Coup and countrecoup are classified as primary brain injury that is caused by direct impact and can be focal‚ affecting one area of the brain‚ or diffuse‚ involving more than one area of the brain. A bruise or contusion is caused by force that damages or destroys blood vessels. Coup and contrecoup injuries are contusions that result from a blow to the head‚ which leads to the brain to slam against the inside of the skull. Furthermore‚ coup injury is brain contusion that occurs at the point of impact
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Kristen Erdiakoff ERDIAKOFF1 English. 100 December 3rd‚ 2012 My Dance Injury Dancing‚ primarily ballet‚ has been the main focus of my childhood (from age three and beyond)‚ as well as early teen life. In many ways‚ it is what defines me; how I see myself as well as describe myself. But‚ My ballet career was forever altered when‚ in 2008‚ I did a lunge in a primary class with the Artistic Director at the San Francisco School of Ballet and landed ever so gracefully which
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scared to go to a doctor in fear that they will not be able to play on the field. Although‚ this could cause more time sitting out. In the article " Heads Up: Concussions in High School Sports says that " Multiple concussions relate to worse outcomes." This means that if an athlete already has a concussion and they return to the field and acquire another injury they are more susceptible to permanent
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MU 2.4 MU 2.4:TASK 1 1.1 Outline the health and safety policies and procedures of the work setting. If an accident occurs write down in accident book. No matter how small the injury is. With a double signature from staff and end of the day by parents Medical Records. Only prescription drugs to be recorded. Making sure the gate is always shut on the entrance to the kitchen area so the children can’t go in and get hurt or burnt. All cleaning products are locked away in the kitchen
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A concussion is an injury of the brain that occurs when the brain collides with the skull or undergoes an impact of some sort. Most concussions are a result of a blow to the head‚ neck‚ or upper body‚ a violent jerking of the body. Symptoms of a concussion include dizziness‚ headaches‚ nausea‚ vision issues‚ seeing spots‚ problems focusing‚ lack of energy‚ pressure in the head‚ vomiting‚ ringing of the ears‚ being dazed‚ slurred speech‚ fatigue‚ temporary loss of consciousness‚ memory gaps‚ sensitivity
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whose five year old child has head lice. Dear Parents‚ We at Mrinal’s Childcare have decided as a precautionary measure to prevent the outbreak of head lice among children. We have compiled some information on the subject to help you if your child or children already suffer from the same or to prevent your child from getting it. This is in no way meant to scare or offend anyone but is just a routine check that we follow on our facility. What are head lice? Head lice are very tiny parasitic
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Food Training to Prevent Knife Injuries from Avocado Prep It recently came to our attention that an increased number of people are injuring themselves while cutting avocados. With summer upon us‚ avocados are frequenting menu items such as salads‚ and guacamole production is in full swing at local restaurants. We feel that food training should go beyond keeping your food safe‚ but also keeping your staff safe as well‚ so this week we explore the proper way to prepare this popular ingredient. The
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A head nurse has the following important duties and job responsibilities: * Planning and scheduling the work activities of junior nurses in her section. * Making sure that the medical reports and instruments are kept properly and safely. * Ensuring that the patients obey the instructions and advice of the doctors and follow their prescriptions sincerely. * Ensuring that the areas where the patients are admitted are sanitized properly on a regular basis. * Directing the patients
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27-29 Introduction I am here to tell you about my log book that I will describe four legislative factors that influence the health and safety in football. This will include * Health and safety at work act(1974) * Work act(Reporting of injuries ‚diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations(RIDDOR) * Health and safety(First aid) regulations(1981) * Fire safety and safety of places of sport act (1987) Health and safety at work act (1974) This act explains the main principles
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Competitive Sports Imagine you’re playing in quarterback and you fall and hit your head really bad. You end up getting a concussion‚ this is why competitive sports can be harmful. The other side says‚ competitive sports are beneficial. What i think is that competitive sports are very harmful. First of all competitive sports can cause multiple injuries‚ secondly competitive sports can cause lots of pressure‚ and finally competitive sports can cause lots of parents to pay lots of money. One example
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