long. I respect all the nurses who have to skills to manage those wounds along with treating the patient with the upmost respect. Pressure injury is a termed defined as pressure placed on any skin surface‚ usually a bony prominence against a surface for long periods of time. There are many different risk factors that can predispose a person to a pressure injury like skin quality‚ incontinence‚ immobility‚ and nutrition along with other factors. People need to take care of their skin by bathing regularly
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concussion. What is a concussion? A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the head and body. "The Centers for Disease control estimates more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the United States." (Article One) In teens‚ controversy has come to the point where adults ask: By law‚ a medical professional must sign off before an injured player can go back on the field. If head injuries (more specifically‚
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How Does a Doctor Read Your X-Ray? There are three bones that make up the ankle joint- the tibia‚ fibula‚ and talus. When the ankle is fractured‚ it most commonly involves the distal tibia (medial malleolus) or distal fibula (lateral malleolus). If a doctor suspects a fracture‚ an X-Ray is often required. Why is this required if a doctor already knows the ankle is fractured? There are three standards views from which an ankle can be X-Rayed. First‚ the Anterior-Posterior (AP) view is a straight
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Preventing Injuries by Providing Information This essay will be exploring the prevention of underage alcohol consumption and risk and injury prevention by understanding resistance to parental information programs and awareness. First‚ the burden of injury that underage alcohol consumption poses in Australia‚ will be outlined‚ followed by an overview and discussion of a mixed methods study on the ‘reasons for non-participation in a parental program concerning underage drinking’. Finally‚ reasons
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evident not in only stabilising the body but also from everyday activities such as walking‚ running‚ sitting and performing sports. It is sufficed to say that the most common injuries in our body is knee injuries as it is very common in the sports world. Rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament is the most common type of injury. System Modes The technology behind smart leg brace is able to capture data of the movements of the leg and healing process and allow the physicians to monitor the motion
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Traumatic brain injuries lend itself to issues with social behavior in children. Ones communications with the world socially are represented by the brain and when there is any injury to the brain there is a high risk of social and emotional problems. This article provides insight into a study that was completed about this issue and the findings. The theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to think about your own mental state and others and also using this information to predict and understand how others
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Concussions a season ending brain injury. Concussions with one another will probably follow. Concussions are a fatal head injury. Concussions can range from mild to severe. Concussions can disrupt the way the brain normally works. most people who have one concussions will have two concussions. This report will show about football related concussions. How do concussions happen? Concussions happen when there is repeated jolts or bumps to the head causing the brain to be bruised. Concussions can have
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DOI: 2/13/2004. The patient is a 66-year-old male bartender/food server who sustained a work-related injury when he slipped and fell as he was walking through the dish area. As per OMNI‚ the patient was diagnosed with lumbar degenerative disc disease‚ chronic pain syndrome‚ lumbar spondylosis and bilateral knee degenerative arthritis. As per OMNI‚ the patient is status post anterior and posterior C4-5 and C5-6 fusion on 12/30/05. According to the AME report on 1/30/07‚ allowance to see the treating
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Colic is defined as abdominal pain. Having it known as pain it is not a diagnosis but it’s a clinical sign your horse is showing. Colic is a term for all forms of gastrointestinal conditions which cause pain. Even other causes of abdominal pain not involving the gastrointestinal tract. The most common forms of colic are gastrointestinal in nature and are most often related to colonic disturbance. There are a variety of different causes of colic‚ and having them range for minor to major to severe
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Burns are very dangerous because if you survive the burn you are still at a large risk for infection. It is very hard to tell if the burned area is infected because the first signs of an infection are that the area is red‚ inflamed‚ and warm to the touch. A burned area already has these signs. It is also very easy to get an infection from a burn because the first defense against bacteria is the skin and burns damage the skin. More than ten thousand burn victims die a year from infection. There
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