Introduction Blunt chest trauma is an injury that is caused by a hard‚ direct hit or blow to the chest. The blow can be strong enough to injure multiple body parts. Blunt chest trauma often results in bruised or broken (fractured) ribs. In many cases‚ the soft tissue in the chest wall is also injured‚ and this causes pain and bruising. Internal organs‚ such as the heart and lungs‚ can become injured as well. Blunt chest trauma can lead to serious medical problems. This injury requires immediate medical
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Pain Killers COM 220 2/21/10 Even though people do not believe they are addicted‚ painkillers are addicting because painkillers that are being misused are deadly and they are a hard habit to break. Many people are using and abusing painkillers which are prescription drugs and some may say that they are not and will not admit it. The effects of prescription abuse are painfully obvious and needed at the same time. Having a habit can lead to painkillers being addicted
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Literature Review of Emergency and Non-Emergency Events Minkyu Lee Fire Protection Research Foundation © August 2012 The Fire Protection Research Foundation One Batterymarch Park Quincy‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S.A. 02169-7471 E-Mail: foundation@nfpa.org Web: www.nfpa.org/foundation Page 1 of 45 (This page left intentionally blank) Page 2 of 45 Executive Summary NFPA 101‚ Life Safety Code® ‚ contains information that is useful not only in fire related emergencies but also in non-fire
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911 Emergency Just like a coin‚ a story has two sides. Everyone has their own stories with truths and lies. In time of a catastrophic event‚ such as September 11th at the World Trade Center‚ many stories are created. It is hard to know exactly what happened with all of the misinformation. Government puts out lies and people instantly believe and spread them. Many things are covered up or forgotten. The only way to find truth is to uncover it yourself. People should question stories instead
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d XIV. Vasodilator * From the Latin words "vasa‚" which means "vessel‚" and "dilate‚" which means "to make wider.“ * Work by relaxing the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels -- causing the blood vessels to increase in diameter and allow blood to flow through more easily. * Vasodilators also increases plasma rennin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention but these undesirable side effects can be blocked by concominant use of a diuretic and a beta blocker.
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Assessment of pain http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/pain-management/assessment-of-pain/1861174.article 18 September‚ 2008 | By Sharon Wood Assessment and diagnosis for succesful pain management To provide optimal patient care‚ nurses require appropriate knowledge‚ skills and attitudes towards pain‚ pain assessment and its management. This must be based on the best available evidence to prevent patients from suffering harm (NMC‚ 2008 ). It is unacceptable for patients
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Lyrical Pain Laura AM Peffer Virginia College Lyrical Pain Music dates back over 40‚000 years where most music was influenced by natural surroundings like animal sounds and wind whistling through the trees. Now‚ most musical influence comes from the experiences and emotions the songwriter faces at the time. A quote of Bob Marley‚ a well-known Rastafarian singer‚ states “One good thing about music: when it hits you‚ you feel no pain.” This quote envelops the idea that
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’alternative medicine’ are deceptive euphemisms meant to give an impression of medical authority. Many women have pain with their periods‚ especially when they are in their teens. In most cases‚ menstrual pain does not mean a more serious problems‚ although sometimes it can be associated with endometriosis or uterine fibroids‚ non-cancerous tumors in the uterus. Menstrual pain is oftenly used synonymously with menstrual cramps‚ but the latter may also refer to menstrual uterine contractions‚ which
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9/7/2012 English 101 On a scale from 1 to 10 "The Pain Scale" by Eula Biss is a very controversial and interesting piece of writing in which Bliss attempts to determine a scale to measure her pain. However‚ the writer begins to realize that the duty of associating pain with a number and measurement is much harder than it appears due to the fact that she is unsure what it truly means to "measure things". The practice of giving pain a set of numbers was introduced by the hospice movement in
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The Spine Changes With Age And Causes Of Back Pain As we age‚ changes back - the spine to age. At the doctor will call signs of aging for degenerative changes. Such changes can be seen‚ among other things‚ on radiographs. With age‚ the joints will often gradually thinner cartilage. It called for cartilage wear or osteoarthritis‚ the x-ray called it usually intervertebralledsartros. The bone in the joints edges becomes stronger and the formation of "pimples". Even vertebral edges are over the years
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