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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Why I chose Surgical Technology at Miller-Motte College I chose the career of Surgical Tech for several reasons. I’ve always wanted to be in the medical field in some way. As a kid I always said I wanted to be a brain surgeon. I was also in a car accident at the age of seven where I went through the windshield of the car and my forehead was cut open and had a lot of glass embedded in it. I was pictures of during and after where they had to pull the skin back and remove glass and clean and such
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Surgical Safety Checklist Before induction of anaesthesia (with at least nurse and anaesthetist) Has the patient confirmed his/her identity‚ site‚ procedure‚ and consent? Yes Is the site marked? Yes Not applicable Is the anaesthesia machine and medication check complete? Yes Is the pulse oximeter on the patient and functioning? Yes Does the patient have a: Known allergy? No Yes Difficult airway or aspiration risk? No Yes‚ and equipment/assistance available Risk of >500ml blood loss (7ml/kg in children)
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Comparing Cell Theory Parts to real world applications Cell Membrane compared to a house- Cellmembrane = screen on porch or window‚ lysosome is garbage disposal or recycling bin‚ vacuole is a water storage tank‚ er are hallways‚ mitochondria is a furnace or electrical generator‚ ribosomes could be the kitchen oven that’s making dinner‚ the nucleus is the parent Lysome- Cell Wall- probably be like a city wall surrounding the city‚ protecting it and defining the boundaries (osmotic control‚ protection
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Running head: Tracer Summary 1 Patient 453355 Tracer at Nightingale Community Hospital Patient Tracer Summary 2 Patient 453355 Tracer at Nightingale Community Hospital To provide an accurate assessment of the systems and processes for the delivery of care‚ treatment‚ and services at the Nightingale Community Hospital‚ weekly patient chart reviews of patient medical cases is performed using The Joint Commission tracer methodology for a thorough review of current services and possible
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abortion without knowing the consequences or effects that can occur throughout the year. While there are several different methods to having an abortion‚ all of these methods are separated into three different groups—surgical abortion‚ medical abortion‚ and chemical abortion. Surgical abortion is a procedure that ends a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the mother’s womb. Many of the
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Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig Lillian Keigan Physician Helen Brooke Taussig discovered a surgical procedure for treating "blue babies." She proved that "blue babies" died of insufficient circulation rather than cardiac arrest‚ as had been previously thought. (NY Times‚ May 22‚1987) Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig‚ a Johns Hopkins pediatrician‚ founder of pediatric cardiology‚ a co-developer of the first successful ’ ’blue baby ’ ’ operation. Discovered that cyanotic infants‚ known as "blue-babies" died
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A1. Tracer Evaluation: The patient is a 67year old female that was re-admitted for a surgical infection following an abdominal hysterectomy. She was admitted to the facility seven days ago followed by a surgical procedure which was completed five days prior to this report. Patient is scheduled to be discharged with home health and IV antibiotics. This patient was selected for audit. Review of the chart shows that the patient’s H&P was completed on day 3 of the admission. Joint Commission hospital
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"Patient Confidentiality" (ID: 11116011 Krishna Rana) Description: For the past two weeks I have been working in a large surgical ward that has mass thoroughfare of people in and out of the ward - namely doctors‚ visitors and other allied health care staff. One method of Patient Confidentiality which I have encountered is the use of cavity lockers for each individual patient - which lock patients files and confidential information safely in the wall. In addition‚ these lockers are secured with
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FACTORS AFFECTING PATIENT SAFETY AS PERCEIVED BY STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN METRO MANILA I. INTRODUCTION A) BACKGROUND “The biggest challenge to moving toward a safer health system is changing the culture from one of blaming individuals for errors to one in which errors are treated not as personal failures‚ but as opportunities to improve the system and prevent harm.” - Institute of Medicine ‘99 Issues related to a lack of patient safety have been reported for decades
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