Contents Advice for care home managers and staff 2 What are the risks? The effects of heat on health 3 Further information 5 2 Supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave – Advice for care home managers and staff Advice for care home managers and staff Severe heat is dangerous to everyone‚ ESPECIALLY OLDER and DISABLED PEOPLE‚ AND THOSE LIVING IN CARE HOMES. During a heatwave‚ when temperatures remain abnormally high for longer than a couple of days‚ it can prove fatal
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS CHAPTER 6: FLUID‚ ELECTROLYTE‚ AND ACID-BASE IMBALANCES Fluid Imbalance Review of Fluid Imbalance -Water carries nutrients into cells and removes wastes‚ transports enzymes in digestive secretions‚ and moves blood cells around the body. Fluid Compartments -Approximatley 60% of an adult’s body weight consists of water -Infant’s body weight is about 70% -Fluid is distributed between the intracellular compartment (ICF)‚ or fluid inside the
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CHOLERA Causes: (reference 10) Cholera is a small intestinal infection caused by the digestion of the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae (a comma-shaped bacillus that varies in size from 1-3 µm in length by 0.5-0.8 µm in diameter)‚ present in food or water (raw shellfish‚ uncooked fruits and vegetables‚ and other foods). The disease is most common in places with poor sanitation‚ crowding‚ war‚ and famine. Transmission: (reference 1) When humans ingest cholera bacteria‚ they may not become sick themselves
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Intravenous Therapy In October 26th‚ 2012 it was announced that Lil Wayne was hospitalized for dehydration and migraine‚ after spending several hours being treated with IV fluids‚ the singer was released. The initial goal of this medical procedure is to restore intravascular volume. The simplest approach is to replace dehydration losses with 0.9% saline. This ensures that the administered fluid remains in the extracellular compartment‚ where it will support blood pressure and peripheral perfusion
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Flood water is dirty and not drinkable‚ and because of the oil‚ pesticides‚ gases‚ and poisons swept away with floods the drinkable water is polluted and destroyed forever. This sadly leads to tremendous loss of life due to infection‚ sickness‚ and dehydration. It is piteous that ultimately‚ behind all this devastation and slow parching of our planet is corporate
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Complaint‚ History and Findings | | |Complaint‚ History & Findings | |Management and Progress | |Management and Progress | |26/02/2013 10:20
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Effects of Eating Disorders Eating disorders are serious medical illnesses. They often go along with other problems such as stress‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ and substance use. Eating disorders can lead to the development of serious physical health problems‚ such as heart conditions or kidney failure. Someone whose body weight is at least 15% less than the average weight for that person’s height may not have enough body fat to keep organs and other body parts healthy. In severe cases‚ eating disorders
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Yoga Bontara Putra 12211144003 – 4 J Why PE Should Be In Every School In high school‚ students have a full schedule for five days on a week to always study about subjects like mathematics‚ biology‚ economy etc. Have a full schedule like that can make the students body and mind disturbed and confused. PE or physical education in high school helps students to refreshed their body and mind in that full busy week of schedule. There are a lot of advantages of PE or sport that many people know
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like cramps‚ muscle cramps‚ and weight gain. This mineral is capable of reversing water retention due to its ability to lower sodium levels. Potassium is mostly found in fruits‚ particularly in rockmelon‚ honey melon‚ and watermelon. 5. Dehydration Dehydration forces the body to retain water‚ which in turn leads to swellings in the feet‚ legs‚ ankles‚ or hands. The good news is that drinking plenty of water and avoiding coffee and soda drinks can help improve the
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Death in Jamestown In spring of 1607‚ the English passengers who sailed into the Americas had little idea that their demise awaited them. The 100 colonists who sailed from England and arrived in Jamestown‚ Virginia were mostly poor and between the ages of 17-35. Their main reason for traveling was to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Americas‚ and they were also searching for gold and a trade route to China. However‚ although hopes were high for this new settlement‚ 70 out of
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