Occupational therapy was unfamiliar to me until just a few years ago. My son‚ who is now four years old‚ receives occupational therapy through the school district in the Early Childhood Special Education program. We knew he had a speech delay and during his testing we also found out he needed occupational therapy to address his fine motor skills. He was our first child‚ so naturally it is upsetting to learn your child needs help from someone other than yourself. Now‚ two years later‚ the results
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Task A 1. A description of four different exemples of accidents and/or sudden illness that might occur: severe bleeding‚ cardiac arrest‚choking and difficulty of breathing‚ fractures andd suspected fractures 2. An outline of the procedure to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur. Severe bleeding:you will need to apply pressure‚ if possible‚ use a sterile dressing. You will need to apply direct pressure over the wound for 10 minutes. If there is any object in the wound‚
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Occupational Health and Safety Act Introduction • The Occupational Health and Safety Act provides us with the framework and the tools to achieve this goal.• Changes to the Act in 1990 and subsequent years continued the evolution of occupational health and safety legislation in Ontario. These improvements are based on our experiences. History • Occupational injuries and illnesses have been present throughout history: – Ancient Egypt: stonemasons with respiratory problems– Industrial Revolution:
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Between the uncivilized living situations and the cruel way of life‚ African Americans seemed to have more problems. White people had problems of their own‚ but nothing compared to an African American’s daily life. There was discrimination and segregation on every turn. Racism caused unfair court trials‚
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In Twenty-First Century‚ modern America one can trace the effects of various actions and decisions of past government leaders and ordinary citizens in the shaping of the America we see today. Throughout human society‚ the conflicts‚ issues‚ and divisions among peoples‚ which one observes at any point in time‚ are not matters of chance‚ but are products of history‚ and forces of human undertaking. Today‚ American society is faced with a residential‚ geographic phenomenon among urban and suburban communities
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example of an external health/ safety stakeholder? a) Government b) Employers c) Employees d) Supervisors * * 4. Which of the following underlies the need for Human Resources Managers to understand and implement effective occupational health/ safety policies/ programs? * a) Increasing concerns for industrial-sector workers * b) The public’s decreasing tolerance for work-related hazards * c) Costs associated with work-related injuries and illnesses * d) Improving
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Abstract Successful occupational health and safety practice requires the collaboration and participation of both employers and workers in health and safety programs such as the Four-Point Workplace Program and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)‚ as well as involving the consideration of issues relating to the direct and indirect costs of injuries to an organization. The OSH Act of 1970 was established to provide guidelines and regulate laws to protect employers and employees in the workplace.
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CT301 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings        3.3 Reasons may include: To comply with health and safety legislation‚ To preserve life‚ To minimise the consequences of injury and illness‚ To treat injuries and illnesses effectively. 4.1 Routes of infection may include: Blood circulation‚ Digestive‚ Respiratory‚ Body fluids. 4.2 Own health or hygiene might pose a risk by e.g.: Causing a serious infection‚ Causing illness‚ Causing
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outlines how legislations‚ policies and procedures relating to health safety and security influence health and social care settings. M1- describes how health and safety legislations‚ policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health and social care setting. In this essay I am going to outline how legislation‚ policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security influence health and social care settings. I am also going to describe how health and safety legislation
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inferiority and white supremacy of black people grew stronger. African American leaders formed groups opposed to segregation laws‚ black students came together to gain equality‚ and many black people fought for the right to vote. Though different groups had their different approaches as for how to deal with racism and segregation laws‚ African Americans were successful in ridding segregation for once and for all. One of the first successes at overthrowing Jim Crow laws was the court case Brown v. Board
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