Foodborne Illness - Botulism Foodborne Illness - Botulism Botulism Description Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii. There are five main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulinum toxin. Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum
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deformities. Neonatal Nurses also teach the mother how to care for the little one. If the little one has a sickness‚ the nurse will teach the mother how to care for the certain disease. Sometimes‚ he or she will perform lumbar punctures or endotracheal intubations. Mainly‚ Neonatal Nurses manage ventilators and make rounds on all patients. Some simpler tasks that a Neonatal Nurse may be responsible for include completing admits and discharges or evaluating x-rays and labs (Massey). There are three levels
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Head injury Any trauma to the scalp‚ skull or brain‚ TBI. Head trauma includes an alteration in consciousness‚ no matter how brief. Common causes: motor vehicle crashes and falls. Firearm‚ assaults‚ sports-related injuries‚ recreational accidents. Deaths occur at three points in time after injury: 1) Immediately 2) within 2 hours 3) 3 weeks after the injury GCS on arrival is also a strong predictor of survival: GCS < 8 30% to 70% chance of survival. GCS > 8 indicating >90% survival. Neurological
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The model of emergency medical services in the prehospital setting can be divided up into two broad groups. The Franco-German model is the predominant delivery model in Europe where the doctor goes to the patient via ambulance. When necessary‚ the physician will transport the patient and admit them to a hospital ward‚ bypassing the emergency room. In contrast‚ the Anglo-American model has a scoop and run philosophy. This model means paramedics and EMTs arrive on the scene‚ make a quick assessment
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Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare but serious autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in your peripheral nervous system. This leads to weakness‚ numbness‚ and tingling. It can eventually cause paralysis. This cause of this condition is unknown‚ but it’s typically triggered by an infectious illness‚ such as the stomach flu or a lung infection. Guillain-Barre is rare‚ affecting only about 1 in 100‚000 ‚ according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders
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ill look at how my role as a mentor can facilitate learning and promote effective assessment in practice and also explore my role to support the students who are failing. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2008a)‚ defines “the role of a mentor as someone who facilitates learning‚ supervises and assesses learners in practice setting.” The mentor is a key support to students in practice‚ this is where students apply their knowledge‚ learn key skills and achieve the required competence for registration
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Chapter 16 Total Quality Management Teaching Notes for Cases 16-1: Precision Systems‚ Inc. This case illustrates that quality cost information can play an important role in alerting top management about the importance of quality improvement in a non-manufacturing department of a manufacturing firm. The case is based on the following article: Kalagnanam‚ S. S. and E. M. Matsumura‚ "Cost of Quality in an Order Entry Department‚" Journal of Cost Management (Fall 1995)‚ pp. 68-74
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Environmental and Global Health Issues Communicable Disease Outbreak SARS By Western Governors University Abstract Increased mobility of human populations allows disease to spread quickly around the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is one such communicable disease that came to worldwide attention in 2003 with >8000 cases and approximately 800 deaths. How such a disease can move so rapidly and be transmitted to so many people becomes apparent and
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This page intentionally left blank I N T E R P R E T I N G C H E ST X- R AY S Illustrated with 100 Cases Interpreting chest X-rays can seem baffling and intimidating for junior doctors. This highly illustrated guide provides the ideal introduction to chest radiology. It uses 100 clinical cases to illuminate a wide range of common medical conditions‚ each illustrated with a chest X-ray and a clear description of the significant diagnostic features and their clinical relevance. Where appropriate
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Research Summary Hunter Jones MICT III Clinical Johnson County Community College Research Summary Heat stroke is defined by Knochel and Ouchama (2002‚ p. 1978) as “a core body temperature that rises above 40°C (105°F) and that is accompanied by hot‚ dry skin and central nervous system abnormalities such as delirium‚ convulsions‚ or coma.” Heat stroke can be the result of either exposure to a high environmental temperature or from an elevated core temperature due to strenuous exercise
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