| First aid - what everybody should know | | | Reviewed by Dr Stuart Crisp‚ specialist registrar | Why learn first aid? | WARNING!This advice is a general guideline for use in an emergency. It is not intended to replace professional classes in first aid and resuscitation. | | | First aid is an important skill. By performing simple procedures and following certain guidelines‚ it may be possible to save lives by giving basic treatment until professional medical help arrives.
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Have you ever heard the saying “Long life or cigarettes? You choose.” Studies from http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/ show that the adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for more than 440‚000 deaths‚ or nearly one of every five deaths‚ each year in the United States. There are more fatalities caused each year by tobacco use than by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ illegal drug use‚ alcohol use‚ automobile accidents‚ suicides
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WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE? Physical exercise is very important for a healthy body. To stay healthy and fit‚ we need to exercise regularly. Most people believe that exercise and work are the same. They believe that if they exert effort‚ flex their muscles during work‚ it is already an exercise. But exercise and work are not the same thing. Although both expend energy‚ exercise has an element of pleasure. When you work‚ you become tired‚ the same as when you exercise. But in exercise
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between the distal portion of the extremity (high pressure) & proximal portion (low pressure) because the tissues are being compressed • Forces fluids to move from high-pressure to low pressure area Mechanical and biochemical effects of IPC on a vein Injury Response Process – Effects If the extremity is elevated‚ both gradient pressures are enhanced by gravity‚ encouraging a speedier venous drainage Low pressure (35-55 mmHg) have shown to increase venous velocity 175% Because debris
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a blockage of the arteries | | |occurs to the brain. This causes the artery walls to harden. | |Portal Hypertension |This type of hypertension affects the veins. This is more associated with
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Circulatory physiology Suggested reading Chapter 8 Topics to be covered Roles of circulatory system Design of circulatory systems Elements of circulatory systems Pumps Blood vessels Control of blood pressure and flow Adjustments for exercise BIO 3302 – SLIDE #1 Roles of the circulatory system Time to 95% equilibration of O2 by diffusion What animals need a circulatory system‚ and why? Once a circulatory system is in
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responsible to carry out the gas exchange. The Respiratory system is composed of nose‚ larynx‚ pharynx‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ pleura‚ alveoli and diaphragm. The Circulatory system consists of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ arteries‚ arterioles‚ veins‚ venules‚ capillaries and blood. In this lab‚ we will only focus on the circulatory system. The heart is the main component of the circulatory system because it is responsible for supplying oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to the tissues‚ removing
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Chapter 38: Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When discussing risk factor modification for a 63-year-old patient who has a 5-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm‚ the nurse will focus discharge teaching on which patient risk factor? a. Male gender b. Turner syndrome c. Abdominal trauma history d. Uncontrolled hypertension ANS: D All of the factors contribute to the patient’s risk‚ but only hypertension can potentially be modified to decrease the patient’s risk for further
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LOVENOX LOVENOX® helps reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis—also known as DVT blood clots—to help avoid a potential pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing abdominal surgery‚ hip-replacement surgery‚ knee-replacement surgery‚ or medical patients with severely restricted mobility during acute illness. LOVENOX® should not be used in patients who are actively bleeding or who have a low count of blood cells called platelets‚ which aid in clotting. This is a condition called "thrombocytopenia
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1. PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a simple and low-cost optical technique that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue (1). Pulse Photoplethysmography was introduced to the world by Hertzman in the year 1938. It is a noninvasive technique that makes use of light source and a detector. The change in blood volume is synchronous to heart beat and hence this method can indirectly measure heart rate. PPG has been used to assess skin
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