Knee tendinitis is an injury to either the quadriceps tendon or more commonly the patellar tendon also known as jumper’s knee. Knee tendonitis is caused by an overuse of the knee in a continuous motion or repeated jumping which is why it is especially common injury in runners‚ basketball and volleyball players. Jumper’s knee causes a pain‚ weakness and swelling in the patellar tendon and/or quadriceps tendon. Patellar tendonitis occurs when stress is placed on the knee structure through running
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PROCEDURAL HISTORY Ms. Palsgraf successfully sued the Long Island Railroad Company for compensation for her injuries in the Kings County‚ New York State Circuit Court. The Long Island Railroad Company appealed this decision to the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court‚ Second Department‚ which upheld the lower court’s ruling. The company appealed once more to the New York Court of Appeals‚ which agreed to hear the case. FACTS OF THE CASE The Plaintiff was purchasing a ticket on the railroad
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Are Travel Sports Worth It? An issue that is defied about a lot is whether kids should be allowed to play travel sports or not. Many people think kids should not play travel sports because there are more risks to injuries than rec league. When kids play travel sports they have fun and learn new stuff‚ so why should people take away that privilege. Because people think rec sports are better for their kids they are wrong because there are many more pros than there are cons. Kids should play travel
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she report the parents preventing future injuries to the child‚ but going against the patient confidentiality since the patient is a child. 3. The therapist must first define the problem‚ then clearly understand and identify all options. Look into both legalities and ethics of the case‚ and come up with a course of action. Maybe even consult the APTA board. The therapist could lose the trust of the child and report his or her parents preventing future injuries‚ or the therapist could agree with the
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Dangerous Habits of Drivers Drivers with bad driving habits are most likely to have accidents. Accidents could lead to serious injuries or even death. To prevent accidents‚ drivers need to have a responsible attitude and a level of maturity‚ when given this privilege. These accidents occur when the driver’s concentrating less on the vehicle and more on the things around them. Driving is a major part of life‚ but some habits like using cell phones‚ over speeding‚ and drinking and driving could
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1. Causation General Test Barnett v Chelsea Hospital [1969] 1 QB 428: P drank some tea which had been laced with arsenic and he presented himself at D’s hospital since he was vomiting. D told him to leave and call his own doctor. P died‚ but it was unclear that even if he had been admitted to the hospital he would have survived. P’s widow sued for negligence. The court held that there was proximity since P had presented himself at D’s hospital‚ and that D was negligent in not treating him.
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2.2; 2.3 Student’s name; Penny Nwogwugwu_______________________ List circumstances when children may require urgent medical attention: high fever MVA motor vehicular accident /multiple organ trauma burns and scald chocking eye injury e.g. black eye‚ foreign body in the eye stings and bites bleeding cardiac arrest fractures seizures (fits breathing problems loss of unconscious What to do when the child is ill or injured? Create an action plan. Child’s
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amusement ride while intoxicated‚ or while operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated‚ by reason of that intoxication causes serious bodily injury to another; or (2) as a result of assembling a mobile amusement ride while intoxicated causes serious bodily injury to another. (b) In this section‚ "serious bodily injury" means injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member
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Unit 6 Study Guide Cornell Notes Complete and Submit into the dropbox for 10 points Extra Credit. 1. Which is the most common cause of death from unintentional injury for teens? 2. Underline the correct answer: How would you classify an injury sustained from driving without a seat belt? 3. How would you classify being hit and killed by a drunk driver? 4. Why do teens have more car accidents than older drivers do? 5. During which type of disaster is it most important to turn off all electricity
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trained in first aid. If medical assistance is required‚ we call 999 and ask for an ambulance and the parent of the are informed immediately. Also‚ if a child have a head injury the parent are inform immediately and advised to monitor the child. All accidents are recorded on an accident form‚ which includes details of the injury and a body map. The form is signed by the first aid assisted stuff‚ the head teacher and parent/care who collects the child and is then kept in the child’s individual file
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