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    The Invisible Injuries Of An Automobile Accident: Understanding The Psychological Impacts And How To Cope Car accidents change lives‚ but in different ways for different people. Even if you’re not physically hurt‚ you may have sustained psychological or invisible injuries that can destroy life as you know it. Here’s how to understand what’s happened‚ so you can cope with it effectively. What These Invisible Injuries Are And How They Change Your Ability To Function From the outside‚ you look completely

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    Introduction As Donahue (1996) writes‚ the origin of the words "nurse" and "nursing" are varied‚ and shift in meaning as reflected in the perception of nursing’s role in health care and in society. From nursing’s earliest Latin derivative from nutrire‚ "to nourish‚" and nurse‚ nutrix‚ meaning "nursing mother‚" Donahue (1996) continues‚ "…the meaning of the word [nurse] has progressed from a term indicating a woman who performed the basic unlearned human activity of suckling an infant to one describing

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    then informed my mother. My mother took me to the emergency room that same evening. I was given x-rays and then the doctor diagnosed me with a broken femur head in my hip. The right hip femur head had broken during cheerleading practice. In addition to‚ learning about my right hip‚ my doctor informed my mother that the left femur head was fractured. I felt devastated because I had to quit sports immediately. That same day the doctor ordered my mother

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    One moment I was running‚ running fast‚ quickly‚ aggressively. The next moment I’m on the ground crying holding my leg. It happened so fast I didn’t know one movement from the next. After a while I notice I’m on the bench with an ice bag on my knee‚ while watching my team lose to a great team. After the game I went to the mall able to walk again. The next day I played again‚ thinking it was nothing but a bruise. It’s spring break 2 weeks after the blow to my knee. Just yesterday I got hit again

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    she was diagnosed with fractured left NOF‚ soft tissue injury‚brusng left shoulder and small hematoma to her left fore head‚she was also scheduled surgery for arthroplasty- L hip after three hour Nursing documentation Identification data Name : Mrs. Audrey Smith Address : 440 Collins St. Melbourne Vic 3000 DOB : 31/12/38 Age : 75 years old Diagnosis : Fractured left NOF (neck of femur) Past Medical History

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    your text‚ a medical dictionary‚ or any other reference material you choose to answer these questions. Jamie Michaels was thrown from his motorcycle on a patch of gravel and was brought to the ER by paramedics. On examination‚ his right femur appeared to be fractured. X-ray studies confirmed an oblique‚ compound fracture which fortunately did not injure the femoral artery. However‚ there is a possibility of soft tissue damage in the area of the fracture. After routine blood work results showed that

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    ay found friday at 4PM     General Observations:   cuts and bruises all over her body   riding pants are torn   deep lacerations on the victims face   major trauma to the back of the victims skull   bump and bruising on skull suggests she has a fractured skull maybe hit with a hard  heavy object   her face is badly beaten   besides lacerations her face appears to be crushed inwards like she was stepped on   no visible injuries in her hands however she does have scratch marks on the inside of  he

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    Professor: Pierre Louis‚ Vertulie 4/16/13 A&P SKELETAL PROJECT! This system has 206 bones and associated cartilage‚ tendons‚ and ligaments. Because bone is unbending‚ it gives the body a structure‚ maintains its shape‚ and protects essential organs. Bones provide a place for muscles and supporting structures to attach‚ and‚ with the movable joints. A joint is a place of union between two or more bones that may be movable or immovable. Bone also functions as a place for mineral storage

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    Muscles attached to scapula: Levator scapulae origin is transverse processes of C1-C4‚ insertion at superior angle of scapula‚ it moves scapula and flexes neck. Pectoralis minor’s origin is ribs 3-5 and insertion at coracoid process of scapula‚ it depresses scapula and elevates ribs. Rhomboids Major and Rhomboids Minor’s origin at spinous processes T1-T4‚ insertion at medial border of scapula‚ they move scapula. Serratus anterior’s origin is at ribs 1-9‚ insertion is at medial border of scapula

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    preoperative antibiotics. A straight lateral approach to the proximal femur was made. Dissection was carried through the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Hemostasis was obtained with electro cautery . The fascia latta was divided in line with the skin incision. The fascia over the vastis latteralis was divided in line with the skin incision and the vastis latteralis was divided in line with its fibers revealing the lateral aspect of the proximal femur which was retracted with the

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