Q. Define the term ‘Duty of Care’ The duty of care is a general legal duty on all individuals and organisations‚ to avoid carelessly causing injury to persons. It requires everything to be done to protect health and safety of others at the workplace. Health and social care organisations have what is called a duty of care towards the people they look after‚ this means that they must do everything they can to keep the people in their care safe from harm. It is not only the care establishment that
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concussions leave you at home for a couple of days and others can leave you with a very very serious mental disease. Football is the sport with the most concussions per year. Children are the most prone to have a concussion because of the fact that there brain is near fully developed. Football has been around for since 1869 and the risk of a concussion has been plaguing the mind of every athlete. Many people believe that football has the most concussion per year and they are right. Many concussions
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Concussions and their effects on our brain In an everyday game of contact sports a variety of things can happen to an athlete‚ however‚ it’s how you deal with those “things” that counts. A concussion on an athlete can be fatal if not treated properly and diligently. An approximate 60 tackles are made in a single football game‚ but it only takes one to possibly change an athlete’s life forever. The aspect of a healthy brain versus an unhealthy or injured brain is immense‚ not just in the view of
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Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis: Post Blunt Force (Head) Trauma Additional Diagnosis: Type 2 DM; HTN; DM related Neuropathy Past Medical/Surgical History (dates) 11/29/10 Dx w/ Pancreatitis & Hep B Current Medical History: 59 y/o female AA pt w/ PMH of Type 2 DM; HTN; DM related Neuropathy‚ suffering from closed injury head trauma caused by basketball hoop and backboard falling on her
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children under 1 year old (22). Even a low suspicion of AHT should require appropriate follow-up imaging given the morbidity and mortality traumatic intracranial injury (22). Injuries includes collision with a stationary object‚ direct impact to the head‚ and alternating acceleration and deceleration (22). Infants are particularly at risk for traumatic brain injury as a result of being shaken due to the relative weight of the head compared to the rest of the body‚ and relative lack of strength of the
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Web MD‚ a concussion is a type of brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body‚ or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. By definition‚ a concussion is not a life threatening injury but it can cause both short term and long term problems. There most likely aren’t any visible signs of a brain injury when a concussion occurs. Even though it is a minor traumatic brain injury‚ they are still very serious. It can affect how your brain works for a while. A concussion
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a concussion has on your body and brain? “In the US sports related concussions occur between 1.6 and 3.8 million times per year‚ making them the leading cause of mild traumatic brain injury.”(7) Many people think that taking time to heal after a concussion is not important and you can just go back on the court or field that same day. Concussions are a major problem in the sport of football and need to be taken very seriously. A concussion is simply a brain injury. Concussions are not only caused by
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played a significant role in Falcons’ defence‚ which ranked second in the NFL against the run‚ allowing only 75.5 rushing yards per game‚ and produced 313 tackles‚ 29.5 sacks‚ and 13 forced fumbles. Dronett was diagnosed at the age of 38 with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) due to head trauma. More and more athletes are being diagnosed at a young age with ALS‚ CTE‚ and concussions
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serious brain injuries that appear later on to the boxer’s life. According to The Washington Post‚ since the year of 2002‚ 361 amateur and professional boxers have died from boxing related injuries (“Boxing-Related Deaths: [Final Edition]”). On November 20‚ 2009 a devastating event occurred. According to The New York Times‚ after a 10 round close boxing match‚ Francisco Rodriguez took a critical punch to his head‚ knocking him down to the ground and out of the match with a serious head injury. Rodriguez
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from contact sports. Due to the potential for injuries in contact sports‚ children under age 18 shouldn’t be allowed to play them. One of the main reasons children shouldn’t be allowed to play contact sports is the result of severe injuries. Football had caused severe injuries‚
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