sugar levels. It can lead to the use of Insulin daily just to control it. Diabetes alone has its own side effects exhaustion‚ poor concentration‚ amputation‚ vision loss‚ gum disease‚ and kidney failure. How can we know this and not call it abuse. We are guilty more often than not of allowing a child to sit in front of a television‚ computer‚ or game system for extended periods of time instead of
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A Long Way Gone Children recently are entering the military. All children‚ when they emerge from the military come out with different perspectives on life. The effects that the children have will be many as they grow within the military‚ and that they will for sure have life changing events happen to them. “A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah and the article “Child Soldiers of Sierra Leone” are great resources that tell all about the effect they go through while in the military. The unfortunate perspective
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their families and loved ones. Low glucose caused potentially deadly medical emergencies such as seizure and coma‚ while high glucose causes debilitating and sometimes fatal health problems such as kidney failure‚ blindness‚ nerve damage‚ amputation‚ heart attack‚ stroke and pregnancy complications. The main symptoms of diabetes are thirst‚ having to go to the bathroom frequently especially at night‚ tiredness‚ weight loss and blurred vision. (Goldstein‚ Robert Fighting Diabetes‚ Ebsohost
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The Importance of Having Health Care for Diabetics 1 The Importance of Having Health Care for Diabetics Jenna Jiminez English 101 Professor Butler The Importance of Having Health Care for Diabetics 2 Health insurance is a necessity in a persons life to properly care for one’s body. Although‚ for many Americans health insurance has been downgraded from a necessity to a want because it isn’t obtainable due to financial reasons along with the high price to
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