Head injury Any trauma to the scalp‚ skull or brain‚ TBI. Head trauma includes an alteration in consciousness‚ no matter how brief. Common causes: motor vehicle crashes and falls. Firearm‚ assaults‚ sports-related injuries‚ recreational accidents. Deaths occur at three points in time after injury: 1) Immediately 2) within 2 hours 3) 3 weeks after the injury GCS on arrival is also a strong predictor of survival: GCS < 8 30% to 70% chance of survival. GCS > 8 indicating >90% survival. Neurological
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Knowledge of Self-Injury: A Comparison Study in Secondary School Students in Kuching Written by Boon Mong Na 910313-13-5460 Table of contents Abstract 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Background 1.3 Scope of study 2.0 Literature review 2.1 Terminology of self-injury 2.2 Introduction to self-injury 2.3 Self-injury population 2.4 Reasons to self-injury 2.5 Methods of Self-Injury 2.6 Impacts of Self-Injury 2.7 Ways to help Self-Injurers 3.0 Methodology 3
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How Society Defines Crime SOC305: Crime & Society (BLE1437A) Criminology as explained in an institutionalized setting is viewed as an outside view of behavior which leads to defining crime as an intentional behavior that can be penalized by the state. Our text explains crime as any violations that occurs against the law. Crime is considered a social issue and so it is studied by sociologist who create theories. Over the years‚ many people have developed theories to try to
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respects the believes of the public by representing truthful and relevant information. Therefore it helps them to make voluntary‚ informed and reflective choices. Sharry Baker and David Martinson proposed five TARES to test help the guideline to define ethical persuasion. Truthfulness of the message – Commitment to honesty with the public Authenticity of the persuader Respect for the audience- respect publics rights Equality for the persuasive appeal- Fairness not manipulation Social responsibility
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A QUOTE THAT DEFINES ME! Jaelynn Carter 11/16/13 How This Quote Defines Me. A few words that define me are crazy‚ independent‚ loving‚ and caring but sometimes I have my insecurities. I feel as though everybody have those moments especially girls because there’s always that one Barbie we would like to be like. But that’s just another internal conflict that has to be fought. Me on the other think of it like this: we like drop of rain falling into the ocean‚ even though it’s small it something
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however‚ has their own unique taste in music; one song can be loved by one but hated by another‚ it all depends on our personal taste and what we can relate to. This made me wonder‚ what does the music I listen to say about myself? Do the lyrics define who I am as a person‚ or do I simply like songs because of the beat? As I looked at my top ten playlist‚ I saw that some of my favorite songs do describe me to a certain point. The first song I examined in my playlist was “Kids” by MGMT. I have
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What defines a hero? Well there are many ways that a hero can be defined. A hero can be defined as a self sacrificer; they can be the friends at any cost‚ heroes are the first people to reach out a helping hand. Heroes are not defined as what many people think when they hear the word hero like super heroes for example super man; yes he is a hero but not a real life hero in the real world. Heroes function or operate in the real world by caring for others and not them self’s they are not considered
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What Defines Us as Americans??? Over the years there have been many events that have taken place. These events not only affected the people and the world of the present at that time‚ but also the future and even the way things are today. Knowing this we must ask ourselves what defines us as Americans? There are series of events that all together add up to define us as Americans such as‚ the Constitution‚ Westward Expansion‚ and the Civil War and Reconstruction. What do you think defines us as
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an injury on 08/01/16. The patient was instructed to attach a large 60-pound filter tank with a pump onto the hitch of the truck. As the patient was unloading the tank‚ the patient lost her grip on the top edge of the tank‚ which weighed greater than a 100 pounds. As a result‚ it struck the top of her head‚ which made her unconscious. She also complained of excruciating pain in the back‚ bilateral shoulders‚ right hand‚ neck‚ and head. The patient was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury with
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Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused By Personal Injury Accidents Each year millions of people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the United States. TBI is a contributing factor in 30 percent of the injury deaths each year. A personal injury accident can change a person’s life forever in a matter of a few seconds because a TBI can result in permanent disabilities. For the accident victim and his or her family‚ a person’s negligence in causing an accident can have devastating consequences. What Is
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