was the eldest of four children born in the area of New Orleans now known as "cancer alley." According to a Tribune interview in 1995‚ she was the only one of the siblings to reach their first birthday. One brother was stillborn‚ another died of meningitis at 9 months and her 2-month-old sister died of pneumonia. Johnson would spend most of her adult life in the Calumet Region‚ the industrial area along Lake Michigan’s southern tip that is one of the nation’s most polluted areas. She famously dubbed
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Perinatal Postnatal extreme prematurity infection infection hyperarginemia hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy trauma genetic disease trauma CO poisoning brain malformation kernicterus toxic ingestion hydrocephalus meningitis stroke toxemia maternal coagulopathy placental abruption 4 types of cerebral palsy include: Spastic : Spastic is (70-80% of all) Defined as increased muscle tone of clasp knife quality‚ increased reflexes with tendency to clonus‚ and
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TDA 2.2: safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1.1 Safeguarding legislations: Health and safety policy Healthy and safety at work act (1974) Every child matters framework (covered on page 20) Working together to safeguard children (2006 and 2010) Safeguarding policy Children act (1989 and 2004) Child protection policy E-safety Children Act: The Children’s Act came in to force in 1989 and was drafted complement the Human Rights Act but be specific to children
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will be incorrect. When using the wash buffer in the tests‚ you have to be very careful and pay close attention to it. Being careless will lead to your results being incorrect and no repair. Sue‚ Jill‚ Maria‚ and Marco have been diagnosed with meningitis. Sue was very tired with heavy fatigue‚ had a strong headache with a fever of 100.6°F. Jill was also fatigued and also with a small fever of 99.7°F. Maria had the strongest fever between Jill and Sue at 103°F. Marco had very strong headache and
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Polio‚ poliomyelitis‚ is a deadly infectious paralytic disease caused by the poliovirus. Transmission of this disease is from person to person and very contagious with the ability to infect the brain and spinal cord causing paralysis. Most common routes of transmission are direct person to person contact‚ contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth such as droplets from a sneeze or cough or contact with infected feces. The individual is contagious immediately before symptoms present
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teach‚ and Helen’s willingness to learn‚ Helen became a well-adjusted independent young woman. When Helen was nineteen months old‚ she developed an illness that resulted in both blindness and deafness. It’s thought that the sickness was either meningitis or scarlet fever. Naturally‚ Helen’s parents felt concern for her future. As Helen grew into a young girl‚ she became increasingly frustrated with her inability to communicate. She became very frustrated trying to speak and be understood. Since
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Unit 4 – Keeping children safe E1+D1 Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - The Health and Safety at work Act helps keep the environment safe and secure by making sure that visitors sign in and people who are working in the setting are CRB checked and that gates and doors are securely locked. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) - COSHH helps keep the environment safe and secure by making sure that chemicals are locked away in a lockable cupboards out of reach from the children. Data
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been identified. Diagnosis The diagnosis is arrived at by eliminating more serious causes of seizure and fever: in particular‚ meningitis and encephalitis. However‚ in locales in which children are immunized for pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae‚ the prevalence of bacterial meningitis is low. If a child has recovered and is acting normally‚ bacterial meningitis is very unlikely. Blood test‚ imaging of the brain and an electroencephalogram are generally not needed.[1] Types There are three
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can also be passed from an infected mother to her baby;” Congenital Taxoplasmosis”‚ very serious‚ especially when mother becomes infected during pregnancy. There is a risk of miscarriage‚ or babies can develop lifethreatening complications‚ like meningitis‚ and inflammatory diseases of various other organs. As well‚ the mother might have complications that can be fatal.Rarely is Taxoplasmosis transmitted by blood transfusion‚ and is not spread human to human.‚ The infection has two stages " Acute
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girl‚ she finally felt free and in control of her life. One day‚ Amy was coming home from work with what she thought was the flu‚ under 24 hours later she ended up in a hospital with a less than 2 percent chance of living. She was diagnosed with meningitis and lost her spleen‚ kidneys and even both of her legs below the knee. Amy thought of how she was going to achieve her dream of traveling the world and snowboarding with her disability. Months later‚ she knew that she had to let go of
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