First aid Introduction First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and in some cases‚ potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with
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3. What type of burn has the student received? Explain. 4. What type of radiation has caused the burn? 5. List ALL the layers of the skin that have been damaged. 6. List ALL the layers that have been killed. 7. Why is this type of burn so painful? 8. What percentage of the total body surface has been burned? SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS! FACT: A burn is considered critical and should receive prompt medical attention if: 25% of the body is covered by 2nd degree burns or 10% of the body
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is considered to be a third degree burn. In a third degree burn the epidermis‚ dermis‚ and hypodermis are all affected from this this burn. Third degree burns are the most severe type of bun there is because the affect the epidermis‚ dermis‚ and the subcutaneous layer. After this type of burn the skin may appear charred‚ blanched‚ or bright red and normally the person affected by this won’t feel any pain because of the the nerves that were damaged. After the burn has occurred the patient may require
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well as further injuries to patients. This topic provides the learner/student nurse an idea that is helpful to make an appropriate decision making in varied situations and will prepare the learner also on how to handle the different manifestations of burns. Furthermore‚ this topic will give an idea on how to become a progressive & productive person upon caring & understanding the different complications in their further exposure. CENTRAL OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lecture discussion/teaching
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What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. With asthma‚ there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This results in asthma symptoms‚ including coughing‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ and chest tightness. If it is severe‚ asthma can result in decreased activity and inability to talk. Some people refer to asthma as "bronchial asthma." Asthma symptoms can
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Mexico was driven through the mc Donald’s drive through by her grandson and she ordered a coffee she was given the coffee in a Styrofoam cup . Where then she spilled some coffee on her sweat pants and was severely burned. She received 3rd degree burns from the coffee. She proceeded to sue McDonalds for her injuries. Below I will list all the current facts presented that would be used to sustain her case in the court system. Stella was the passenger in the car she was not actually operating the
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Alena Professor Okun ENC 1101 3 February 2014 Narration Essay Number One Growing up nothing ever affected me as much as the time when I saw my baby sister in agony. Cecelia was only two years old at the time and yet she had already gone through something so horrific and frightening for a toddler to experience. I could not understand what was happening as I was only a little girl. The feeling that I had in the pit of my stomach left me feeling petrified because it was truly one of my worst experiences
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Sonya Lane Unit 2: Managing Paediatric Illness and Injury. Accidents will happen however careful you carry out risk assessments and supervise children. That is why it is recommended that practitioners take a first aid course. There has to be at least one first aider present at all registered settings. The aims of first aid are often remembered as the three p’s‚ these are: Preserve Life. Prevent the condition from worsening. Promote recovery. Sometimes first aid is all that is necessary- for
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that Liebeck had only herself to blame for placing the cup between her legs. It was also stated that Liebeck failed to leap out of the seat allowing the coffee to penetrate her clothing and burning her. A burn expert for Liebeck stated that 170 degree coffee is capable of causing second degree burns
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reasonable minds can come to but one conclusion and that conclusion is adverse to the non-moving party. In this case‚ the movant would be the Nadel family. 3. Briefly state the facts of this case. The child‚ Christopher Nadel‚ was suffered second-degree burns on his right foot as a result of spilled hot coffee. The Nadel’s raised the below claims: a. Breach of a warranty of merchantability and breach of a warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Both are based on the allegation that the coffee was
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