Describe common types of wounds. There are a few common types of wounds that you may come across in first aid‚ the first one is a bruise or ‘contusion’‚ and this is normally caused by bleeding under the skin and may be the result of a blunt blow or bleeding from underlying damage like a broken bone. To help to ease the pain you should cool the area with an ice pack or use cold water as soon as possible for 10 minutes. The second one is a graze or abrasion‚ this is when the top layer of the skin
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First Aid is extremely important in the work place. Sudden injuries or illnesses‚ some of which may be life-threatening‚ occur at work. It can be something that is often overlooked in the workplace because of its simplicity. First Aid can be as simple as treating a small scrape so it does not become infected to keeping a person alive by performing CPR. OSHA describes the definition of first aid as medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs. This attention
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Just like it is easy to judge others for what wrong doings they’ve done‚ it’s easy for us to look at our cities and notice the flaws they have. Transportation and other infrastructures are often first to take the blame for the failure of our cities here in the U.S. Gently winding freeways that cut through impoverished neighborhoods‚ and bus stops with only a stick with a sign that says “Bus Stop” on it are good examples of ways that our current infrastructure can take the blame. What happens when
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Homeless people all around the world are starving and nobody is doing anything about it. Homelessness is defined as a person who "lacks a fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate night-time residence." (Cite)They are starving because of the poverty in the world‚ the whole world’s population as we know it‚ and community’s pretending not to see it happening . Poverty is a big thing that affects homelessness in the U.S (cite) . The population increases every day and that makes the world more populated and creates
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bar and hailed cabs for our trip uptown. Several blocks from Rockefeller Center‚ with traffic at a crawl‚ we paid the cab fare and decided to walk the rest of the way. We flagged down as many from our group as we could find and reconvened on the sidewalk outside of Trump Tower. Sadly our new found friends were gone‚ but we retained much of our original group. Then suddenly‚ we all had to pee. It was like our bladders synced up when we stepped out into the cold December
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Hemophilia A is a rare genetic disease that is characterized as a bleeding disorder. The disease‚ which presents itself in three different forms‚ mild‚ moderate‚ and severe‚ is dependent upon the production of the glycoprotein‚ coagulation factor viii. Although Hemophilia A produces a wide variety of serious symptoms‚ it is not necessarily fatal‚ and it is a direct result of a mutation that occurs on the gene F8 (4). Hemophilia A can be distinguished into three forms: mild‚ moderate‚ and severe.
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MATH 209 — FINAL EXAM This is an open book quiz – feel free to use all the material at your disposal. Please remember to show your methodology as well as the answer. How you solve the problems counts almost as much as your correct answer – in other words‚ even if you get the wrong answer‚ partial credit is available if you can show that you know how to approach the problem! These are not difficult – just remember to follow logical rules AND PLEASE BE CAREFUL — CHECK YOUR ARITHMETIC
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The hypothalamus (an area in the brain) and the pituitary gland control six important hormones: Introduction Menstrual disorders are problems that affect a woman’s normal menstrual cycle. They include painful cramps during bleeding‚ abnormally heavy bleeding‚ or not having any bleeding. Menstruation occurs during the years between puberty and menopause. Menstruation‚ also called a "period‚" is the monthly flow of blood from the uterus through the cervix and out through the vagina. The uterus is a pear-shaped
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When you sustain an injury or if your blood vessels get damaged‚ it sends out strong signals that are picked up by platelets. These platelets are tiny blood cells rush and spread across the surface of the injury and form clots or plug to stop the bleeding or repair the damage in a process known as adhesion. On any site of injury‚ these platelets send out chemical signals to other platelets to pile onto the clot formed in a process known as aggregation. Having too many platelets can cause blood clots
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In my ward‚ I have an experience of creating a track for buttonhole method which turned out to be successful. Buttonhole technique was initially used in Europe with people who had restricted cannulation sites. In this technique‚ the needle is implanted accurately at the same site and the same angle for every dialysis session. (Twardowski & Kubara‚ 1979). Formerly cannulation is mandatory with sharp needles to create a track formation. Ideally‚ the same person must cannulate the fistula to create
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