An unknown author once said‚ “whether a paramedic is doing CPR‚ extricating someone from a weakened car or holding the hand of an old lady.” Paramedics are there to do whatever is needed‚ wherever it is needed. People forget sometimes how important paramedics are to society today‚ because of how the world world has changed and it even became more dangerous. EMTs often work in communities and usually are apart of police and or fire departments. They are almost always the first emergency medical services
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------------------------------------------------- Methodological Basis of CDSS There are many different methodologies that can be used by a CDSS in order to provide support to the health care professional.[8] The basic components of a CDSS include a dynamic (medical) knowledge base and an inferencing mechanism (usually a set of rules derived from the experts and evidence-based medicine) and implemented through medical logic modules based on a language such as Arden syntax. It could be based on Expert
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Starting Out: A New RN In the MICU 5/1/04 1- What kinds of patients come into the MICU? 2- How do families interact with the MICU staff? 3- Who are the nursing staff in the MICU? 3-1- Who are the resource nurses? 3-2- Who is the nurse manager of the MICU? 3-3- Who is the Clinical Nurse Specialist? 3-4- How are the assignments made? 3-5- Who are the CCTs? 3-6- Who are the OAs? 3-7- Who are the USAs?
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PimaCountyCommunityCollege BIO 201 Section 11908 East Campus COURSE SYLLABUS 8181 E. Irvington Rd. Friday 1:00-5:00pm‚ Room E7-704 Tucson‚ AZ. 85709 Hybrid class; WEB based plus Lab 1st 8 week session; Aug 29th thru Oct 17th‚ 2014 Human Anatomy & Physiology I “Biology Boot-Camp” www.pima.edu Course Prerequisite: BIO 156 or equivalent MUST be previously completed. No Exceptions. INSTRUCTOR : DUKE SCHOONMAKER
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Running head: BSRN - 340 - PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE - CASE STUDY #2 Case Study #2 - Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Susan M. Hewitt RN‚ CEN The Robert B. Miller College BSRN-340-Pharmacology for Nursing Care Instructor: Mr. James Middleton February 26th‚ 2009 Case Study #2 – Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Many people that come to the emergency department who complain of pain are usually vague about their symptoms. Other people over-react
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Current Health Care Issues HCS/545 Camille Fuller University of Phoenix The health care industry exist to provide preventative measures‚ diagnose health conditions‚ repair‚ and provide services to improve the quality of life. The cost of health care continues to rise each year. Health care fraud is a factor that continues to plague the health care industry. The affect health care fraud has on hospitals‚ is the increasing cost of medical services. The following research will examine and evaluate
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Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 2 Western Governors University 03/15/2015 Root cause analysis (RCA) is one of the organized techniques that can be used as an analyzer in any events of adverse events. In health care settings the best method to track down an adverse event and find out the root cause of the problem‚ would increase the overall patient well-being outcome. The best approach to an adverse event would be to set up questions systematically from the point
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AAA- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ABG – Arterial Blood Gas(test) ABDI- Ankle Brachial Pressure Index ACBT-Active Cycle of breathing technique ACT-Activated Clotting Time AF – Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation ALs- Activities of Living AMI-Acute Myocardial Infarction APR- Abdominal Perineal Resection APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time AS-Added Sounds ASD-Atrial Septal Defect ASL-Alternate Side Lying AVR-Aortic Value Replacement AW – Awaiting AXR-Abdominal X-ray BBS-Bronchial Breath
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DEFIBRILLATOR Definition An electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation. Defibrillation is a procedure used to treat life threatening conditions that affect the rhythm of the heart such as cardiac arrhythmia‚ ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. The procedure involves the delivery of an electric shock to the heart which
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The History of Medicine The history of medicine Prehistoric and primitive medicine they treat their wounds similarly on how animals treat themselves: immersing in a cool water applying mud to irritated areas sucking stings licking wounds exerting pressure to the wounds to stop the bleeding. The history of medicine Prehistoric and primitive medicine 9th century: 1. Medical treatment was intertwined with religion and magic by means of kindness. 2. Disease was thought
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