A Path to Amputation For Body Integrity Identity Patients In this paper‚ I will argue that amputation is an ethically appropriate medical intervention for patients with Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) as long as certain criteria are followed. My argument for this is based on the fact that it is every medical professional’s ethical responsibility to relieve patients from their suffering and there is an inherent lack of alternative solutions to treating BIID. It might be objected to this that
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Chapter 9 Amputations‚ Prostheses‚ Braces AMPUTATIONS AND PROSTHESES Amputations- may be the result of congenital limb deficiencies or may be acquired. Acquired amputations – are traumatic‚ ischemic‚ or surgical in origin. Surgical amputation – is an ancient procedure. *Amputation – is only the essential first step in a series of measures designed to achieve ultimately the maximum rehabilitation of the patient. Indication Welfare will be significantly improved by the removal of
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Management Patient With An Amputation Aries Nubla Amputation Is the removal of a body part‚ and most commonly a limb (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Used to relieve symptoms‚ improve functions and to save or improve the patient’s quality of life (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Can be elective due to complications of the vascular disease often of diabetes. ex. Gangrene‚ trauma (burns‚ crushing injury‚ electrical burns‚ frostbite‚ explosions) Vascular disease accounts for 82% of all amputations with 97% results in
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Amputation Mishap The Neighborhood News reports of a medical error at The Neighborhood Hospital. The report states a 62 year-old male patient underwent surgery to have his leg amputated only to discover the wrong leg was amputated during surgery. The newspaper article states the mishap is negligence. In the following paragraphs‚ negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice are discussed and determine if the newspaper’s statement of negligence is correct. Ethical principles in nursing and
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technology paper My father is my hero. He is my role model and my reason for pushing on because that is exactly what he did. He was able to move on with his life with the help of prosthetics. After the loss of a limb life is challenging‚ but with the help of prosthetics it becomes easier. Prosthetics have evolved over time to do just that. No amputation is wanted but‚ just like my fathers‚ they are preformed if and when nesasarry. For those of you who don’t know what an amputation is‚ its the
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Amputation Mishap; Negligence Carmen Holder HCS/478 February 4‚ 2013 Barbara Gilbert‚ EdD‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE Amputation Mishap; Negligence Confused by a repeating dream‚ Joseph Benson wakes up and realizes the wrong leg was amputated. Even under the best of circumstances‚ mishaps such as this one do occur as a result of negligence and cause unnecessary duress to patients. This paper will discuss the difference between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. I will present my opinion of
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BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION Below the knee amputation (BKA) is surgery to remove all or part of your foot or your leg below the knee cap. A below the knee amputation is a surgical procedure when the bottom part of the leg is removed with an incision below the knee. This is also known as a trans-tibial amputation. This procedure is recommended when a patient has a severely diseased or damaged lower leg that cannot be treated. Below-knee amputation is usually performed for extensive high-grade soft-tissue
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Madison Thacker Webb US History 22 May 2014 Amputation during the Civil War When people picture the Civil War amputations‚ they often picture piles of limps stacked around a battlefield and a surgeon as a butcher. However‚ this picture is not true to the real nature of battlefield medicine. Amputation was the most common surgery throughout the Civil War. The Civil War leads to advancement in amputation and quality of life for those who had amputation. Artificial limbs also came into the picture
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procedure that occurred during the war was not amputations. Amputations at this time were quick taking only 2 to 10 minutes to complete. During this time they realized the farther from the torso the better the survival rate‚ as well as the fact the faster the procedure happens after the wound the better. They did not let just any physician amputate either‚ only the most experienced surgeons get to perform the surgery. Also keep in mind that amputations were not carried out using proper sterile techniques
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problem. It is unfair to the many people who work hard to achieve their goals to have all their hard work and interest thrown away by cheaters who want to gain the upper hand. It is with this that I say yes‚ cheating is wrong. One of my reasons on why I believe that cheating is wrong is because it does not teach the cheater anything. Cheaters will continue to copy and plagiarize‚ but does that mean they’ve learned something‚ something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives and never forget? No
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