When you think of the word "drug" what comes to mind? Probably marijuana‚ cocaine‚ lsd‚ prescriptions but what about bath salts? When I first heard stories about people on bath salts my reaction was you have to be kidding right‚ but no first popping onto the radar of the DEA and poison control in 2010‚ this product is causing quite a stir in the United States. Mark Ryan from the LA poison control says in an interview on the Dr. Oz television show "that he has never seen a drug that has caused the
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Speech Title: Preterm Childbirth Specific Purpose Statement: My audience will learn about preterm birth as well as the causes of it and ways to prevent it. Central Idea: Preterm childbirth is the leading cause of death in infants‚ and it is important that we know that there are ways to prevent preterm birth and care for babies who are born prematurely. Method of Organization: Topical Introduction: I. In a time where everything is seemingly at our fingertips‚ it can be difficult for us to adjust
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Premature babies‚ otherwise known as preterm or preemies‚ are babies born earlier than full term which are normally at 38-40 weeks. Prematurity‚ even with all the advances in technology‚ unfortunately still occurs. Premature babies are weak and defenseless and in almost all cases need to be hospitalized. There for‚ the birth comes with little or no warning‚ cutting short an otherwise uneventful pregnancy. Not only are you anxious about your child being born‚ you are also faced with an unfamiliar
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Noise in the NICU: Is it too loud? Jamie Nordberg Western Governors University WGU Student ID#000282046 Final Paper Noise in the NICU: Is it too loud? The NICU is often cluttered with loud‚ unpredictable noises from a variety of sources; such as cardiorespiratory alarms‚ ventilators‚ phones‚ opening and closing of portholes on incubators‚ and staff conversation. Simple caregiver tasks such as running water‚ opening packages inside an incubator‚ disposing of trash in a metal container‚ and
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Anna Wagoner Ewbank English 101 8/29/13 HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A PREMATURE BABY. When you have a premature baby there is a lot of stress‚ as well as a lot to do when your baby is first born premature. Your baby will be in the hospital at least until his/ her due date. Your baby will most likely be on an IV for most if not all of his/her time in the hospital. Your baby might also have to be on oxygen depending on the circumstances. Your baby may have many
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Bath salt description Ways to use Snorted Smoked injected Classifications It’s a depressing drug that also cause you to have hallucinations. Its schedule is 1 of the most of high restricted drugs with no accepted medical use in the U.S. Bath Salts Nicknames Ivory wave Vanilla sky White lighting Cloud 9 Charge + (plus) White dove Blue sky Mojo diamond Bolivian bath Ivory Bubble love Plant food Mad cow Snow leopard Pure ivory Sextacy Purple rain Purple wave Crush Zoom Red dove Bliss Hurricane
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The Leading Causes of Infant Deaths "Infant mortality (as defined by Wikipedia Encyclopedia) is the death of infants in the first year of life." Infant mortality deaths can be caused by several different factors including health of the mother‚ health practices‚ and living conditions of the mother. "In the United States‚ about two-thirds of infant deaths occur in the first month after birth and are due mostly to health problems of the infant or the pregnancy such as preterm delivery or birth defects"(www
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Journal Article Review 1/2 The second article that I chose for this week was relating to the most common population that is seen in the pediatric developmental clinic: premature infants. The article begins with an introduction informing the reader of some statistical information relating to premature births and the costs of hospital stays. In the introduction‚ the problem is presented‚ informing the reader that there is a need for interventions that are evidenced-based‚ to help reduce hospital
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Premature babies and some of the complications Premature Babies and some of the complications There have been many medical advances in both prevention and intervention that will hopefully lead to lower premature birth rates. Premature births affect 500‚000babies-which is 1 of every 9 infants born in the United States. Worldwide‚ more than 15 million babies are born to soon each year. Prematurity exponentially increases a variety of complications such as breathing problems. Teen pregnancy
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“Bath Salts”: A New Drug Epidemic—A Case Report Article Review #2 This article dealt with the aspects of the new and rising epidemic to which is referred as “bath salts”‚ or methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). The author shows an example of the effects of the drug by using set person‚ Mr. S‚ to show what happens to the average bath salt user. Mr. S is a fifty year old man who has had a prior substance abuse to methamphetamines and a history of violence resulting in incarcerations. After extensive
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