CASE STUDY - TRAUMA 1. What is the difference between a primary and secondary survey? (4 points) - Primary Survey = This is pre-hospital resuscitation done to quickly identify and begin treating life threatening injuries in the field. This uses an ABCDE approach - Secondary Survey = This is hospital resuscitation‚ a more in depth system by system process after arrival to the hospital. It includes a complete head to toe assessment which helps identify other injuries
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choose to write about their trauma‚ they have felt lost and trapped before too. Once the memoirist start writing the details of their incident‚ it’s like a weight has been lifted off their shoulders. They are sharing details that may have been difficult to verbally express. Therefore‚ when a memoirists is ready to write and share details of their trauma‚ they should be able to express themselves freely in order to define their truth. Memoirists who experienced great trauma‚ and then later feel ready
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Introduction Blunt chest trauma is an injury that is caused by a hard‚ direct hit or blow to the chest. The blow can be strong enough to injure multiple body parts. Blunt chest trauma often results in bruised or broken (fractured) ribs. In many cases‚ the soft tissue in the chest wall is also injured‚ and this causes pain and bruising. Internal organs‚ such as the heart and lungs‚ can become injured as well. Blunt chest trauma can lead to serious medical problems. This injury requires immediate medical
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Children face diverse types of trauma in their lives which can cause stress. Children experience trauma appear to be going through different levels of stress (National‚ 2012). The first type is a lower stage of stress which is everyday stress. For a student‚ this would be taking an exam or doing a presentation. The second tier is where a child can tolerate things like the death of a loved one‚ but eventually one could recover. Finally‚ the last level is toxic to the student’s development. This
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Behavioral Epigenetics: Resilience After Trauma Epigenetics is the complex yet utterly fascinating study of the modification of gene expression and the peculiar ways organisms can be altered due to these changes. Dan Hurley‚ writer for Discover Magazine‚ introduces Michael Meaney and Moshe Syzf‚ “two young scientists following in Freud’s and Darwin’s footsteps” who‚ in 1992‚ had “begun to forge a revolutionary new synthesis” of how various life experiences may actually impact genes and behavior
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As an aspiring Trauma Surgeon I must obtain a bachelor’s degree in an area such as pre medicine‚ biology or a related scientific discipline. After I must take the MCAT and complete four years of medical school and earn a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). M.D. programs combine two years of laboratory and class work‚ followed with two more years of clinical clerkships. After completing my educational requirements‚ I will spend three or more years in a general surgery residency where I will complete surgery
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PTSD‚ Reliving Trauma Tameka Sims 22167440 Liberty University Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has many symptoms and the DSM IV-TR tells us that there is a criterion that must be met in order to diagnose a person with PTSD. There are people from all walks of life that struggle with this disorder but there is hope in treatment. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by the re-experiencing of an extremely traumatic event
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University of Phoenix Faculty Material EARLY CIVILIZATIONS MATRIX CIVILIZATION |politics |society/ economics |technology |art |music |architecture |philosophy |literature | |Prehistoric |Establish- ments of large social entities 7 million ’’ 10‚000 B.C.E. |Fossil remains of near-human or proto-human creature known as Hominids 7 million-10‚000 B.C.E. |Tool and weapon making 20‚000 B.C.E. |Paintings and carvings on walls of caves and surface of rocks 15‚000 B.C.E. |Ancient music in most
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1071-4421 print/1547-7487 online DOI: 10.1080/10714421.2010.505145 I Witness: Re-presenting Trauma in and by Cinema TAMAR ASHURI Department of Communication Studies‚ Ben-Gurion University‚ Beer-Sheva‚ Israel and School of Communication‚ Sapir College‚ D.N. Hof Ashkelon‚ Israel This article considers how film helps reconcile a traumatic collective past through representation of a personal trauma. It focuses on the role of witnesses in conveying their experiences regarding events that have traumatized
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The Traumas Associated with Hurricane Katrina Michael A. Porch Saint Leo University Abstract Trauma is defined as; an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects (Encarta Dictionary‚ 2013). Hurricane Katrina was one of‚ if not‚ the most devastating natural disaster to hit the United States (US); while being the costliest and the third deadliest (The Weather Channel‚ 2009). The physical‚ social‚
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