Describe common types of wounds. There are a few common types of wounds that you may come across in first aid‚ the first one is a bruise or ‘contusion’‚ and this is normally caused by bleeding under the skin and may be the result of a blunt blow or bleeding from underlying damage like a broken bone. To help to ease the pain you should cool the area with an ice pack or use cold water as soon as possible for 10 minutes. The second one is a graze or abrasion‚ this is when the top layer of the skin
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occur in people under the age of 22. AIDS is already the sixth leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1996) and the leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds. In the 12 month period preceding July‚ 1996‚ two thousand‚ six hundred and sixty-seven people aged 13 to 24 were diagnosed with AIDS. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control warns that‚ ¡§while the rate of new AIDS cases reported among people born before
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Fundamentally‚ there are three main ways of how aid is given‚ they are bilateral aid (direct country to country)‚ multilateral aid (country to World bank to country) and NGO aid (aid given by Oxfam‚ Red Cross etc non government organizations). Food aid could also be split into long term and short term‚ depending on the situation and the need. Recently‚ cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on the 2nd of May‚ a poor LEDC in Asia. Their infrastructure is poor and housing was appalling‚ resulting in deaths
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Summary of Jessica Reaves’s “What the Rest of Africa Could Learn about AIDS” In her essay “What the Rest of Africa Could Learn about AIDS” Jessica Reaves suggest that “comprehensive sex education—including information about condoms and how to use them—is one of the most important weapons in the fight against AIDS.” According to Reaves‚ countries in Africa with high infection rates could significantly reduce the outbreak of AIDS by simply promoting safe sex. Reaves concludes this by looking at statistics
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Suggest reasons for successes and failures of the management of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. HIV and AIDS are having a devastating impact in Sun-Saharan Africa. For example in 1999 it was estimated that two thirds of the people suffering from HIV were found in sub-Saharan Africa. Also in 2008 a UNAIDS report showed this area accounted for 75% of the global death toll from AIDS. This just demonstrates the damage it is doing. Management strategies are being put in place‚ however some there success
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Africa is facing a devastating crisis with respect to the AIDS epidemic‚ currently accounting for over 70% of the world ’s HIV-positive population. There are‚ of course‚ many factors that drive the explosive transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ but in the tangled web that is the epidemic in Africa‚ many of these issues share a common thread. The oppression of women in Africa can be considered the virus ’ cultural vector. Females are rendered powerless in African societies‚ and existing
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The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate evidence-based best practice for hearing aid fitting procedure. Literature review has been completed‚ and when evidence based studies were not found‚ manufacturers’ white papers were reviewed. This patient is a 75 year old man who has a bilateral symmetrical mild to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss above 500 Hz with good word recognition scores in each ear. The patient expressed difficulty talking to his wife in the car and from distance at
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Social Work Intervention in Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS Introduction In India‚ HIV which causes AIDS appeared much later than any parts of the world. However‚ the disease is spreading with unprecedented rapidity and has now emerged as a serious socio-economic and public health problem. HIV and AIDS is a term in today’s world that has become synonymous with epidemic. The truth is that the HIV/ AIDS pandemic have affected not only the adults but even the youth and the children. Hence‚ it becomes
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Whether Australia’s foreign aid should be reduced Today I’m bringing a serious subject that has influenced the world and the development of countries around us into perspective. Foreign aid‚ and how the government should increase it‚ but first we have to ask the question‚ “What is foreign aid?” Simply‚ it is the economic‚ or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation‚ for economic stabilization‚ or for mutual defense. The G20 or group of 20 is the premier
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Foreign Aid to Bangladesh (from independence to till now) Bangladesh is a country with a population of 120 million people‚ but heavily dependent on international or foreign aid. One of the downside of receiving foreign aid is that Bangladesh still spends a part of it for waging war in the Chittagong Hill. Foreign aid is also used for socio-economic developments and fighting one of the highest poverty rates in the world. Each year‚ Bangladesh spends an extra $125 million on foreign aid and 15%
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