Georgia Price Kayleigh Dean CYP Core 3.4 - Support children and young persons Health and Safety. 1.1 A number of factors must be considered when planning environments that are healthy and safe. Outdoor areas for children and young people need to be planned to allow vigorous play with minimum risk. When having an outdoor area in any setting it is important to supply the children with full waterproof clothing
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Question 1 The first statement is correct as lead is a highly intoxicated substance that can cause damage‚ especially in young children. There are many symptoms to lead poisoning which include: irritability‚ loss of appetite and nausea‚ headaches‚ unexplained abdominal pain‚ muscle aches‚ constipation‚ learning problems‚ short attention span‚ easily distracted‚ mental retardation and behaviour problems including aggression and impulsivity. As seen in the statement “this is disturbing because it
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Chapter 1 - Which one of the following is not a role for bioremediation? Curing infectious diseases - All of the following are examples of new emerging infectious diseases except Chickenpox - Normal microbiota: Beneficial microbial inhabitants of the body - Golden Age of Microbiology: Rapid discovery of basic microbiology principles - Re-emerging diseases: Once controlled by preventative public health measures they are now on the rise - Prions: Resistant to the usual sterilization procedures
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lottery‚ and the leper whose sores sprouted sunflowers” (374). This mocking would be more often attributed to demons than an angel‚ yet the townspeople still blindly accept him as genuine. He is even susceptible to sickness as he “...came down with chickenpox…” (375). As angels are ethereal‚ they are assumed to be unaffected by terrestrial elements and illnesses‚ yet the angel caught a human disease‚ contradicting what is to be assumed. In spite of these very notable contradictions‚ none of the townspeople
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Bacteria and Viruses Breann Johnson COM/155 03/17/2013 University of Phoenix Bacteria and Viruses Almost 56‚000 people are hospitalized each year‚ and over 1‚300 die because of food borne bacteria and virus microbes. Bacteria and viruses are tiny microscopic pathogens that can cause infectious disease‚ or even result in death. “Infectious diseases remain a major cause of death‚ disability‚ social‚ and economic disorders for millions of people around the world. Poor health
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restricted but still needs assistance. Able to respond to questions correctly. Approachable and friendly‚ show appropriate facial expressions‚ cooperative and is concerned about the situation. Childhood Illnesses The patient stated that she experienced chickenpox and measles. Serious or chronic illnesses The patient stated that she has a diabetes. Hospitalizations The patient has
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CHEST PAIN Chest Pain Overview If you are having severe pain‚ crushing‚ squeezing‚ or pressure in your chest that lasts more than a few minutes‚ or if the pain moves into your neck‚ left shoulder‚ arm‚ or jaw‚ go immediately to a hospital emergency department. Chest pain is one of the most frightening symptoms a person can have. It is sometimes difficult even for a doctor or other medical professional to tell what is causing chest pain and whether it is life-threatening. * Any part of the
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First aid Introduction First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and in some cases‚ potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with
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Immunisation protects people against harmful disease. It uses the body’s natural defence to build resistance to specific infections (Australia Government Department of Health‚ 2013). It was Edward Jenner who developed the first vaccine in 1976 against small pox. Centuries later the next vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur. This was the anti-rabies vaccine (Lombard‚ Pastoret‚ & Moulin‚ 2007). It was these two men who gave hope to other scientist for the development and prevention of other infectious
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Communicable Disease Nursing Study Bullets Communicable Disease Nursing DRUG OF CHOICE Tetanus: PEN G Na; DIAZEPAM (Valium) Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant) Rabies Vaccines: LYSSAVAC‚ VERORAB Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Tetanus: WOUND CULTURE Meningitis: LUMBAR PUNCTURE Encephalitis: EEG Polio: EMG; Muscle testing Rabies: Brain biopsy (Negri bodies) Fluorescent
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