Concussions or head injuries‚ derived from minor bumps or reiterated collisions‚ are earnest occurrences that are not to be taken lightly. As a matter of fact‚ head injuries were proven in many cases to relapse and cause long-term effects; such as brain damage. In integration‚ concussions can not only affect the physicality of athletes but their cognitive and mental status. With these factors‚ injured athletes should not be pressured to reduce their time "sitting" out‚ instead‚ let time to sanction
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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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Kimberly Diaz Professor Garagliano COMM 101 Should minors who commit serious crimes be charged as an adult? I. Introduction A. Attention getter: “Old enough to do the crime‚ old enough to do the time” B. Credibility: It’s not fair how a minor that commits a serious crime can‚ in a way‚ walk away and be given a second chance or even a third chance‚ which in other areas if an adult committed that same crime they can be locked away for years or even life. C. Relevance: In less than a year
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complicated emotions through the artistic interpretation of movements. Like athletics‚ dancers are very prone to physical injury‚ that is‚ their work requires intense physical training in which often result in mild or severe injuries. This essay will attempt to investigate and understand what is the hamstring strain or tear injury‚ how it occurs‚ and ways to prevent such injury. Asdf asdfg afsg afg afg adfg adfg afg A dance piece is constituted with a variety of movements displayed by the human
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Closed Head Injury Case Study Y.W. is a 23-year-old male student from Thailand studying electrical engineering at the university. He was ejected from a moving vehicle‚ which was traveling 70 mph. His injuries included a severe closed head injury with an occipital hematoma‚ bilateral wrist fractures‚ and a right pneumothorax. During his neurologic intensive care unit (NICU) stay‚ Y.W. was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation‚ had a feeding tube inserted and was placed on tube feedings
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Bowel injury is associated with potentially life threatening consequences if not promptly recognized and treated. Immediate intraoperative repair is recommended because diagnosis of an unrecognized bowel in postoperative period is difficult. Early imaging with computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis is vital‚ and immediate surgical exploration is required when a bowel injury has been identified. Bishoff et al. performed a retrospective review in 915 patients who underwent laparoscopic
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INTRODUCTION Traumatic Brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability among the youth in Australia and other countries. The most common cause of moderate and severe head injury among the young adults is road traffic crashes with falls and assaults being the next most common cause (Elliot‚ Aitken & Chaboyer‚ 2012). Descriptive analysis of the data from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2006 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Morbidity Database found that males had
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Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury‚ also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury‚ is a result of a sudden blow to the head when an external force is applied causing a disruption of the physiological stability of the brain locally. It can also occur when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue and when elevation in the intracranial pressure occurs and potentially dramatic changes in the blood flow within and to the brain. These changes may produce a diminished
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Definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative‚ noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical force‚ possibly leading to permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive‚ physical‚ and psychosocial functions‚ with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. The definition of TBI has not been consistent and tends to vary according to specialties and circumstances. Often‚ the term brain injury is used synonymously with head injury‚ which may not be associated
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P5 Describe first aid and common treatments used for four different types of sport injury’s Soft tissue injuries like hamstrings can range in severity‚ a hamstring injury occurs when the muscles fibres become irritated‚ strained‚ or teared it can range from a hour of discomfort to weeks out of sport and can cause bruising and discoloration to the area due to blood being realised from the injured muscle. The pain will occur at the back of the leg in between the glutes and the back of the knee. This
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