My topic in this paper is about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the sudden‚ unexplained death of an infant younger than one year old. Some people call SIDS "crib death" because many babies who die of SIDS are found in their cribs. SIDS is the leading cause of death in children between one month and one year old. Most SIDS deaths occur when babies are between two months and four months old. The causes of SIDS are is still unknown. But there are many factors that may
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SIDS also known as the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome‚ or can commonly be associated with “crib death” or stomach sleeping. SIDS is known to only happen when an infant is premature and are between the ages of 2-4 months and 1 year’s old being the oldest that typically get affected. SIDS can strike any time of the day or night without any warning given even when you have the healthiest baby. This occurs when the infant is placed on their little tummies‚ Not necessary just on the infant stomach‚ but
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Definitions of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)‚ sepsis‚ septic shock‚ and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Two or more of the following clinical signs of systemic response to endothelial inflammation: • Temperature > 38°C or < 36°C x Heart rate > 90 beats/min • Tachypnoea (respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min or hyperventilation (Paco2 < 4.25 kPa)) • White blood cell count > 12 ⋅ 109/l or < 4 ⋅ 109/l or the presence
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A developmental study of auditory preferences in infants with Down’s syndrome and non-handicapped infants when hearing familiar and unfamiliar voices singing nursery rhymes The auditory preferences of 20 non-handicapped infants and 20 infants with Down’s syndrome will be studied at the ages of 6 months and 12 months. A digital apparatus allowing infants to choose whether to listen to one of two auditory stimuli will be used as a measurement of their preferences. Sounds used will include two familiar
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SIDS SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome‚ it is the unexpected‚ sudden death of a child under age 1. The exact cause of SIDS is unknown but some factors can lead to the death of a child. SIDS kills over 7‚000 American babies each year. SIDS appears to happen very suddenly with no suffering. It is not a contagious disease‚ it can’t be predicted or prevented‚ and victims are usually healthy before. Although‚ SIDS is not something to stress over or worry about greatly because the risk of
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1. A physician is called to the intensive care unit to provide care for a patient who received second- and third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body due to a chemical fire. The patient is in respiratory distress and is suffering from severe dehydration. The physician provides support for two hours. Later that day the physician returns and provides an additional hour of critical care support to the patient. 2. A 23-month-old infant with a heart condition presented to the ED. The physician examined
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What Does the Future Hold for Somalia? Today Somalia is suffering through the worst food shortage since 1992‚ when 300‚000 Somalis died from starvations. On July 20‚ 2011‚ the United Nations declared Somalia in a state of famine and Somalia is recognized as the most serious food insecurity in the world with an estimated 3.7 million people already being affected by the famine. Reports from UNICEF indicate one in five children are acutely malnourished. Executive director of UNICEF UK David Bull
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In the article‚ You Are Being Lied to About Pirates by Johann Hari‚ Hari conveys that the image of pirates has been villainized by governments throughout the ages while the very same governments provided the conditions that drive them to piracy. The article begins by explaining that during the gold age of piracy‚ the majority of men only had two options when it came to employment. It was either become a merchant or be forced to endure the unjustly working conditions of the Navy‚ which often times
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XYY Syndrome‚ Jacob Syndrome XYY Syndrome‚ better known as the Jacob Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome. Healthy males have 46 chromosomes including one X and one Y chromosome. Men with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes‚ two of which are Y chromosomes. It is not known why the extra Y chromosome occurs. The disorder is present at birth and is estimated to occur in one out of every one thousand live births (1). In very rare instances‚ the syndrome
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Definition of Piracy Piracy is typically an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land‚ in the air‚ or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator (e.g. one passenger stealing from others on the same vessel). The term has been used throughout history to refer to raids across land borders by non-state agents. Piracy or pirating is the name of
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