diseases such as dysentery‚ malaria‚ and typhoid. Doctors possessed a primitive knowledge of antiseptic and sterilization; it was exceedingly rare for them to be seen cleaning their tools. This practice often led to infectious wounds‚ which turned gangrenous. When a wound was gangrenous‚ as it often was‚ or a soldier’s limb needed to be saved‚ physicians turned to amputation‚ which was a quick and efficient treatment in the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief‚ chloroform was equipped as a form
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This is where an open wounds fluids travel through another open wound and spreading the disease (AIDSinfo). This is actually more common than people realize. A good example would be if two people got in a car accident. One of the drivers got scratched up‚ but is feeling well enough to go aid the other driver. He lifts the other driver out of the car who got scratched up as well and they made wound-to-wound contact. If one of those drivers had a blood borne disease
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Bibliography: Aguilar‚ Gary L.. "JFK Wound Witnesses - (ag6) ." The Assassination Web: The JFK Assassination‚ RFK‚ MLK from Imagi-Vision‚ Inc.. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2012.
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bear arms? Bearing arms gives the person an easier way to wound or kill another person. This would result into deaths of many thousands‚ dying at gunpoint. Ordinary citizens should not be granted the right to bear arms as it provides an easier option to wound someone‚ result in countless number of deaths and provide weapons for criminals/terrorists which could aid them commit crimes. Bearing arms gives people an easier solution to wound or kill someone. Allowing ordinary citizens to bear arms whether
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bleed becoming dangerous. * Promote recovery: first aid also involves trying to start the recovery process from the illness or injury‚ and in some cases might involve completing a treatment‚ such as in the case of applying a plaster to a small wound First aid training also involves the prevention of initial injury and responder safety‚ and the treatment phases. What should we do when a person gets a fracture? A fracture is a broken bone. It requires medical attention. If the broken bone is
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the hero must be wounded either physically or emotionally to be open to spiritual knowledge and transformation. Leia’s wounds open her to love‚ Luke’s wounds open him to becoming a Jedi Knight‚ and Anakin Skywalker’s wounds open him to redemption. These transformations are marked by physical and emotional wounds. In George Lucas’s Star Wars‚ Leia’s physical and emotional wounds open her up to love. First‚ Leia is wounded emotionally by the Death Star destroying her home planet of Alderaan. “A button
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Definition Burns can be caused by flame‚ UV radiation‚ hot liquids‚ electricity‚ lightning and certain chemicals. Major burns are a medical emergency and require urgent medical attention. In some cases‚ skin graft surgery is needed (Atkinson A.‚ 1998) . Different types of burns There are four types of burns: * Thermal burns caused by fire‚ hot objects‚ hot liquids‚ and gases; or by nuclear blast or fireball Thermal burn treatment . enlarge | info | Fig. 1 Thermal burn - full thickness
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and scientists‚ World War I and II was full of urgency. With mass weapons came higher death rates than the human race has ever seen from war before. Injuries that soldiers experienced included contusions‚ lacerations‚ penetrating wounds‚ perforating wounds‚ gunshot wounds‚ cavitation‚ radiation sickness‚ crash injury‚ blast injury‚ shell injury‚ burns‚ and poisoning. This meant that there was a necessity for immediate improvement in the structure and efficiency of medical care‚ especially on the battlefield
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has the archetypes of the unhealable wound‚ the initiate‚ and good vs. evil. Every hero has a weakness. The unhealable wound is either physical or psychological and cannot be fully healed. Harry‚ the lead character in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ fits this description. He was cursed by Voldemort at age one. The wound aches often when he is near danger. The Scar is not only physical but psychological as well. Another Example of the unhealable wound is the cruelty of his aunt and uncle
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Field An important field of application of textile in medicine has been developed such as wound care and preventing chronic wounds. Bandages and wound dressings are most commonly used because they are affordable and reusable. The medical textile should have bio-compatibility‚ flexibility and strength. In surgical dressings the "sorbagon" dressings are innovated to produce more comfort in the dressing of wounds. Some of the super absorbent polymers are innovated‚ which includes polyacrylate and sodium
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