Introduction ‘Penetrating and blunt abdominal trauma’ is an article published in Critical Care Nursing Quarterly in the January to March‚ 2005 issue‚ written by Kristine L. Eckert. In this article‚ Kristine Eckert provides an overview of abdominal trauma related to penetrating and blunt mechanisms of injury. There are different case studies provided to illustrate interventions and treatments of different types of trauma. This article also provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology
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mindfulness and posttraumatic growth. The purpose of the study was to edify current debriefing and treatment for first responders. After distributing a demographic‚ including standard demographics in addition to years on the force‚ rank‚ and most recent trauma‚ Chapko and Schwartz used a Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI)‚ a 6 point likert scale rating how much the work-related event impacted. Testing for five specific subscales‚ openness to possibilities‚ easiness relating to others‚ perception of
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Sexual Traumas The two types of sexual traumas include date rape risk and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. According to James and Gilliland (2013)‚ sexual perverts and aberrant individuals prowling in a dark alley are not always the ones that commit sexual assaults. In addition‚ some assault victims are family members‚ friends‚ or colleagues. Furthermore‚ it is stated that sexual assaults and rapes are considered extreme and different according to the degree‚ force‚ and character compared
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The Trauma Caused by Tragedy “We Were Liars” is about a seventeen year old teen named Cadence Sinclair. In the book‚ Cadence experienced trauma in her life that must have been very tragic to her. In the book it states‚ that she accidentally started a fire in her house‚ and killed her whole family. Because of this Cadence expressed the possibility of an unstable mental health. Through evidence provided in the text which will be discussed further in this essay‚ it is clear that Cadence is suffering
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tend to heal within a week. Child abuse and neglect can have a multitude of long-term effects on physical health that can be carried into adulthood. A physical health concequence that trails along from abuse and neglect is abusive head trauma. Abusive head trauma‚ is an incicted injury that occurs to the head and its contents that is caused by shaking which is the most common cause of traumatic death for infants. These injuries are
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vulnerability to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be genetic. Yehuda’s 1999 research for instance‚ found that there is an increased prevalence of PTSD in the adult children of Holocaust survivors‚ despite the fact that they did not experience the trauma themselves nor did they report a greater exposure to life- threatening
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The Path to Becoming a Trauma Surgeon I remember when I was younger I saw a car accident happen right in front of me. There was a lot of chaos happening with the paramedics rushing to see what happened. At that moment there was so much adrenaline going through everyone’s bodies and I knew right then and there that I wanted to be in the medical field. Even though it’s going to take several years the end result will be worth it. I want to pursue a career in the medical field at the extraordinary Jefferson
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Trauma survivors are susceptible to many types of psychological‚ behavioral‚ emotional and physical issues especially during crisis times. Maslow’s theory suggests that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy and that individuals must to have each system satisfied in order to progress to fulfilling the next level of need (McLeod‚ 2014). The five levels of need that Maslow identified are listed below and recognized in order; 1. Psychological (air‚ food‚ drink‚ sleep‚ warmth‚ sex) 2. Safety (protection
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E. Frantz Final Essay (Finalrst Draft) 4.2918.2 Seeds of Trauma: Images of Sexual Trauma in Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye Throughout her novels Toni Morrison conveys to her readers the idea of a community ’s responsibility to act out against violence‚ rape‚ sexual abuse‚ and racism. Her writing‚ at times‚ bears witness to a community ’s tragic abandoning of its youth‚ of identity‚ of history. Morrison explores tThe theme of sexual abuse‚ the implications of which often tragically affect
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interviewing victims of trauma. This information was intended to be included on my first post for week 5. I have learned about trauma-informed care in behavioral health services in order to acknowledge the role of trauma in the person’s life and I am also learning about trauma-informed criminal justice responses which increases safety during the interaction with the victim of trauma preventing re-traumatizing the person during the interview‚ I am thinking about getting training in trauma-informed criminal
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