Compound Fractures A compound fracture‚ also known as open fracture‚ is a fracture of the bone wherein the affected bone penetrates out from the skin and there is laceration of the surrounding soft tissue. A broken bone refers to a fracture‚ in medical terminology. Bone fractures are quite common‚ with people experiencing at least two in their lifetime‚ on an average (Eisenberg‚ 2007). A fracture occurs when the affected bone is subject to a physical force that is stronger than it can sustain. Age
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Classification Current preference in terminology is to use open rather than compound to denote a fracture with an overlying wound. GustilloAnderson \classification (1) The prevalence of wound infection and nonunion increases with increasing grade of open fracture. The Gustillo Anderson classification of open fractures looks at several aspects of the injury not just the size of the wound. • Prescence or absence of neurovascular injury • Degree of contamination (farmyard injuries are grade
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) CPR is a medical procedure for providing artificial respiration and blood circulation when normal breathing and blood circulation have stopped (Encyclopedia Britannia‚ 2007) CPR keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and heart (Laffitte‚ 2006) until medical professionals arrive to perform defibrillation. CPR is an emergency procedure used on someone whose heart has stopped beating or who is not breathing; this procedure could save their life. CPR is a skill that I
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Fracture * Bones form the skeleton of the body and allow the body to be supported against gravity and to move and function in the world. Bones also protect some body parts‚ and the bone marrow is the production center for blood products. * Bone is not a stagnant organ. It is the body’s reservoir of calcium and is always undergoing change under the influence of hormones. Parathyroid hormone increases blood calcium levels by leeching calcium from bone‚ while calcitonin has the opposite effect
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define the following terms: 1.1 CPR 1.2 airway 1.3 breathing 1.4 circulation 1.5 basic life support 1.6 advanced last support 1.7 cardiac arrest 1.8 respiratory arrest 1.9 biological death 1.10 clinical death 1.11 external cardiac resuscitation 1.12 artificial respiration 2. discuss the general principle of circulation and breathing 3. enumerate the ff: 3.1 indications of CPR 3.2 contraindication of CPR 3.3 importance of CPR 4. state the ABC’s of basic life
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Statement of the Fact In the movie “Fracture”an engineer whose name is Ted Crawford witness his wife jenifer Crawford and lieutenant rob nunally in the swiming pool in a hotel. When jenifer go back home. Crawford confronting his wife‚crawford shoots her wife on her head In Los Angeles‚ the structural engineer Ted Crawford witnesses his wife Jennifer Crawford and her lover Lieutenant Robert ’Rob’ Nunally in the swimming pool of a hotel. When Jennifer comes back home‚ he shoots her on the head and
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demonstrating how to perform CPR. CPR is a combination of chest compressions and ventilations. You only perform CPR on a patient that is unconscious‚ not breathing‚ and has no pulse. These are signs of cardiac arrest. The first step is to size-up the scene‚ making sure it is safe for you‚ the patient‚ and any bystanders. The second step is to perform an initial assessment of the situation. To check if the patient is breathing tilt their chin up to open the airway and then put your
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3 Fracture healing 1 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.2 2 2.1 2.2 3 4 Biology of fracture healing in unstable fractures 73 Healing under uncontrolled motion 73 Inflammatory phase 73 Repair phase 75 Remodeling phase 76 Healing under restricted motion 77 Biology of fracture healing in stable 78 fractures Contact healing 79 Gap healing 80 Stimulation of fracture healing 81 Radiographic evaluation of fracture healing 88 Implant removal Bibliography 92 91 5 6 72 Author Dominique J Griffon
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CPR - infant Email this page to a friend Share on facebook Share on twitter Bookmark & Share Printer-friendly version CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when someone ’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after drowning‚ suffocation‚ choking‚ or other injuries. CPR involves: • Rescue breathing‚ which provides oxygen to the lungs. • Chest compressions‚ which keep the blood flowing. Permanent brain damage or death can occur within
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acetaminophen‚ relieve pain as fracture heals Physical Therapy – Once bone begins to heal doctors will advise patient to start doing gentle shoulder and elbow exercises to strengthen the bone. Doctor follow-ups – visit doctor regularly to check in bone is position using XRAY Surgical Plates and Screws – Bone fragments are repositioned in their normal alignment‚ and then held in place by screws or by attaching metal plates to outer surface of the bone. Pins – Hold fracture in good position Exercises
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