blood pressure‚ which can increase blood flow and causing your heart to work much harder than it would in a relaxed state. PTSD has been associated with coronary heart disease and thromboembolic stroke and people with PTSD are more likely to have hypertension‚ hyperlipidemia‚ obesity and cardiovascular disease. The risks for PTSD patients should be noted because coronary heart diease can develop over time as a result of elevated blood pressure with turbulence and stress within coronary arteries and
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Audience: correctional staff Subject: Should prisons allow elderly people to be released and be under supervised parole for the rest of their lives. Author’s/Speaker’s Main Purpose or Claim: We will save money if it is possible and elder people leave the jail to avoid the necessary training for correction officers‚ “the costs of medication and accomadations throughout the prison such as wheelchair accesability and units with lower bunks.” Author’s/Speaker’s Tone (Tone=how the author/speaker feels
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Unit 8: Contribute to Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Unit code: HSC 027 QCF level: 2 Credit value: 4 Guided learning hours: 33 Unit summary This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to carry out their work safely. This is a mandatory unit in both the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (QCF) and the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care
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I ambitiously decided that I would brighten the lives of the elderly by volunteering at a rest home‚ but discovered that the elderly were being neglected‚ shoved aside and forgotten. As I stepped into the home a pungent odor penetrated my nostrils‚ causing an instantaneous gagging reflex. The place was abounded with neglected and subdued inhabitants‚ yearning for attention. Anybody that passed them caused a sudden outburst of ranting. The negligence and disregard the home displayed appalled me‚ but
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Burnes (1906) explains that elderly abuse or neglect refer to an intentional act which is physical‚ sexual‚ emotional‚ financial abuse‚ or neglect‚ occurring in a relationship of trust. Researchers‚ and clinicians recognize elder mistreatment is a big problem associated with major consequences‚ including shortened survival‚ and societal costs. It is important to understand the signs‚ types‚ and prevention of elderly abuse or neglect. As elders become weaker and weaker‚ they lose their ability to
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Senior Citizen or in another word is Elderly. The elderly represent a people who can benefit a technology from a health application or even playing games online through mobile phone or desktop. But from the technology these days we can see that most of the applications or even the hardware are most towards young generations which shows that the attention towards the elderly has not been considered at all. In this paper the authors were focusing on how the elderly consume their mobile phone games. This
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Study Guide - Aging and the Elderly *Use the handout distributed in class to answer these questions The handout title is “Aging and the Elderly” This study guide includes focus questions‚ key terms and application questions for this topic. Use this document as a guide during the presentation of this material and for inclass discussion and as a study guide for the unit exam. Students are expected to use their textbook to answer the focus questions indicated below and define the key terms not already
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Critical Points A. Why do the elderly develop driving disabilities? 1. Loss of Body Functions a. Vision loss accounts for up to 90 to 95% of the info needed to maneuver in traffic. (Wilson) b. Research shows that the average person’s hearing and reaction time deteriorates at about
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neglect of the Elderly ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF THE ELDERLY ENG-126-1103A-10 COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ANTOINETTE J. WILCOX 07/31/2011 Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly Every year tens of thousands of elderly adults in the
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Substance Abuse and the Elderly Substance abuse in the elderly exists just as in any other population. Many seniors develop substance abuse problems due to circumstances or situations due to the aging process. A report by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates that 17% of adults age 60 and older are affected by alcohol abuse and abuse of legal drugs. The report also states that a third of those seniors who abuse substances did
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