A recent international group of scientists identified fatigue as “the largest identifiable and preventable cause of accidents in transport operations (between 15 and 20% of all accidents)‚ surpassing that of alcohol or drug related incidents in all modes of transportation. Official statistics often underestimate this contribution.” (Rosekind‚ 1993). Fatigue engendered by sleep loss and circadian disruption can degrade all aspects of human capability. Significant reductions in operator performance
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Compassion fatigue‚ also known as secondary traumatic stress (STS)‚ is a condition of gradual lessening of compassion over time (Sabo‚ 2011). It is common among individuals who work directly with victims of trauma like nurses‚ psychologists‚ physicians‚ cancer-care providers‚ emergency room personnel‚ chaplains‚ and other healthcare professionals. Nurses intend to provide compassionate and empathetic care to patients but become victims of continuous stress while meeting the needs of the clients and
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Muscle Fatigue Monira Begum How muscles work and get the energy they need to work. Muscles need energy to work and move. (1) Their main source of energy is glucose. Glucose is made of a number of different types of carbohydrates (usually sugar) as well as milk and fruits. Glucose turns into other chemicals such as water and carbon dioxide which releases energy. (2)Your muscles get warm when using or burning energy. Glucose is sent to muscles through red blood cells; this is how muscles get
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Muscle fatigue occurs when a muscle has a diminished ability to continue to produce force‚ usually occurring due to extensive use of those muscles‚ such as when performing extraneous activity. On a molecular level‚ there are a number of things that happen that prevent
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Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness. Unlike weakness‚ fatigue can be alleviated by periods of rest. Fatigue can have physical or mental causes. Physical fatigue is the transient inability of a muscle to maintain optimal physical performance. Muscle fatigue is mainly caused by the limitations of a nerve’s ability to generate a continued signal and the reduced ability of the muscle fiber to contract. Many muscle properties change during fatigue including the
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Chronic inflammation has been shown to be a consistent pre-cursor to many metabolic diseases‚ such as obesity‚ fatty liver disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ insulin resistance‚ type II diabetes‚ degenerative disorders such as dementia‚ airway disease and some cancers.1 The relationship between diet‚ and more specifically refined carbohydrates‚ and chronic inflammation has been of high interest in the media in recent years. This interest could have a lot to do with the alarming rate that these metabolic
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Caring for others can be a rewarding job‚ but this can lead to stress in all areas of health care. Compassion fatigue refers to an emotional state with negative psychological and physical consequences that emanate from acute or prolonged care giving of people stricken by intense trauma‚ suffering‚ or misfortune. (Bush‚ N. 2009). Compassion fatigue is a gradual decrease in compassion over time. In compassion fatigue a person giving a great amount of energy and compassion
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Intervention to Life Cycle 1 Chronic Illnesses Radames Rodriguez Rosario M00304263 Interamerican University Intervention to Life Cycle Intervention to Life Cycle 2 Chronic Illnesses Even though chronic conditions vary in severities‚ anyone from a teenager to the elderly can be healthy and competent if they do the proper treatment for their conditions. Not every treatment will be affective to every client but as nurses‚ we must try to maximize the development of improvement in the health and
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CHRONIC DISEASES A chronic disease is an illness that is prolonged in duration‚ does not spontaneously resolve‚ and is usually not cured completely. Examples of chronic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis‚ lung cancer‚ and heart disease. Heart disease is an illness that involves the blockage or narrowing of the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in the US with approximately 81.1 million people‚ or one in every three adults living with heart disease. The illness causes swelling in feet
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29:209-2 14 (1 996) Chronic Lung Disease Secondary to Ammonia Inhalation Injury: A Report on Three Cases Rafael E. de la Hoz‚ MD‚ MPH‚ Donald P. Schlueter‚ MD‚ and William N. Rom‚ MD‚ MPH Inhalation of highly hydrosoluble toxicants‚ like ammonia‚ can be associated with chronic lung diseases‚ which have been partially characterized. We present the cases of three patients who were evaluated 2 years after massive exposure to ammonia in occupational settings. They presented with chronic dyspnea‚ and clinical
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