Richard J. Meadows Bellevue University MBA 626, T303, Operations Management Field Exercise 20 May 2012 Overview Kinetic Concepts, Incorporated (KCI) headquarters is located in San Antonio, Texas. They have been in business since 1976 and have operations in the United States, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy and Canada with a total of 2,106 employees world wide. Kinetic Concepts
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The SARS Outbreak of 2003 Western Governors University January 15, 2013 The SARS Outbreak of 2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory caused by a coronavirus. Coronavirus is in the same virus family as the common cold. Most commonly spread through person to person contact and droplets when a person coughs or sneezes. It can also be spread when a person touches a surface or object contaminated with the virus then touch their nose, mouth or eyes. Characterized
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Before It Is Too Late The current climate our planet has these days is unusually hot compared to the previous decades. This is so because of global warming. It has been Al Gore’s campaign during the U.S. federal elections since America has been the biggest contributors to global warming. However, Americans have not yet realized then how global warming could bring abrupt changes worldwide. All they were after was reform in their government. Global warming, as described in the film An Inconvenient
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Western Governors University Task 3 Severe acute respiratory syndrome also known as SARS is a form of pneumonia and is in the same family as the common cold. This virus became a pandemic in 2002-2003 causing more than 8,000 people to be infected and 774 deaths. It began in Guangdong province of China where the first case was reported and it was a farmer that was infected. Before it could be figured out what the virus was and how it was being spread over 200 residents contracted SARS in a week
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with deep breathing, and decreased O2 saturation with ambulation. Expected Outcomes (measurable) INTERVENTIONS | CLIENT RESPONSE TO INTERVENTIONS | INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK | 1.) Maintain client on bed rest to reduce oxygen demands during acute respiratory distress; increase activity gradually as allowed and tolerated2.) Maintain oxygen therapy as ordered3.) Perform actions to
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or controlled, the disease is considered to be re-emerging ("Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases," n.d.). Some of the diseases identified as emerging and re-emerging are the Avian influenza (H5N1), West Nile virus, Monkey pox, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which an increase in outbreaks was noted in early 2003 (Simmerman, 2012). Emerging infections are caused by pathogens that are present in the environment and when these opportunistic pathogens are given the right conditions
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accommodation Pain: no complaints of pain Learning objectives * Perform assessment on the patient * Demonstrates appropriate tracheal suctioning techniques, including ongoing assessment of respiratory status * Intervenes appropriately to resolve acute respiratory distress in patient with tracheostomy Preparation questions: 1. What are some of the indications for a tracheostomy? * Prolonged intubation during the course of a critical illness * Severe neck or mouth injuries * Long
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The SARS virus outbreak occurred back in 2002-2003. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a virus of the family coronaviridae. Coronaviridae is given the name because of the crown like projections of the peplomers as shown below in the following illustration 1.1. As shown below, the peplomers surround the virus all the way around just like a crown does from the top. When SARS first broke out in 2002, it was a newly discovered virus of the coronaviridae never before seen or heard of. The SARS-CoV
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Lower PEEP/higher FiO2 FiO2 0.3 0.4 0.4 PEEP 5 5 8 0.5 8 0.9 16 0.5 10 0.9 18 0.6 10 1.0 18-24 0.7 10 0.7 12 NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network Mechanical Ventilation Protocol Summary FiO2 PEEP 0.7 14 0.8 14 0.9 14 INCLUSION CRITERIA: Acute onset of 1. PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 (corrected for altitude) 2. Bilateral (patchy, diffuse, or homogeneous) infiltrates consistent with pulmonary edema 3. No clinical evidence of left atrial hypertension PART I: VENTILATOR SETUP AND ADJUSTMENT 1. Calculate
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while others have caused large portions of the population to become very sick, and only killing a small number of those infected. One such communicable disease outbreak was the SARS outbreak from 2003. Analysis of SARS SARS is an acronym for severe acute respiratory syndrome. It was caused by the virus SARS-CoV and was first reported in Asia in February 2003. It then spread to over 20 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. It was successfully contained in 2004, and there have
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