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    1 Intro Since adequate breathing is always a first goal in supportive care or crisis rescue‚ it is essential in health care to establish a patent passage from the patient’s mouth to their lungs in order for the patient to survive. This airway ensures unobstructed breathing for basic support or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). There are two devices that are most commonly used and each device has specific indications and contraindication. 2 Research question This study was done to answer the

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    Mr. Draher PTSD Research Paper 1/13/14 Introduction: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) is a disorder that occurs in people who have suffered through a traumatic event. Such as sexual abuse‚ natural disasters‚ war‚ etc. These people then go through three different types of symptoms; the first is called re-experiencing where they relive the event through nightmares‚ flashbacks and bad thoughts. Then there’s the second set of symptoms which are called avoidance symptoms where they do things like

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    evaluation in the last step. At present‚ there are three paramedics and two physicians on duty during each shift. Only a physician can perform the exit evaluation or conduct the psychological interview. Other activities can be carried out by either physicians or paramedics. (i) Develop a layout and balance the line. How many people can be processed per hour? (ii) What activity is the current bottleneck? (iii) If one more physician and one more paramedic can be placed on duty‚ how would you redraw the layout

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    Topic-“Effective treatment for chemical dependency” Hypothesis- “Is PTSD related to those suffering with co-occurring disorders” Null Hypothesis- “Individuals with co-occurring disorders do not suffer from PTSD” Alternate Hypothesis- “Individuals with co-occurring disorders do suffer from PTSD” Below are five peer-reviewed articles that I will use for my research study for the effectiveness of counseling for individuals who suffer with PTSD‚ mental health issues and substance use disorder. Trauma originated

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    passing a breathing tube through the mouth and into the lungs of a patient. The ability to successfully perform laryngoscopy is highly dependent on operator skill; experienced physicians have failure rates of 0.1% or less‚ while less experienced paramedics may have failure rates of 10-33%‚ which can lead to death or brain injury. Accordingly‚ there is a need for improved training methods‚ and virtual reality technology holds promise for this application. The immediate objective of this research project

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    PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) is a psychological disorder that is caused by a person being exposed to a specific traumatic event. A symptom of PTSD is vivid flashbacks to the event that caused the traumatic stress. For example‚ soldiers that have gone to war in Afghanistan and come back with PTSD have been recorded having vivid nightmares that have to do with the stressful event. They can even wake up from these nightmares and attack their wives or girlfriends‚ believing briefly that they

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    this subject about? o What you should learn • Communication in society and health practice • Mental health in Australia and beyond o Health Regulation Act‚ Mandatory Functional Requirements (MFRs) and Australasian Competency Standards for Paramedics 2 Teaching Team Launceston: o o o o Shep Chidarikire (Unit Co-ordinator/Lecturer) Dr David Lees- Lecturer Debra Ferguson-Lecturer Dr Clare Fenwick-Lecturer Hobart: o o Dr Suanne Lawrence–Lecturer Rebecca

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    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom: Comparing Treatment Options Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) is far too common these days in our military veterans. Whether a diagnosis is made or not‚ America’s Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are wandering around‚ some jobless‚ some homeless‚ and some just lost and attempting to find their place in society. This can lead to self-depreciating behavior involving drugs and alcohol‚ a failure to

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    Psychological Disorder Paper XXXXX XXXX Psychology 450- Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Prof. X Psychological Disorder Paper Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as an anxiety disorder that most people acquire as a result of seeing or enduring dangerous events (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2013). Danger comes in many forms and in most cases‚ danger that cannot be detected such as an earthquake‚ a robbery or an accident. We are all equipped with the ability

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    or self. Unable to focus on what appears to be ordinary behavior in others is a daily struggle. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a reaction of being subjected to an episode that is outside the normal human experience. "5.2 million adults have PTSD during a given year. 7 or 8 out of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives" (Gradus). PTSD affects millions of people who have been exposed to violent events such as military combat zone‚ rape‚ and childhood trauma. Cause

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