Introduction: This reflection paper will illustrate on a particular event that I have witnessed in my new work place‚ which is my first experience with elderly. The incident that I am going to write about involved an elderly women aged 75 year-old. In accordance with the ANMC (2008) Code of professional conduct‚ confidentiality shall be maintained all name have been changed to protect identity. Therefore an elderly women is discuss in this is represent as Mrs. X. Description of incident: Mrs
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In previous year a big concern has been expressed when dealing with the outcome of head injuries and brain damage within in the sports arenas. Sports such as football‚ soccer‚ swimming‚ baseball‚ basketball‚ and rugby have faced major concerns when involving the brain which affects if emotionally‚ physically‚ and psychologically. The sports have produced such problem as concussions‚ brain damage‚ over competiveness and depression. The sport of football has produced theIn 1995 more than 61% of former
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Sport Injuries Fractures A bone fracture is a condition in where there is a break or crack of the bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force impact or stress on the bone Fractures can occur in any bone in the body. There are different types of fractures for example a clean break to the bone that does not damage surrounding tissue or tear through the skin is known as a closed fracture. On the other hand‚ one that damages surrounding skin or tissue is known as an open fracture. This
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Cancer is a disease that takes the lives of thousands upon thousands of people each year. There are more than 100 different types of cancers known to man. For example‚ brain tumor‚ an abnormal growth of cells within the brain or central spinal cord. Every brain tumor is extremely dangerous and possibly life threatening because of the small amount of space within the intracranial cavity. However‚ there are signs and symptoms that can be discovered beforehand so the tumor can be treated. The field
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“Write your injuries in dust‚ your benefits in marble”‚ Benjamin Franklin stated. It was a Tuesday night late winter in Austin at Westwood High School. Tonight was the night we competed with one of district rivals the Westwood Warriors‚ and where both teams would put everything on the line in order to win the game hoping to better the chances of securing a state playoff spot. The game remained equal at 0 to 0 till the second half‚ where we finally with 10 minutes left in the game took the lead. The
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Both reading and watching the real deal of the play “Gruesome Playground Injuries” written by Rajiv Joseph were two very different experiences for me. I felt that while I was watching the play‚ there was a closer link between Doug and Kayleen‚ and they were more alike in a sense which brought them closer. As I had stated in my play response for this particular play‚ “It was almost like the two found solace in knowing their pain was for each other‚ as if every time they did some type of harm to
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Physical changes have a bigger impact on the brain than chemical changes. Some injuries to change the brain include concussions‚ tumors‚ assault‚ lobotomies‚ and accidents. A concussion is a temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. The term is also used loosely of the aftereffects such as confusion‚ dizziness‚ and lightheadedness. Concussions can usually be caused by sports or any other accidents to the head. A specific part of a brain could be either damaged or bruised. A violent
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BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE Kumaresh M‚ mkumaresh14@gmail.com‚ 9445637950 Vijayaprabhuvel R‚ vijayaprabhuvel@gmail.com‚ 9940505985 Abstract We live at a time when the disabled are on the leading edge of a broader societal trend towards the use of assistive technology known as Brain Computer Interface. Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a collaboration between a brain and a device that enables signals from the brain to direct some external activity‚ such as control of robotic machine and
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Effects of Bacterial Meningitis on the Brain Abstract Meningitis is an infection of the subarachnoid space (located between the middle arachnid matter and the inner pia mater) of the meninges‚ which is the thin layer of tissues that line the brain and the spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the subarachnoid space and the meninges‚ providing cushion for the brain and the spinal cord‚ and filling the internal spaces within the brain. There are 2 main types of meningitis
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A spinal cord injury is harm to any a part of the funiculus or nerves at the tip of the epithelial duct and sometimes causes permanent changes in strength‚ sensation and different body functions below the location of the injury. What happens when you have a spinal cord injury? It can cause an accident that causes your vertebrae to interrupt may also harm your neural structure. And once the neural structure is broken‚ the route is closed. Nerve impulses can’t get through. This ends up in dysfunction
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