after the accident is a sight I’ll never forget. He was in the ICU‚ a big room with two rows of beds‚ filled with people fighting for their lives. I couldn’t see my grandpa. He wasn’t there. The nurse stopped at a bed and a body lay there‚ covered in bandages from head to toe. That wasn’t him. His head was swollen the size of a basketball‚ and he only had one leg. The parts of his face that showed‚ were unrecognizable. Where was his nose? Where were his eyes? Were they still on the street where his life
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forehead. Immediately after that we went to the ER we had to wait briefly for the doctor be able to see me. While we were walking endless corridors and hallways to his office he‚ made a terrible joke. We arrived at his office and he took off my bandage on my head. He said it was not a major injury‚ but it would need a couple of days to heal.
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driving trains‚ buses and ambulances. With women moving up in the job industry‚ it enable more men to go to war. Popular jobs for women contributing directly to the war were: -nurses -munitions factory workers -sewing bandages -selling war bonds‚ shipyards and spies The government started to get the idea that women are capable of hard work. They wanted women to join the Land Army. “God blesses the woman who works the plough” they said. 48’000 women were labourers
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Achilles Tendon The Achilles tendon is a tough band of threadlike tissue that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. The Achilles tendon is also called the calcaneal tendon. The calf muscles unite into one band of tissue‚ which becomes the Achilles tendon at the low end of the calf. The Achilles tendon then inserts into the heel bone. Small sacs of fluid called bursa cushion the Achilles tendon at the heel. The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the body. When the calf
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used to fight cancer. (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2014) Most common treatment of lymphedema is complete decongestive therapy (CDT) which has two-phase course. The first phase last several weeks and consists of a combination of skin care‚ compressed bandage‚ exercise‚ and a form of massage called manual lymph drainage. The second phase is (CDT) favoring self-treatment and the use of compressed
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On her article The History and Significance of Chinese foot binding‚ Emmelyn Mah stated that the process of foot binding generally begins when a daughter reaches the age of five to six‚ it was believed that at this age‚ one’s feet were matured‚ yet still pliable‚ and therefore‚ more easily bent for the binding‚ which was often done by the child’s mother. Before the binding‚ the child’s feet are soaked in a mixture of warm herbs and animal blood‚ which were said to soften the feet to facilitate easier
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We have made an emergency travel to my country this July‚ which was too unexpected and cannot imagine the situation at this point. We lost our Mom (56). She had struggled with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) since past 8 years. During this time period‚ she was regularly followed by the Doctors advice and medicine with acute care. But‚ everything effort went in vain this July. She was admitted in the hospital 25 days before this was happened. We were in regular touch about the health condition
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Supine Lying on the back or having the face upward Proximal Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin‚ a point of attachment‚ or the midline of the body. Esmarch bandage prevents the flow of blood to or from the distal area‚ making it easier to operate. The limb is often elevated as the elastic pressure is applied Exsanguinate to stop from bleeding out and bleeding to death Range of motion and laxity the degree
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slit on the side of their side‚ and the organs were but into canopic jars. Then your skin was rubbed with precious oils‚ to make their skin softer. They will then stuff their body with sawdust. After 70 days your body is wrapped from head to toe in bandages. After
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increasing the numbers of people of color‚ all will be saved and better. Unfortunately‚ this is not how the world works. The problem might become better or more manageable‚ but it would be fixed. They are just putting a soft tissue bandage over the problem. One day‚ the bandage will fly off in the wind or get wet and the problem will haunt them again. This time it will come back infected with bacteria and stronger than the first time. Together with growth and learning‚ we all can live in a more equitable
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