the administration of Intramuscular (IM) injections. I have chosen this as within my first clinical placement this was a widely used method of drug administration and I became involved in the process of IM injections. I therefore researched the topic of IM injections and my knowledge within this area developed. The first stage of Gibbs (1988) model of reflection requires a description of events. I was asked to administer a drug to a patient via IM injection. I had observed this clinical skill on a
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According to a recent Economist “Livability Ranking and Overview‚ August‚ 2012” study‚ the city of Vancouver is ranked third most livable city in the world. However‚ what the report fails to mention is the 33 years of homelessness on Vancouver’s streets. Unfortunately‚ it has taken 29 years to stabilize and reduce Vancouver’s homeless problem. According to‚ Mayor Gregor Robertson‚ “We’ve seen a big drop in street homelessness in Vancouver over the past four years‚ with a 62 percent decrease since
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with state and public health departments on a multistate investigation concerning fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection‚ prepared by the New England Compound Center (NECC). As of November 19‚ 2012 a total of 490 cases‚ including 34 deaths have been reported in 19 states. The predominant fungus identified in patients and confirmed by the CDC laboratory is called
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can be implemented‚ not just a quick fix Band-Aid solution. If caregivers‚ counselors and the general public do not hold more of an abstinence position on recovery they will eventually do users a disservice. I will touch on needle exchange‚ safe injection sites‚ wet houses‚ decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. The Position Of Harm Reduction The International Harm Reduction Development program defines harm reduction as "a pragmatic and humanistic approach to diminishing the individual and
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toxicity experiments‚ where the animals are forced to consume substances such as perfume‚ make-up and other beauty products and are often literally poisoned‚ their systems literally overloaded by the substance in question. Another testing method is the Lethal Dose 50 percent test or LD50. In this procedure at least half of the animals must die in order for the government to figure out how much a human can ingest without dying. In one such test some animals were fed 4. lb. of lipstick and one ended up
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The global market for injection molded plastics is expected to reach USD 277.78 billion by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Increasing demand for plastic as a packaging material coupled with the growing packaging industry in Asia is expected to be a key factor driving market demand over the next six years. In addition‚ the growing need for weight reduction in automobiles is also expected to augment the demand for plastics as a substitute to metal which in turn is expected
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In more than 30 countries around the world the taser has shown to be a great and effective weapon for the law enforcement to use. It is also an effective but safe tool used against bad guys showing resistance against the law enforcement. People are trying to ban tasers all together from the law enforcement which is a terrible and non effective thing to do and here is why‚ the taser is a safe weapon that stops the enemy in their tracks. It stuns them and does not allow them to move. A person that
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Vastus Medialis Gross Morphology The vastus medialis (VM) is a muscle situated in anteromedial aspect of the thigh. It forms quadriceps femoris muscle by the three distinctive portion‚ the rectus femoris‚ vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius (Palastanga and Soames 2012). The Vastus medialis has been termed as being composed of two separate division: the vastus medialis longus proximally‚ and the vastus medialis oblique distally (Hubbard et al 1997). The vastus medialis (VM) origin form a line
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Chapter 3 1. Identify whether your company has a competitive advantage or disadvantage in its primary industry. (Its primary industry is the one in which it has the most sales.) The competitive advantage which Audi has is technology; Audi is regarded as a pioneer in the development of LED technology and leads the competition by a large margin in this field. FSI and TFSI are Audi’s innovative‚ high performance petrol engines and TDI is Audi’s super-efficient diesel engine‚ more power‚ less fuel
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1.2. How did the cheat work ? During a public statement organized in March 2016‚ it was revealed that thenCEO Martin Winterkorn had received in 2014 two memos revealing the discrepancies between laboratory and onroad emissions. Moreover‚ it was stated that he « did not have understood the gravity of the situation » and that engineers may have installed illegal defeat devices without clearly refering to their management. As in Kurozawa cult movie Rashomon‚ it is highly difficult to know where
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