| 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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synthesis Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency anemia: X-linked recessive deficiency of enzyme G6PD Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: abnormal immune function in which a person’s immune reactive cells fail to recognize his or her own red blood cells as self cells Iron deficiency anemia: Inadequate iron intake caused by: iron deficient diet‚ chronic alcoholism‚ malabsorption syndromes and partial gastrecromy. Rapid metabolic (anabolic) activity caused by: pregnancy‚ adolescence and infection
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treatment is necessary. 4. What is blood pressure? What are the two types of blood pressure? Blood pressure is the amount of pressure placed on blood vessel walls by circulating blood. The two types of blood pressure are systolic (max) and diastolic (minimum) blood pressure. 5. What are vital signs? Why are vital signs used? Vital signs are physiological statistics that are taken to assess and examine basic body functions. Vital signs include heartbeat‚ blood pressure‚ and temperature. Critical Thinking
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smaller. 8. Did the health-promotion program have a statistically significant effect on Systolic blood pressure (BP) in this study? Provide a rationale for your answer. No‚ the health-promotion program did not appear to have a significant effect on blood pressure. The t-ratio is greater than 0.05 which was the initial setting. This may be because the health program didn’t cover blood pressure‚ or it was simply something that people didn’t think about with their overall health. 9. Examine the
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possibility of spinal injury has been ruled out. This rapid assessment begins with an inspection of the patient’s airway to ensure no obstructions exist. Possible airway obstructions include the patient’s tongue‚ loose teeth‚ foreign objects‚ vomit or blood. The airway must be cleared of any obstructions before proceeding with the assessment. The case study does not indicate the presence of any airway obstructions. Once the airway is deemed clear‚ an assessment of breathing occurs. This includes observing
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cardiomyopathy. Nifedipine acts by selectively bloking calcium channels in myocardial and vascular smooth muscle‚ including those in the coronary arteries. This results in less oxygen utilization by the heart‚ an increase in cardiac output‚ and a fall in blood pressure. It is available as extended-release tablets (XL). ADMINISTRATION ALERTS Do not administer immediate-release formulations of nifedipine if an impending MI is suspected‚ or within 2 weeks following a confirmed MI. Administer nifedipine capsules
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Chapter2 Related Literatures Foreign Literature Eugene F. Brigman‚ Fundamentals of Financial Management‚ 5th ed.‚ (Hinsdale: Holt‚ Richard and Winston Sounders College Publishing‚ 2000)‚ pp. 840-841. Companies are increasingly employing Inventory System. A computer start with an inventory counts in memory. Withdrawals are recorded by the computer as they are made‚ and the inventory balance is constantly revised. When the recorded point is reached‚ the computer automatically places an order‚ when
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continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality for both mother and infant” (Pettit & Brown‚ 2012‚ p.6). The exact cause of preeclampsia is unknown. It is usually diagnosed after 20 weeks gestation. A diagnosis is made by elevated blood pressures and with or without proteinuria. The treatment of this disorder is geared towards management of symptoms‚ preventing seizures and controlling hypertension. I chose this topic because I am a labor and delivery nurse and find this to be a popular
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LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE USING HIBISCUS FLOWERS. To maintain a proper heath status‚ it is essential that one’s blood pressure remains controlled and sustained within normal limits. Exercising regularly‚ maintaining a healthy diet‚ and taking prescribed antihypertensive medications are among the most common practices when it comes to controlling our blood pressure. However‚ it can be quite difficult finding medications that do not exhibit unpleasant symptoms on us. Doctors often go through trial
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allowing more blood to be pumped; consequently‚ increasing the SV. The sole error in the dynamic portion of the hypothesis was that it was predicted that diastolic blood pressure (DBP)‚ would fall with dynamic exercise. Although the DBP did not rise‚ it stayed the same as when the subject was at rest. The reason DBP stays the same or falls in dynamic exercise is because during dynamic exercise‚ arteries dilate‚ reducing blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) rises due to more blood being pumped
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